EEOC Training Institute - Let EEOC Be Your Trainer
2017 Indianapolis EEO Seminar

Hear the latest information from the EEOC Leadership. Join us for the BEST in EEO training from the experts who enforce the law.

When: Wednesday, August 23, 2017

Where: Indianapolis Marriott East, 7202 East 21st Street, Indianapolis, IN 46219

Cost: $349 Registration Fee

Seating is limited, register NOW at our site: www.eeotraining.eeoc.gov

Questions about the 2017 Seminar? Contact Aarika Mack-Brown either by phone at (317) 226-7228 or by e-mail at: aarika.mack-brown @eeoc.gov

This program has been approved for 6.75 HR (General) recerficaon credit hours toward aPHR™, PHR®, PHRca®, SPHR®, GPHR®, PHRi™ and SPHRi™ recerficaon through HR Certification Institute® (HRCI®). This activity has been approved for 6.75 Professional Development Credits (PDCs) for the SHRM‐CPSM or SHRM‐SCPSM. This program has been submitted for approval to the Indiana Commission for CLE. This seminar meets the 8‐hour refresher training requirement for federal agency EEO counselors, investigators and/or mediators.

Participant materials will be available for download and/or e‐mail prior to the day of the
seminar. Let the EEOC Be Your Trainer! Experienced EEOC Staff will come to your worksite and provide training on popular EEOC topics such as harassment, EEO Overview, Diversity and Inclusion.

Seminar Topics and Schedule for the day:

7:30 am    Registration and Continental Breakfast

8:00 am    Welcome and Introduction - Randy Poynter, Deputy District Director,                    Indianapolis District

8:10 am    Legal Update: Recent Developments in EEO Law - Kenneth Brown, Trial                   Attorney, Louisville Field Office

9:15 am     ADA: Medical Examinations and the Direct Threat Defense - Jonathan Bryant,                    Trial Attorney, Indianapolis District Office

10:15 am   Break

10:30 am   Mental Illness in the Workplace - JoAnn Farnsworth, Trial Attorney,                     Indianapolis District Office, Kimberly Comer, Executive Director, National                     Alliance on Mental Illness of Greater Indianapolis

11:30 am    Title VII and the Protection of LGBT Workers - Robin Lybolt, Trial Attorney,                      Indianapolis District Office

12:30 pm    Lunch

1:30 pm      The ADA and Reasonable Accommodation: A Role Play Kenneth Bird -                     Regional Attorney, Indianapolis District, Marcia Mahony, Staff Counsel,                     Kightlinger & Gray LLP and Robin Clay, Partner, Curlin & Clay Law

2:30 pm      Break

2:45 pm     Rebooting Harassment Prevention - Patricia Wise, Partner, Niehuas Wise &                     Kalas LTD

3:45 pm     Protecting Vulnerable Workers - Brien Shoemaker, Enforcement Supervisor,
                    Indianapolis District Office, Jeremy Sells, State and Local Coordinator,                     Indianapolis District Office, Kristin Hoffman, Director, Indiana Legal Services’                     Migrant Farmworker