FEHC issues revised regs
In response to the disapproval of its prior proposed rules, the Fair Employment and Housing Commission issued revised AB 1825 regulations today. Little has changed.
The new revisions clarify the requirements to be a "subject matter expert" by, basically, requiring all "SMEs" to have three years' experience advising employers about harassment, discrimination, and retaliation. (I don't know why three years' advising employees is not recognized as qualifying experience; it should be. Either the FEHC hasn't noticed this or else they're in bed with management consultants who want to avoid competition from employee consultants.)
The revisions also raise the standards for AB 1825 qualifying trainers, by requiring them to be SMEs or to have three years' experience providing training on AB1825 topics.
Finally, there's also a typo on page 3 of the revisions: Subdivision (a)(8)(C) refers to subdivision (a)(10)(D), but the reference should be to subdivision (a)(10)(C).
The revised regulations are back open for a 15-day public comment period, and the FEHC is next expected to act at their March 27, 2007 meeting.
The new revisions clarify the requirements to be a "subject matter expert" by, basically, requiring all "SMEs" to have three years' experience advising employers about harassment, discrimination, and retaliation. (I don't know why three years' advising employees is not recognized as qualifying experience; it should be. Either the FEHC hasn't noticed this or else they're in bed with management consultants who want to avoid competition from employee consultants.)
The revisions also raise the standards for AB 1825 qualifying trainers, by requiring them to be SMEs or to have three years' experience providing training on AB1825 topics.
Finally, there's also a typo on page 3 of the revisions: Subdivision (a)(8)(C) refers to subdivision (a)(10)(D), but the reference should be to subdivision (a)(10)(C).
The revised regulations are back open for a 15-day public comment period, and the FEHC is next expected to act at their March 27, 2007 meeting.
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