EEO Compliance Training
When the EEOC issues a finding of discrimination, harassment, reprisal, or failure to accommodate, it’s common for the Commission to order mandatory compliance training for the offenders. Sometimes, the orders […]
Addressing Age Discrimination in the Federal Workplace
A reference to dinosaurs, a joke about retirement, or the snide “OK Boomer” – nothing wrong with that if it’s said in fun, right? Wrong! And if you think those […]
Avoiding the Dangers of EEO Reprisal
When a complaint is filed with your agency’s EEO office, it’s possible that something very wrong has happened. And it’s possible nothing happened at all. Yet, how agency officials respond […]
Avoiding Mistakes in Selection and Promotion Cases
Selection and promotion processes can be emotional, especially for those who aren’t selected. If you’re a Federal EEO practitioner or supervisor, chances are you’ve had a case where an employee […]
Barking Up the Wrong Tree? Service and Emotional Support Animals in the Workspace
Most of us know something about service animals, but what about emotional support animals, comfort animals, and the like? Are they permitted in the workplace? The EEOC’s stance that an […]
Dealing with ‘Other’ Harassment: It’s Not Always About EEO
Not everyone has the same definition of “harassment.” While most professionals recognize harassment that violates Title VII, some employees consider it harassment when supervisors provide critical performance feedback or assign […]
The Dos and Don’ts of Reasonable Accommodation for Pregnant Employees
This training focuses on a new law that just went into effect in 2023: the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA), which requires agencies to provide reasonable accommodations to employees who […]
Disability Accommodation: Navigating the Interactive Process
Potential reasonable accommodations should be discussed by the employee and the agency, through what the EEOC refers to as “the interactive process.” So, what exactly does the interactive process involve? […]
The Reasonable Accommodation Mistakes Agencies Make
If you’ve ever used undue hardship to deny an accommodation request or asked for more information from an employee’s doctor, we have two words for you: Uh oh. Oftentimes the […]
Revisiting Existing Reasonable Accommodations
You’ve gone through the interactive process and come up with a reasonable accommodation that both you and the employee think will be effective. Are you done? Not even close. And […]
Accommodating Invisible Disabilities in the Federal Workplace
From chronic pain and chronic fatigue to depression and diabetes, disabilities are not always visible or obvious in the workplace. And the number of employees with hidden or invisible disabilities […]
Eliminating Microaggressions and Bias in the Workplace
What is a microaggression? Can microaggressions ever rise to the level of unlawful workplace harassment? And if they aren’t acts of discrimination, why should you care? During this training, FELTG […]