Dear AFGE Activist,
The Women’s and Fair Practices Departments are proud to announce their robust spring training schedule! Over the next few weeks, our departments will provide all AFGE members with in-depth online trainings that will focus on workers' rights and protections. Below you will find our schedule of trainings, descriptions of our courses as well as hyperlinked text which will take you to the trainings' registration pages.
Non-selection:
In this webinar, you will learn how to prove an EEO case alleging disparate treatment for non-selection. We will go over the burden of proof for a standard non-selection case, how a Complainant may establish that they were the best qualified candidate for the job, and what type of evidence needs to be compared and contrasted to highlight the Complainant’s qualifications versus the selectee’s. This webinar will also delve into recent cases involving non-selections to provide participants with a better understanding of the EEOC’s latest trends in this area of the law. Click the hyperlinked text below to register!
Monday, April 12 from 12-2 PM EST
Tuesday, April 13 from 7-9 PM EST
Retaliation:
In this webinar, you will learn how EEO retaliation/reprisal is distinguishable from other forms of retaliation. We will go over examples of EEO activities that protect employees from being retaliated against in the workplace. We will also cover the legal burden for proving a case of retaliation, and how recent case law has shaped the elements of proof in this area of law. Click the hyperlinked text below to register!
Thursday, April 15 from 7 – 9 PM EST
Friday, April 16 from 12 -2 PM EST
Reasonable Accommodation:
This webinar will cover the EEO definition of disability, the ADA and ADAA, the types of accommodations available, the process for employees with a disability, and how to establish an EEO case if the agency fails to provide a reasonable accommodation. Click the hyperlinked text below to register!
Monday, April 26 from 7-9 PM EST
Tuesday, April 27 from 12 -2 PM EST
FMLA:
This webinar will cover the eligibility and qualifications for FMLA, the employees’ rights and responsibilities, and employer’s responsibility regarding FMLA. Click the hyperlinked text below to register!
Thursday, April 29 from 7-9 PM EST
Friday, April 30 from 12 – 2 PM EST
Removal/Discipline:
This webinar will address Forum Review: Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB) and Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and will cover: what is considered an adverse action, defending a proposed adverse action/removal, responding to a proposed adverse action, Douglas Factors Overview, and the difference between performance based discipline and conduct based discipline. Click the hyperlinked text below to register!
Monday, May 3 from 12- 2 PM EST
Tuesday, May 4 from 7-9 PM EST
Hostile Work Environment Harassment and Sexual Harassment. This webinar will take a deep dive into the issues of hostile work environment harassment and sexual harassment and will cover: the essential elements of an allegation of hostile work environment harassment and sexual harassment, agency internal administrative anti-harassment policy & procedures, and best practices for drafting and proving allegations of harassment before the EEOC. Click the hyperlinked text below to register!
Thursday, May 6 from 7-9 PM EST
Friday, May 7 from 12-2 PM EST
We hope you can join the Women’s and Fair Practices Departments for one or all of these upcoming trainings! If you have any questions or concerns, pleases contact Women’s and Fair Practices Program Specialist Denver Supinger at [email protected].
In Solidarity,
Jeremy A. Lannan
NVP for Women and Fair Practices
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