LGBTQ awareness at work has improved, yet many transgender people feel more needs to be done. With media coverage and a mix of government rules, employers can find it hard to know the minimum standards. This 60-minute webinar on transgender employees explains your obligations and the proactive practices forward-thinking employers adopt.
You'll start with clear definitions of transgender and LGBTQ terminology, then consider diversity and inclusion issues and common implicit and explicit biases. The session gives an overview of federal, state and local protections for transgender employees and clarifies the roles and expectations of HR and company leaders.
It finishes with a checklist for reviewing and updating policies and procedures and a walk-through of a sample gender transition plan.
WHY SHOULD YOU ATTEND?
Few employers set out to create a hostile environment for transgender employees, but a lack of education often leads there. Concrete, proactive steps help transgender workers feel welcome and accepted, reduce confusion and support engagement.
This session gives HR professionals at all levels, employment attorneys, EAP professionals, small and mid-size business owners and company leaders a foundation in legal obligations and best practices.
AREA COVERED
- Definitions and clarifications of transgender and LGBTQ terminology
- Diversity and inclusion considerations
- Common implicit and explicit biases
- Federal, state and local protections for transgender employees
- Roles and expectations of HR and company leaders
- Policies and procedures to review and update, with a checklist
- A sample gender transition plan
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
- Use inclusive terminology, including transgender and LGBTQ terms
- Recognize implicit and explicit biases related to transgender issues
- Outline federal, state and local protections for transgender employees
- Clarify the roles and expectations of HR and company leaders
- Review company policies and procedures with a checklist
- Walk through a sample gender transition plan
WHO WILL BENEFIT?
- HR professionals, all levels
- Employment attorneys
- Employee Assistance Program professionals
- Small- and medium-size business owners
- Company leaders
Few employers set out to create a hostile environment for transgender employees, but a lack of education often leads there. Concrete, proactive steps help transgender workers feel welcome and accepted, reduce confusion and support engagement.
This session gives HR professionals at all levels, employment attorneys, EAP professionals, small and mid-size business owners and company leaders a foundation in legal obligations and best practices.
- Definitions and clarifications of transgender and LGBTQ terminology
- Diversity and inclusion considerations
- Common implicit and explicit biases
- Federal, state and local protections for transgender employees
- Roles and expectations of HR and company leaders
- Policies and procedures to review and update, with a checklist
- A sample gender transition plan
- Use inclusive terminology, including transgender and LGBTQ terms
- Recognize implicit and explicit biases related to transgender issues
- Outline federal, state and local protections for transgender employees
- Clarify the roles and expectations of HR and company leaders
- Review company policies and procedures with a checklist
- Walk through a sample gender transition plan
- HR professionals, all levels
- Employment attorneys
- Employee Assistance Program professionals
- Small- and medium-size business owners
- Company leaders