Discrimination in the Workplace (EEO)

Too many employers are sued for discrimination simply because managers haven’t been trained in the subtle and surprising ways discrimination can arise in the hiring, performance evaluation, discipline and termination processes. Through 50 challenging interactive exercises, supervisors will be educated in how to spot and avoid actions that could be considered discriminatory.

Course Highlights

• Interactive & highly compelling introductory story on the intricacies & subtleties of discrimination
• A definition & exploration of retaliation
• Definition & examples of “terms and conditions” of employment
• How state discrimination laws integrate with federal laws
• Emerging protected categories – gender identity & expression, appearance, weight, height, etc.
• Overview of federal EEO laws & scenarios:
  • Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964
  • Pregnancy Disability Act (now a part of Title VII)
  • Age Discrimination in Employment Act
  • Americans with Disabilities Act
  • Family & Medical Leave Act
  • Equal Pay Act
• Examples of discrimination in hiring, promotion, evaluation & disciplinary action
• How preferential treatment can be discriminatory?
• Discrimination against applicants, employees, temporary workers & former employees
• How to manage the employee who has complained of discrimination
• Advanced & “intersectional” discrimination situations