The lunch meeting will be held at the Pacific Islands Club- Charley’s Cabaret on Thursday, July 15, from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
The presentation includes lunch and the cost is $20 for SHRM members and $30 for non-members. Seats are limited, so reserve your seat by contacting Polly Deleon Guerrero at 237-5122 or e-mail [email protected].
The presentation is open to the public and will be an opportunity for both employers and employees to learn about major changes to the equal employment opportunity law and the roles of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.
McClinton will discuss important topics such as:
1) New protections under EEO law, including amendments to the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009, amendments to the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act, and proposed amendments to the Americans with Disabilities Act;
2) EEOC support for the CNMI, including how to file a charge, who can file one, and how it will be investigated;
3) Effects, if any, on the application of EEO law to nonresident workers as a result of the implementation of U. S. Immigration in the CNMI;
4) A review of the most common types of EEOC cases filed in the CNMI and the region.
The EEOC is responsible for enforcing federal laws that make it illegal to discriminate against a job applicant or an employee because of the person’s race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, age (40 and older), disability or genetic information.
It is also illegal to discriminate against a person because the person complained about discrimination, filed a charge of discrimination, or participated in an employment discrimination investigation or lawsuit.
Equal opportunity law applies to all types of work situations, including hiring, firing, promotions, harassment, training, wages, and benefits.
If individuals and/or organizations do not follow EEO laws, they can find themselves in litigation with the federal government and face costly settlements and claims for punitive damages.
