Agenda

This comprehensive two-day diversity and inclusion workshop has been designed to help you to better understand the best ways needed to engage in respectful and positive workplace interactions - while reducing discrimination and unconscious bias, stereotypes and prejudice based on gender, ethnicity, race, sexual orientation, age, religion, physical and mental ability, and socioeconomic status. This training program also includes multiple Interactive Exercises, quizzes, and handouts to assist with learning.

About Diversity & Inclusion: The Various Movements

• #metoo
• #blacklivesmatter
• #marriageequality
• #glassceiling

Why Diversity & Inclusion Is Important In The Workplace

• Mitigate legal risks
• Encourages Positive Interaction & Employee Engagement
• Increase Human Capital
• Increase Employer of Choice
• Support Ongoing Recruitment/Retention
• Support Affirmative Action Plans
• Increase Productivity
• Decrease Group Think
• Increase Competitive Advantage and Innovation

Defining Discrimination and Harassment

• History of Discrimination & Protection
• Union Anti-Discrimination Laws
• Unfair Labor Practices Prohibited by the NLRB
• The Role Of The HR Department In Managing The Relationship Between Employers And Employees

Race & Color

• TITLE VII of Civil Right (1964) & Amendment (1991)
• UGESP
• Racism & Systemic Racism
• Adverse/Disparate Treatment & Impact
• McDonnell Douglas Corp vs. Green (1973)
• Griggs vs. Duke Power (1971)
• Davis vs. Washington Police (1976)
• 4/5th Rule / % Rule
• Reliability & Validity
• BFOQ
• Reverse Discrimination
• Quotas vs. Goals

National Origin & Religion

• TITLE VII & Amendment
• IRCA
• EEOC
• EEO-1
• I-9 Forms
• E-Verify
• Visas
• Image & Appearance – Balance with Brand & Safety

Sex Discrimination

• Women’s Rights
• Equal Pay
• Comparable Worth
• Glass Ceiling
• Lilly Ledbetter vs. Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.
• Pregnancy Discrimination Act (1978)
• PPACA

Age Discrimination

• Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) (1967)
• Older Workers Benefit Protection Act
• Managing multi-generation workforce (Baby Boomers – GEN Z)
• Values of each one

Sexual Orientation

• Terminology (Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, Gender Expression, Transgender, Gender Transition, Cross-Dresser)
• TITLE VII & Amendment
• Bostock vs. Clayton County
• Gender Equality/ LBGTQ+
• Dress Codes/Bathrooms
• How to handle Personnel Records/Health Benefits

Disability

• Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) (1990)
• ADA Amendment (2009)
• Rehab Sec of the Rehabilitation Act (1973)
• Pseudofolliculitis Barbae
• Mental

Veterans

• Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
• Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA)
• Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act (1974)
• Wage Determinations

Economic Status

• Wage Determinations
• Consumer Protection Legislation

Other

• Sexual Harassment/Quid Pro Quo
• Faragher vs. Boca Raton
• Political
• Deformities
• Obesity
• Freedom of Speech at work

Equal Opportunity History

• Equal Pay Act
• Difference between EEOC & OFCCP

Affirmative Action

• AA PLANS
• OFCCP
• Executive Order
• VEVRAA (1974)
• Sec of the Rehabilitation Act

Who Handles Issues If Not Resolved At The Workplace

• Journey of an EEOC Complaint
• Whistleblower Act
• Retaliation
• EEOC & OFCCP/OSHA/NLRB & FLRC /DOL

Conscious Bias (explicit) vs. Unconscious Bias (implicit)

• Counteracting Unconscious Bias
• Social Stereotypes
• Different Types Bias in the Workplace
• Similar To Me Bias
• First Impression Error
• Halo Effect
• Horn Effect
• Contrast Effect
• Non-Verbal Bias
• Cultural Noise Effect
• P.A.U.S.E. Model for Unconscious Bias

Illegal/Unethical Practices

• Constructive Discharge
• Retaliation
• Coerced Retirement

Best Practices For Development/Discipline

• Positive Approaches
• Progressive Discipline

Leading And Lagging Indicators When Issues Are Not Being Resolved

• Turnover Rate/Absenteeism/Exit Interviews/Lawsuits/Surveys

Suggested Policies & Best Practices

• Anti-Discrimination Policies
• Employee Handbook
• Dress Code Policies
• Hair & Grooming Policies (Hair Color/Tattoos/Piercings)
• Removing bias from evaluations, hiring, promotions
• Visible Career Ladders
• Flex Time
• Parental Leave (FMLA)
• Child Care
• Appropriate Health Care
• Participating in External Events
• Reasonable Accommodations & Undue Hardships

Included Interactive Activities & Quizzes

• Inclusion Activity
• How can HR increase Diversity with the Strategic role, Operational role and Administrative role – Activity
• Making some words Gender Neutral – Activity
• Sexual Gender Orientation – Quiz
• Who has a Disability – Activity
• Disability Etiquette – Quiz
• Veterans over the years – Activity
• Obesity and Gender – Activity
• Unconscious Bias – Activity
• Resolving Workplace Conflicts – Activity
• Ongoing and Maintaining Diversity and Inclusion – Activity
• How will YOU set the standard – Increase your Diversity Knowledge- Worksheet Handout