Event Details

Date

October 15, 2019

Time

6-8 pm

Location

CCE Madison County Extension Office
100 Eaton St
Morrisville, NY 13408

Cost

$25.00 Per Farm


Host

South Central New York Dairy and Field Crops

Pre-Registration Deadline: October 14, 2019

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Sexual Harassment "Train the Trainer" Evening ~ Morrisville

October 15, 2019


In January 2018, Governor Cuomo signed into law the need for all employers to be fully compliant in Sexual Harassment training for their employees. This includes all employers that have one or more employees at their farm or business. Each business should have had a policy in place and training completed by October 9, 2019.  If you are not in compliance with this law, please plan to attend one of these trainings.

Please join us for up-to-date farm-focused training materials (English and Spanish) as well as tips on how to conduct a successful farm-based sexual harassment meeting. 

Registration is $25/per farm, which will include a USB for each farm as well as printed materials.

Please remember this is for EMPLOYERS only.  CNYDLFC team members will not be training employees. 

Prerequisite:  *** All farms MUST bring a COPY of their Sexual Harassment Policy and Complaint form to participate***  If you need assistance, please contact Nicole at 315-867-6001 or nt375@cornell.edu

Register and pay by credit card online at the link above or fill out the form on the pdf and mail with your check to CCE Herkimer by noon one day prior to event.

The link above is to register for the Morrisville location only.  The full list of meetings are:
  • Tuesday, October 15: CCE Madison County office, 100 Eaton St, Morrisville, NY 13408
  • Tuesday, October 29: CCE Schoharie County office, 173 South Grand St, Cobleskill, NY 12043
  • Wednesday, October 30: CCE Herkimer County office, 5657 State Route 5, Herkimer, NY 13350
  • Thursday, November 14: CCE Saratoga County office, 50 West High St, Ballston Spa, NY 12020
To register for another location, see that location's event information.


Note: When registering online, your transaction may take up to 60 seconds to complete. To help avoid duplicate payments, please wait and do not click the "Register for Event" button more than once.

If you receive a "blank" registration confirmation, please email herkimer@cornell.edu and we will email you the correct confirmation.


Sexual Harassment Meetings Oct-Nov 2019 (PDF; 479KB)


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