The EEOC has announced speakers and learning tracks for the upcoming EXCEL (Examining Conflicts in Employment Laws) conference, the main annual conference for federal agency officials on EEO policies, to be held this year July 10-12 in Washington, D.C.
Workshop topics will include harassment in the workplace in the wake of the #MeToo and #TimesUp movements, diversity and inclusion, sex discrimination and more. Those workshops “are designed to give attending HR professionals tools to tackle complex emerging issues as well as long-standing employment issues. This conference gives employers and employment professionals tools to address and combat workplace discrimination of all kinds,” the EEOC said.
Featured speakers will include OPM director Jeff Pon; Lenora Billings-Harris, a consultant and speaker on diversity and inclusion; and retired baseball player and manager “Dusty” Baker. Breakout sessions will include EEOC acting chair Victoria Lipnic and other high-ranking EEOC officials.
The conference is designed for EEO managers, HR professionals, alternative dispute resolution specialists and others with role in EEO policies and practices; attendance can satisfy certain continuing education requirements.
Registration and other information is on the EEOC site.
