Does New Jersey require harassment prevention training?

Not for private employers. The state's duties are notices: posters displayed where employees can see them, and copies handed to every employee.

When are the copies due?

By December 31 every year, and on an employee's first request (N.J.A.C. 13:8-1.2 and 13:8-2.2). The Gender Equity Notice also goes to every new hire (N.J.S.A. 34:11-56.12).

Yes. The Division on Civil Rights rules accept email, printed copies, or an intranet page every employee can reach with notice that it's posted. The Gender Equity law accepts email and an electronic acknowledgment.

What proof do we need?

For the Gender Equity Notice, each employee's written or electronic acknowledgment that they received and understood it, returned within 30 days. For the posters no form is prescribed, so a dated acknowledgment from each employee is the simplest proof.

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New Jersey's required employee notices, sent and recorded

New Jersey doesn't require harassment training, but it does make employers hand every employee copies of official notices each year. Every employer gives each employee the Division on Civil Rights employment poster by December 31; employers with 30 or more employees add the Family Leave Act poster, and employers with 50 or more add the Gender Equity Notice, with a signed acknowledgment. Ethica emails each one and keeps the dated record.

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The notices New Jersey employers must give their employees

Handing them out isn't enough to prove it. Ethica emails each one, collects a dated confirmation from every employee and repeats it on the legal schedule.

Notice	What it is	Languages	The law
Gender Equity Notice	The Department of Labor's notice of the right to be free of gender inequity in pay and benefits. Employers with 50 or more employees give it at hire and every year by December 31, and collect each employee's acknowledgment.	English and Spanish	N.J.S.A. 34:11-56.12 Department of Labor poster packet
Law Against Discrimination Poster Copy	A written copy of the Division on Civil Rights employment poster, which every New Jersey employer gives each employee every year by December 31.	English and Spanish	N.J.A.C. 13:8 (Division on Civil Rights poster rules) Division on Civil Rights required posters
Family Leave Act Poster Copy	A written copy of the Division on Civil Rights Family Leave Act poster, which employers with 30 or more employees give each employee every year by December 31.	English and Spanish	N.J.A.C. 13:8 (Division on Civil Rights poster rules) Division on Civil Rights required posters

Gender Equity Notice

The Department of Labor's notice of the right to be free of gender inequity in pay and benefits. Employers with 50 or more employees give it at hire and every year by December 31, and collect each employee's acknowledgment.

English and Spanish

N.J.S.A. 34:11-56.12 · Department of Labor poster packet

Law Against Discrimination Poster Copy

A written copy of the Division on Civil Rights employment poster, which every New Jersey employer gives each employee every year by December 31.

English and Spanish

N.J.A.C. 13:8 (Division on Civil Rights poster rules) · Division on Civil Rights required posters

Family Leave Act Poster Copy

A written copy of the Division on Civil Rights Family Leave Act poster, which employers with 30 or more employees give each employee every year by December 31.

English and Spanish

N.J.A.C. 13:8 (Division on Civil Rights poster rules) · Division on Civil Rights required posters

Notices published by New Jersey government agencies. Checked October 2026.

Your obligations, and the proof each one demands

Every rule below is easiest to prove with a record of who received the notice, and when. Ethica keeps that record for each person.

Mandate	Legal basis	Who and when	Proof to produce
Gender Equity Notice	N.J.S.A. 34:11-56.12	Employers with 50 or more employees: every employee at hire, every year by December 31, and on request	Each employee's signed or electronic acknowledgment that they received and understood it, returned within 30 days
Copy of the Division on Civil Rights employment poster	N.J.A.C. 13:8-1.2	Every employer: every employee, every year by December 31, and on an employee's first request, by email, printed copy or intranet	No form of record is prescribed. A dated acknowledgment from each employee shows the copy went out
Copy of the Family Leave Act poster	N.J.A.C. 13:8-2.2	Employers with 30 or more employees worldwide: every employee, every year by December 31, and on an employee's first request	No form of record is prescribed. A dated acknowledgment from each employee shows the copy went out

Gender Equity Notice

N.J.S.A. 34:11-56.12

Who and when: Employers with 50 or more employees: every employee at hire, every year by December 31, and on request
Proof to produce: Each employee's signed or electronic acknowledgment that they received and understood it, returned within 30 days

Copy of the Division on Civil Rights employment poster

N.J.A.C. 13:8-1.2

Who and when: Every employer: every employee, every year by December 31, and on an employee's first request, by email, printed copy or intranet
Proof to produce: No form of record is prescribed. A dated acknowledgment from each employee shows the copy went out

Copy of the Family Leave Act poster

N.J.A.C. 13:8-2.2

Who and when: Employers with 30 or more employees worldwide: every employee, every year by December 31, and on an employee's first request
Proof to produce: No form of record is prescribed. A dated acknowledgment from each employee shows the copy went out

Frequently asked questions

Does New Jersey require harassment prevention training?: Not for private employers. The state's duties are notices: posters displayed where employees can see them, and copies handed to every employee.
When are the copies due?: By December 31 every year, and on an employee's first request (N.J.A.C. 13:8-1.2 and 13:8-2.2). The Gender Equity Notice also goes to every new hire (N.J.S.A. 34:11-56.12).
Can we email them?: Yes. The Division on Civil Rights rules accept email, printed copies, or an intranet page every employee can reach with notice that it's posted. The Gender Equity law accepts email and an electronic acknowledgment.
What proof do we need?: For the Gender Equity Notice, each employee's written or electronic acknowledgment that they received and understood it, returned within 30 days. For the posters no form is prescribed, so a dated acknowledgment from each employee is the simplest proof.

New Jersey's required employee notices, sent and recorded

The notices New Jersey employers must give their employees

Gender Equity Notice

Law Against Discrimination Poster Copy

Family Leave Act Poster Copy

Your obligations, and the proof each one demands

Gender Equity Notice

Copy of the Division on Civil Rights employment poster

Copy of the Family Leave Act poster

Frequently asked questions

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