EEOC RECONVENES SELECT TASK FORCE ON STUDY OF HARASSMENT IN THE WORKPLACE
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RELEASE
Tuesday, June 5,
2018
EEOC
RECONVENES SELECT TASK FORCE ON STUDY OF
HARASSMENT IN THE WORKPLACE
WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Equal
Employment Opportunity Commission’s (EEOC) Select Task Force on the Study
of Harassment in the Workplace will reconvene on Monday, June 11, from 9:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
(Eastern Time), at agency headquarters, 131 M Street, N.E., Washington, D.C.
The meeting, entitled “Transforming #MeToo
into Harassment-Free Workplaces: A Reconvening of the EEOC’s Select Task Force on
the Study of Harassment in the Workplace,” will be open to public
observation.
The Select Task Force,
co-chaired in 2015 and 2016 by EEOC Commissioner Chair R. Feldblum and
Commissioner and now-Acting Chair Victoria A. Lipnic, consisted of
representatives of academia and social science; legal practitioners on both the
plaintiff and defense sides; employer and employee advocacy groups; and
organized labor. Co-chairs Feldblum and Lipnic released a report based on the
work of the task force on June 20, 2016.
The report includes recommendations regarding leadership,
accountability, policies and procedures, training, and developing a sense of
collective responsibility.
Witnesses and Task Force members will
address harassment in the workplace in light of the #MeToo movement, and
discuss how employers can and have worked to transform themselves and prevent
and stop harassment. The Task Force will hear from the following
panelists during the meeting:
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Elizabeth Tippett, University
of Oregon School of Law
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Debra Katz,
Katz, Marshall, & Banks
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Kathleen McKenna,
Proskauer Rose
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Suzanne Hultin,
National Conference
of State Legislatures
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Jill Geisler, Power
Shift Project, Freedom Forum Institute
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Erin Wade,
Homeroom Mac & Cheese
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Jess Ladd, Callisto
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Lisa Gelobter,
tEQuitable
Seating is limited. We encourage visitors to arrive at least
30 minutes before the meeting to be processed through security and escorted to
the meeting room. Visitors should bring a government-issued photo
identification card to facilitate entry into the building. The
EEOC advances opportunity in the workplace by enforcing federal laws
prohibiting employment discrimination. More information is available at www.eeoc.gov. Stay connected with the latest EEOC news by
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