Diversity Management Certificate - ILR School - Cornell University
Diversity Management Certificate - ILR School - Cornell University
Diversity Management Certificate - ILR School - Cornell University
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$1195 | Course EO300<br />
Advanced Issues in EEO Law<br />
June 10-11, 2009 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . New York City. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9:00 to 4:30<br />
December 1-2, 2009. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . New York City. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9:00 to 4:30<br />
Equal Employment Opportunities | Workshops<br />
This highly interactive workshop provides EEO practitioners with the<br />
advanced skills needed to identify and address more complex issues in EEO<br />
law and procedure. Uniquely taught from the plaintiff’s and defense<br />
perspectives, this is a practice-based course where you will simulate an<br />
actual EEO dispute from an internal complaint to a trial using a single case<br />
study.<br />
Key Topics<br />
• Preparing for depositions<br />
• Retaliation: a hidden trap for the unwary employer<br />
• Best practices in training managers to avoid retaliation<br />
• Ethical problems in EEO Law<br />
• An in-depth look at the affirmative defense in Faragher and Ellerth<br />
• Effectively defending harassment cases (racial, gender, religion, national<br />
origin)<br />
• Making the “hostile workplace” less hostile: key strategies and<br />
techniques<br />
• Developing and delivering effective EEO training<br />
• Conducting internal EEO audits<br />
• Strategic EEO planning<br />
• Developing and maintaining effective relationships<br />
with the EEOC and your state and local human rights commissions<br />
• Trends in discrimination charges<br />
• Class action lawsuits<br />
• Using arbitration/mediation to avoid litigation<br />
• The ever-increasing importance of electronic evidence<br />
• Selecting, preparing, and effectively using expert witnesses<br />
Special Features<br />
This workshop builds on the skills taught in the “Law of EEO.”<br />
Prerequisite: “The Law of EEO” (page 25) or at least seven years of experience in<br />
EEO law<br />
Who Will Benefit<br />
Experienced EEO, AA, and HR managers and others who want an<br />
intensive, senior-level event that addresses the most important EEO<br />
developments impacting employers and their legal counsel<br />
Instructor<br />
Lisa R. Lipman<br />
26 | Register at www.ilr.cornell.edu/mgmtprog
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