Alabama Workplace Harassment Laws: No State Statute, Federal Route
Alabama has no state law against workplace harassment by private employers. State statutes reach only age (40+, 20+ employers) and equal pay by sex or race.
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Workplace Harassment Laws
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Alaska Workplace Harassment Laws: 1-Employee Rule, 300 Days (2026)
Alaska's Human Rights Law covers employers with one or more employees. Harassment rests on case law, and Commission complaints are due within 300 days.
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Arizona Workplace Harassment Laws: 1-Employee Sexual Harassment Rule
Arizona sexual harassment law covers employers with one employee; other harassment needs 15. Charges are due to the AG Civil Rights Division within 180 days.
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Arkansas Workplace Harassment Laws: ACRA 9-Employee Rule (2026)
Arkansas harassment claims use the Civil Rights Act of 1993: nine or more employees, suit against the employer only, within one year or 90 days after an EEOC notice.
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California Workplace Harassment Laws: FEHA 1-Employee Rule (2026)
California's FEHA bans workplace harassment by employers with one or more employees, and an employee who harasses is personally liable. CRD deadline: three years.
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Colorado Workplace Harassment Laws: POWR Act Standard, 300 Days
Colorado bars harassment by employers of any size, except tax-unsupported religious groups. Since Aug. 7, 2023, conduct need not be severe or pervasive.
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Connecticut Workplace Harassment Laws: 1-Employee Rule, 300 Days
Connecticut's harassment law covers employers with one or more employees. CHRO complaints are due in 300 days, and employers with 3 or more must train staff.
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D.C. Workplace Harassment Laws: No Severe or Pervasive Test (2026)
D.C. law bars workplace harassment by employers of any size, and conduct need not be severe or pervasive. File with OHR within 1 year or sue within 2 years.
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Delaware Workplace Harassment Laws: 4-Employee Rule, 300 Days
Delaware's sexual harassment law covers employers with 4 or more employees. Charges are due in 300 days, and employers with 50 or more must train every 2 years.
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Florida Workplace Harassment Laws: FCRA, 15 Employees, 365 Days
Florida reaches workplace harassment through the Civil Rights Act of 1992, which covers employers with 15 or more employees. FCHR complaints are due in 365 days.
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Georgia Workplace Harassment Laws: No Private-Sector State Statute
Georgia's Fair Employment Practices Act covers only state government jobs. Private-sector harassment claims use federal law, which covers employers of 15 or more.
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Hawaii Workplace Harassment Laws: Hostile Work Environment (2026)
Hawaii harassment law covers employers with one or more employees. Act 56 (2026) gives one year to file with the HCRC, and NDAs on sexual harassment are limited.
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Idaho Workplace Harassment Laws: 5-Employee Rule, 1-Year Deadline
Idaho's Human Rights Act covers employers with five or more employees. Harassment rests on case law, and an IHRC complaint is due within one year of the act.
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Illinois Workplace Harassment Laws: Annual Training, 2-Year Deadline
Illinois bans harassment on listed traits, with a one-employee rule for sexual harassment. Employers must train staff yearly; IDHR charges are due in 2 years.
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Indiana Workplace Harassment Laws: 6-Employee Rule, 180-Day Filing
Indiana civil rights law covers employers with 6 or more employees (15 for disability). ICRC complaints are due in 180 days; a 2026 law added Title VII rights.
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Iowa Workplace Harassment Laws: 4-Employee Rule, 300 Days (2026)
Iowa's Civil Rights Act reaches workplace harassment at employers with four or more employees. Complaints go to the Iowa Office of Civil Rights within 300 days.
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Kansas Workplace Harassment Laws: 4-Employee Rule, 6-Month Deadline
The Kansas Act Against Discrimination covers employers of four or more. Harassment complaints go to the Kansas Human Rights Commission within six months.
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Kentucky Workplace Harassment Laws: 8-Employee Rule, 180 Days
Kentucky harassment law covers employers with 8 or more employees (15 for disability). KCHR complaints: 180 days. Court suits under KRS 344.030-344.110: 3 years.
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Louisiana Workplace Harassment Laws: 20-Employee Rule, 180 Days
Louisiana's employment discrimination law covers employers with 20 or more workers, excluding nonprofits. Commission complaints are due within 180 days.
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Maine Workplace Harassment Laws: Any Employer, 300 Days (2026)
Maine harassment law covers any size employer, with 300 days to file with the MHRC. Employers with 15 or more employees must train every new employee within a year.
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Maryland Workplace Harassment Laws: 2-Year Complaint Deadline (2026)
Maryland bars harassment that need not be severe or pervasive. Employers with 1+ employees are covered once a harassment complaint is filed; 2 years to file.
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Massachusetts Workplace Harassment Laws: Chapter 151B (2026)
Massachusetts Chapter 151B bars sexual harassment by employers with six or more employees, requires a written sexual harassment policy, and allows 300 days to file.
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Michigan Workplace Harassment Laws: ELCRA 1-Employee Rule (2026)
Michigan's Elliott-Larsen Civil Rights Act covers employers with one or more employees, defines sexual harassment, and lets an employer's agent be sued individually.
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Minnesota Workplace Harassment Laws: 1-Employee Rule, 1-Year Deadline
Minnesota's Human Rights Act reaches most employers with one or more employees and treats harassment on any protected trait as discrimination. Claims are due in one year.
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Mississippi Workplace Harassment Laws: No State Statute (2026)
Mississippi has no state law against workplace harassment by private employers and no state civil-rights agency. Claims run through federal Title VII.
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Missouri Workplace Harassment Laws: 6-Employee Rule, 180 Days (2026)
Missouri harassment law covers employers with six or more employees and excludes individual supervisors from liability. MCHR complaints are due within 180 days.
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Montana Workplace Harassment Laws: 1-Employee Rule, 180 Days (2026)
Montana's Human Rights Act covers employers of one or more persons. Sexual harassment is sex discrimination, and complaints are generally due within 180 days.
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Nebraska Workplace Harassment Law: 15-Employee Rule, 300 Days (2026)
Nebraska's Fair Employment Practice Act bars employers with 15 or more employees from harassing workers over listed traits. NEOC charges are due in 300 days.
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Nevada Workplace Harassment Laws: 15-Employee Rule, 300-Day Deadline
Nevada's fair employment law covers employers with 15 or more employees and has no express harassment clause. NERC complaints are due within 300 days.
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New Hampshire Workplace Harassment Laws: 6-Employee Rule (2026)
New Hampshire RSA 354-A makes sexual harassment unlawful for employers with 6 or more workers. Commission complaints are due within 180 days of the act.
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New Jersey Workplace Harassment Laws: Any Size Employer (2026)
New Jersey's Law Against Discrimination covers employers of every size. Division on Civil Rights complaints are due within 180 days, and harassment NDAs are limited.
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New Mexico Workplace Harassment Laws: 4-Employee Rule, 300 Days
New Mexico harassment law covers employers with four or more employees, with a 300-day complaint deadline. A 2020 law limits employer-required settlement NDAs.
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New York Workplace Harassment Laws: No Severe or Pervasive Rule
New York's Human Rights Law bans workplace harassment by every employer, even if it is not severe or pervasive. Employers must train all employees every year.
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North Carolina Workplace Harassment Laws: State and Federal Routes
North Carolina has no state harassment claim for private-sector workers; its Equal Employment Practices Act is a policy declaration. Federal law is the main route.
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North Dakota Workplace Harassment Laws: 1-Employee Rule, 300 Days
North Dakota's Human Rights Act covers sexual harassment at most employers with one or more employees. Complaints go to the state or to court within 300 days.
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Ohio Workplace Harassment Laws: 4-Employee Rule, 2-Year Deadline
Ohio's civil rights law reaches harassment by employers with four or more employees in Ohio. Charges with the Ohio Civil Rights Commission are due within two years.
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Oklahoma Workplace Harassment Laws: 1-Employee Rule, 180 Days (2026)
Oklahoma's Anti-Discrimination Act covers employers that pay even one employee. OADA charges go to the AG's civil rights office or the EEOC within 180 days.
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Oregon Workplace Harassment Laws: 1-Employee Rule, 5-Year Deadline
Oregon's main harassment law covers employers with one or more employees and allows five years to file with BOLI or in court. Every employer needs a written policy.
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Pennsylvania Workplace Harassment Laws: PHRA 4-Employee Rule
Pennsylvania's Human Relations Act reaches workplace harassment as discrimination at employers with four or more employees. PHRC complaints are due in 180 days.
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Rhode Island Workplace Harassment Laws: 4-Employee Rule (2026)
Rhode Island harassment law covers employers with four or more employees and allows one year to file with the RICHR. Employers of 50 or more need a written policy.
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South Carolina Workplace Harassment Laws: 15 Employees, 180 Days
South Carolina reaches harassment through its Human Affairs Law for employers with 15 or more employees. Complaints go to the Commission within 180 days.
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South Dakota Workplace Harassment Laws: Any Employer, 180 Days
South Dakota's Human Relations Act covers employers of any size and reaches harassment through its unequal-treatment ban. State charges are due in 180 days.
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Tennessee Workplace Harassment Laws: 8-Employee Rule, 2025 Rewrite
Tennessee harassment law covers employers of 8 or more. Since 2025, complaints go to the AG Civil Rights Enforcement Division in 180 days; lawsuits, within 1 year.
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Texas Workplace Harassment Laws: Sexual Harassment 1-Employee Rule
Texas sexual harassment law covers employers with one employee; other harassment needs a private employer with 15 or more. Sexual harassment complaints: 300 days.
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Utah Workplace Harassment Laws: 15-Employee Rule, 180-Day Deadline
Utah law bars harassment by employers with 15 or more employees. Claims are due to the UALD within 180 days, and NDAs on sexual harassment or assault are limited.
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Vermont Workplace Harassment Laws: 1-Employee Rule, 6-Year Limit
Vermont bars harassment by any employer with one or more workers, and since July 2023 it need not be severe or pervasive. Lawsuits: six years to file.
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Virginia Workplace Harassment Laws: 5-Employee Rule, 2 Years (2026)
Virginia harassment law covers employers of five or more employees since July 1, 2026, and any employer of a domestic worker; complaints are due within two years.
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Washington Workplace Harassment Laws: 8-Employee Rule (2026)
Washington's Law Against Discrimination covers employers with eight or more employees. Complaints to the Human Rights Commission are due within six months.
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West Virginia Workplace Harassment Laws: 12-Employee Rule (2026)
The West Virginia Human Rights Act reaches harassment by employers with 12 or more workers in the state. Commission complaints are due within 365 days.
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Wisconsin Workplace Harassment Laws: 1-Employee Rule, 300 Days (2026)
Wisconsin harassment law covers employers with even one employee and writes the severe-or-pervasive test into statute. Complaints go to the ERD within 300 days.
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Workplace Harassment Laws by State: 50-State Guide (2026)
Workplace harassment laws in all 50 states and D.C.: which employers are covered, filing deadlines, training mandates, NDA limits and the federal Title VII rules.
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Wyoming Workplace Harassment Laws: 2-Employee Rule, 6 Months
Wyoming's Fair Employment Practices Act covers employers with two or more employees but has no harassment clause. Complaints go to DWS within six months.
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