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WON Agenda - February 2010

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Agenda

February 3-4, 2010

Don CeSar Beach Resort, St. Pete Beach FL (view map).
3400 Gulf Boulevard, St Pete Beach, FL‎

February 3 = EEO Compliance Day
February 4 = Diversity Day

 
February 3rd Meeting Agenda:  EEO Compliance Day - Enforcement is Back!
Get ready for audits and an increased focus on internet applicant rule.

8:30 AM Continental Breakfast

9:00 AM Welcome and Introduction
             Nita Beecher, ORC Worldwide

9:15 AM ORC Legal and Compliance Update
             Nita Beecher, ORC Worldwide

Where do we stand one year into the Obama Administration? What is next on the administration’s agenda after Health Care? What seems to be the focus of the agencies as they begin to gear up?

  • Disabilities and veterans high on both EEOC and OFCCP agenda
  • What is Pat Shiu planning to do to re-write the Rehab Act and VEVVRA?
  • What would employers like to see in new OFCCP regulations?
  • How will EEOC manage with only two commissioners?
  • What activities are employers seeing from the agencies?

10:30 AM Break

11:00 AM The Song Remains the Same: OFCCP’s Continuing Focus on Applicant Adverse Impact
                Mickey Silberman, Legal Counsel to National ILG and partner, Jackson Lewis

We’ve all heard about the OFCCP’s increased focus on pay equity, especially after President Obama signed the Ledbetter Fair Pay Act as the first new law of his administration. But, in practice, the OFCCP continues to spend most of its time – and obtains more than 95% of its monetary settlements – on applicant-to-hire adverse impact. And there’s a new twist – the Agency now is focusing intently on “reverse discrimination” and sub-minority adverse impact – catching many employers unaware during audits. In this session, we’ll discuss the OFCCP’s latest adverse impact enforcement strategies and what you can do to respond.

12:30 PM Lunch

2:00 PM Vets and People with Disabilities – Best Practices
             Breakout session and roundtable

After the two telecons that OFCCP Director Patricia Shiu held on Tuesday, January 12 and Thursday, January 14 on the Rehab Act and on VEVRRA, it is clear that she is seeking best practices from the contractor community especially on hiring of disabled and veterans. Participants brought their processes for outreach and hiring of disabled and veterans to discuss with their peers who led a discussion in the afternoon (see below). Nita took the best of the best practices back to Director Shiu and offered them to her on behalf of the WON network.

  • Veterans Leadership Network-Merck
    • Nora Vele of Merck, presented to members on Merck’s outreach to veterans to help them align their military skills with skills necessary to positions within Merck. They have also sponsored projects with many veterans organizations to provide support for injured veterans and to inform them of the opportunities available at Merck.
  • Affirmative Action Program for Covered Veterans and Individuals with Disabilities-Wells Fargo  
    • Bari Evans and Barton Bowne of Wells Fargo discussed their pilot project of having management reach out to veterans within Wells Fargo and having a career discussion with them in an effort to improve the retention of veterans within the organization. The pilot project will be rolled out through Wells Fargo within the next year.

3:15 PM Break

3:30 PM Compliance Roundtable
             Confidential Member Forum

Private member discussion of topics related to EEO and AA compliance and policy. Topics maybe sent in advance to nita.beecher@orcww.com.

5:00 PM Adjourn

6:30 PM No-host dinner: The Black Palm
WON members and their guests are invited to a casual networking dinner at the acclaimed Black Palm Restaurant http://www.blackpalmrestaurant.com/
109 8th Avenue
Pass-a-Grille, Florida
727.360.5000

February 4th Meeting Agenda:  Diversity Day – Diversity 2.0
Using the web and social media to enhance D&I effectiveness within organizations.

8:00 AM    Continental Breakfast

8:30 AM    Welcome and Introduction
                Liz MacGillivray, ORC Worldwide

                 ORC Overview of Diversity Trends and Developments
                 Liz MacGillivray, ORC Worldwide
A review of new and noteworthy research and developments in diversity and inclusion strategy and management.  Topics to be covered include:

  • Race and equality – changing attitudes
  • Impact of the economy on D&I
  • Gender
  • Diversity Management
  • LGBT

10:00 AM    Break

10:30 AM    “Open Diversity”  - how Diversity & Inclusion departments can use Web 2.0 and social media principles to increase effectiveness and reach within organizations
Jessica Faye Carter, CEO of Nette Media and author of Double Outsiders, an award-winning look at professional women of color/multicultural women.

An expert on social media, the experiences of multicultural women in organizations, and how diversity can be a source of technological innovation, Jessica will talk about her newest work looking at how to leverage new media and technology to advance D&I.

12:00 PM    Lunch

1:00 PM    Diversity Roundtable
                Confidential Member Forum

Topics to be discussed include:

  • Diversity training – love it or leave it? 
  • Employee engagement surveys – what is member experience with disparity based on race?
  • How does managing diversity in B-2-B environment differ from in a business to consumer environment?  What are the strategic and cultural (corporate) implications?
  • Philosophical differences among diversity practitioners – what are the pros and cons?
  • Workforce analytics – can AA metrics and methodology be aligned with Diversity metrics and scorecards?  Can these be tied together in the “back office” to avoid the legal/compliance cloud over diversity work?

Topics may be sent in advance to liz.macgillivray@orcww.com

2:30 PM    Adjourn
 

Additional Meeting Handouts and Links (referenced at the February 2010 Meeting)

 

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