EEOC Offers Employers Training Workshops on EEO Laws
To prevent employment discrimination, The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) is offering virtual training to both public and private sector employers. Course registration opened on June 8, 2022, and training sessions started on June 13, 2022, for Federal employers and on June 28, 2022, for private-sector employers.
About the EEOC Courses
These workshops provide technical assistance and training and are designed for Human Resource (HR) professionals, EEO staff, attorneys, supervisors, managers, state and local government officials, federal agency EEO personnel, staffing agencies, and union officials. “The EEOC is the industry expert. We are excited to offer an array of courses and workshops for private-sector employers that are designed to address the most pressing needs in today’s workplace,” said Katrina Grider, EEOC’s revolving fund associate director for curriculum, training, and education.
Private Employers
The EEOC workshops for employers in the private sector began on June 28, 2022, and run through September. Classes cost $95 - $255 per person, depending on the class session length. These courses are generally designed for HR professionals, managers, supervisors, staffing agency representatives, and similar professionals who work in the private sector. Some of the topics being covered include:
- Pay equity
- Gender Inequities
- Harassment
- Racial justice and systemic discrimination
- Civil rights and the pandemic
- Retaliation
- Algorithmic fairness and artificial intelligence
- LGBTQI+ issues
- EEOC 2022 Legal Updates
According to the EEOC website, pre-approval of the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) and HR Certification Institute (HRCI) recertification credits is requested for all seminars. Continuing Legal Education (CLE) credits are requested for most of their workshops.
The EEOC Training Institute provides additional information, including course lists, agendas, and pricing information, about these workshops online at eeoc.gov.