Department Chair Information Session - Part II
When: Thursday,
May 28, 2015
9:30 AM
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12:00 PM
Description: A) Employment Law Overview: Edward Mitnick, Esq. Executive Director at Just Training Solutions, LLC, & Deb Majewski, Associate Vice Chancellor for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
• Legally protected classes under federal, state and local laws, as well as under the UMass Dartmouth policies
• Types of employment decisions covered by the laws
• Forms of discrimination
• Hiring dos and don’ts under the law
• Handling grievances – and avoiding them
B) Workplace Harassment
• What constitutes harassment, including quid pro quo and hostile work environment
• Understand what constitutes retaliation.
• Procedures for reporting complaints of harassment.
C) Additional responsibilities placed on managers and supervisors
• Understand when a manager or supervisor is “On Notice” and the obligation to take “Prompt, Effective Action.”
• Develop a work script for responding to complaints of harassment or retaliation, including how to handle requests for confidentiality
• Create a list of proactive measures to prevent harassment
D) Title IX
Location: LIB 314
• Legally protected classes under federal, state and local laws, as well as under the UMass Dartmouth policies
• Types of employment decisions covered by the laws
• Forms of discrimination
• Hiring dos and don’ts under the law
• Handling grievances – and avoiding them
B) Workplace Harassment
• What constitutes harassment, including quid pro quo and hostile work environment
• Understand what constitutes retaliation.
• Procedures for reporting complaints of harassment.
C) Additional responsibilities placed on managers and supervisors
• Understand when a manager or supervisor is “On Notice” and the obligation to take “Prompt, Effective Action.”
• Develop a work script for responding to complaints of harassment or retaliation, including how to handle requests for confidentiality
• Create a list of proactive measures to prevent harassment
D) Title IX
Location: LIB 314
Contact: > See Description for contact information
Topical Areas: Training, audience: Faculty, Workshop, topic: Human Resources
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