Keeping Discrimination, Retaliation & Harassment Out of the Workplace September 24, 2009

6 CPE/MCLE Credits - Qualifies for PHR-CA/SPHR-CA Credits

Inadequate discrimination and harassment prevention can result in legal and financial penalties nearly as severe as those caused by the inappropriate behavior itself. You can avoid those consequences, and the related impact on productivity and morale, with solid prevention policies and practices. Find out about:

-Overlap and interaction between California and federal regulations and laws related to discrimination, harassment and retaliation
-Examples of effective policies, guidelines and reporting procedures
-Best practices in prevention training as mandated in California by AB 1825
-Tools and strategies for investigating harassment and discrimination claims

Speakers: Paula Champagne advises and represents clients in employment discrimination, wrongful termination and affirmative action for Littler Mendelson. She works with employers to prepare affirmative action plans and respond to government audits. Since Paula believes that claims of discrimination, sexual harassment and wrongful termination are preventable, she frequently conducts in-house training for managers and supervisors.

Andrea Kelly Smethurst is an employment law attorney who counsels employers on the full spectrum of personnel matters. In addition, she regularly conducts workplace investigations into alleged harassment and other types of misconduct. She also provides harassment and discrimination training. Andrea is fluent in Spanish.

NCHRA Members: $270/ General: $345.

Official Website: http://www.nchra.org