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Department Chair Information Session - Part II

When: Thursday, May 28, 2015
9:30 AM - 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
Contact: > See Description for contact information
Topical Areas: Training, audience: Faculty, Workshop, topic: Human Resources
Registration: Registration is required for this event. If you do not see a registration box or a UMassD Login form here: