Event Details

7:30 a.m. REGISTRATION & CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST

8:30 a.m. WELCOME & OPENING REMARKS - Timothy Riera, Director, EEOC Honolulu Local Office

8:35 a.m. EEOC UPDATE — What’s Going on at the EEOC?

                Rosa Viramontes, Acting District Director, EEOC Los Angeles District

9:00 a.m. EEO LEGAL UPDATE — What’s Going on in the Courts?
                Diane Gross, Supervisory Administrative Judge, EEOC Los Angeles District

9:30 a.m. U.S. Dept. of Labor (DOL) AGENCY UPDATE — A Discussion with the DOL, Wage & Hour Division and the DOL, Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs

10:30 a.m. BREAK

10:45 a.m. TWISTS IN THE ROAD: Navigating the Pitfalls & Dilemmas of Workplace Investigations
                  A panel discussion of how to handle EEO situations from differing perspectives.
          Moderator: Christine Park‐Gonzalez, Program Analyst, EEOC Los Angeles District

                             Grace Donaldson, General Manager, Pacific Human Resource Services, Inc.
                             Timothy Riera, Director, EEOC Honolulu Local Office
                             Meredith Sayre, Partner, Carlsmith Ball LLP

NOON LUNCH

1:15 p.m. Early Afternoon Workshops (choose one)
                I. From Title VII to GINA – An Introduction to the Laws Enforced by EEOC & Theories of Discrimination
                II. The Hidden Barriers in Recruitment & Hiring: Dissecting Your Process
                III. Federal Sector Track: Overview of the Federal Sector Process

2:45 p.m. BREAK

3:00 p.m. Late Afternoon Workshops (choose one)
                I. How to Effectively Prevent & Tackle Harassment in the Workplace
                II. ADA Accommodation Challenges
                III. Federal Sector Track: Motion Practice in the Federal Sector

4:30 p.m. ADJOURN