University of Houston Hilton
Hotel
4800 Calhoun Street
Houston, Texas 77204-3902
713-741-2447
Schedule of Events:
Registration: 8:30
Best Practices
Sessions: 9:00 – 11:00 a.m.
Diversity Awards
Luncheon: 11:30am – 1:00pm
Best Practices Presenter
Joe Bontke Outreach Manager
Houston District office of U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
9am – 10am
Employment, Disability, & Legal Rights When you, a family member or client becomes ill or disabled, it may necessitate changes at work. So what should you do then? The American with Disabilities Act (ADA) prohibits discrimination and ensures equal opportunity for persons with disabilities in employment, and the American with Disabilities Act Amendment Act (ADAAA) made some significant changes in the way the ADA, the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, and other disabilities rights laws should be interpreted and enforced. In addition, the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) provides protections for employees who need to leave work to care for one's own or a family member's medical condition.
During this session, EEOC Outreach Manager, Joe Bontke, will outline and overview the right and expectations of emloyees under the ADA, ADAAA, FMLA, and other laws, as well as the responsibiility of employees with disabilities. He'll also take time to address your concerns and answer questions.
Micro-inequities: Subtle
Discrimination
Workplace Application: You will walk away armed with a clear understanding of
how powerful subtle and seemingly insignificant words and actions can be to the
future of one’s career and ones organization. You will also learn specific
tools that leaders need to spearhead improvements in workplace leadership, relationships,
diversity, and performance.
Session Description: Dr. Pam Johnson will discuss how
the many "subtle" forms of communication, behavior and discrimination
can impact an employee, and either hurt the organization or help make the
organization prosper. The impact of these messages can be in all areas of
leadership, including, hiring, promotion, selection for special projects, daily
behavior, performance feedback, and even social interaction between
supervisors, peers, and other employees. The program will also explore where
these subtle yet powerful messages come from, the power of the "inner
circle", manager expectations and decision making, and effective feedback.
This interactive program is based on the groundbreaking research and readings from Dr. Mary P. Rowe and Stephen Young exploring how daily subtle messages often affect employment, management, and leadership decision making.
