Tawny Alvarez on Affirmative Action

Support for the Black Lives Matter Movement: Affinity Groups at Work

This is the seventh post in a 12-part series on how companies can show support for the Black Lives Matter movement by changing company policies and practices. This post focuses on creating effective affinity groups to assist...more

11/5/2020 / Affirmative Action , Anti-Discrimination Policies , Black Lives Matter , EEO , Employee Training , Employment Policies , Policies and Procedures , Third-Party

Support for the Black Lives Matter Movement: Include Hair Style and Texture In Anti-Discrimination Policies

This is the sixth post in a 12-part series on how companies can show support for the Black Lives Matter movement by changing company policies and practices. This post focuses on the importance of updating grooming/personal...more

8/21/2020 / Affirmative Action , Black Lives Matter , EEO , EEO-1 , Employment Policies , Hairstyle Discrimination , Hiring & Firing , Policies and Procedures , Race Discrimination , Training

Support for the Black Lives Matter Movement: Third-Party Intervention Training

This is the fifth post in a 12-part series on how companies can show support for the Black Lives Matter movement by changing company policies and practices. This post focuses on the importance of third-party intervention...more

7/14/2020 / Affirmative Action , Arbitrators , Black Lives Matter , EEO , Employee Training , Employment Policies , Policies and Procedures , Race Discrimination , Third-Party

Support for the Black Lives Matter Movement: Implicit Bias Training (Part 4 of 12)

This is the fourth post in a 12-part series on how companies can show support for the black lives matter (BLM) movement by changing company policies and practices. This post focuses on implicit bias and the effect it has on...more

6/19/2020 / Affirmative Action , Bias , EEO , EEO-1 , Employer Liability Issues , Employment Policies , Racial Bias

Supporting the Black Lives Matter Movement: Anti-Discrimination Training (Part 3 of 12)

This is the third post in a 12-part series on how companies can support the Black Lives Matter movement through changes in company policies and practices. Our last post focused on reviewing and updating your EEO Policies. In...more

6/12/2020 / Affirmative Action , Anti-Discrimination Policies , EEO , EEO-1 , Employee Training , Employment Policies

Supporting the Black Lives Matter Movement: Update EEOC Policies (Part 2 of 12)

This is the second post in a 12-part series on how companies can show true support for the Black Lives Matter movement by changing company policies and practices. The focus of this post is to understand the role that a...more

6/12/2020 / Affirmative Action , Anti-Discrimination Policies , EEO-1 , Employee Training , Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) , Policies and Procedures , Race Discrimination

Showing True Support for the Black Lives Matter Movement Means Changing Company Policies

Statements of inclusion and solidarity with the Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement by companies are important, but not enough. What are some steps that you as a business owner or HR leader can do to change and implement...more

6/11/2020 / Affirmative Action , Anti-Discrimination Policies , EEO , EEO-1 , Employee Training , Third-Party

Diversity Initiatives versus Affirmative Action

We talk a lot about the importance of diversity in the workforce: Having a diverse group of employees. The ability to choose from a diverse group of applicants. Making a job attractive to diverse candidates. While some...more

12/3/2018 / Affirmative Action , Civil Rights Act , Diversity , Employee Training , Employer Liability Issues , Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) , Hiring & Firing , Title VII

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