Online Webinar 2019 - Live Webinar:Transgender Employees: Your Obligations and Proactive Practices as HR

Overview:
Despite the progress made in recent years for LGBTQ awareness and employment practices, many transgender individuals believe that there is still more work to do, especially within the workplace. With enough media attention and governmental regulations, it can be confusing for employers to understand what the minimum standards are. The most forward-thinking companies go a step further by being proactive in creating policies, procedures, and other forms of support.
Employers generally would not intentionally create a hostile work environment for transgender employees, but that is often the end result simply due to a lack of education. Many employers fail to be proactive when it comes to helping transgender workers feel comfortable, welcomed, and accepted in the workplace. Fortunately, there are several concrete steps employers can take to ensure that they’re creating an inclusive and caring environment where compassion helps to clear up confusion and enhances inclusion.
In this practical webinar, you’ll learn how you as the employer, HR professional, or leader can best manage workplace issues that affect transgender employers. You’ll come away with a foundation for understanding your legal obligations as well as explore best practices to increase employee engagement in your company.
Session Highlights
• Introduction to inclusive terminology, including Transgender and LGBTQ
• Recognize implicit and explicit biases in reference to Transgender issues
• Overview of federal, state, and local protections for Transgender employees
• Clarify the roles and expectations of company leaders, including Human Resources
• Provide a checklist for reviewing your company policies and procedures
• Walk through of 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
Your Instructor
Melveen Stevenson
Melveen Stevenson is the CEO and founder of M.S.Elemental, LLC, a human resources and business advisory firm based in Los Angeles, California. As a certified HR professional with a background in accounting and finance, she helps companies to navigate the human resources “jungle” of compliance, human capital, and leadership challenges. By using an encompassing business approach, she helps to strengthen the infrastructure of organizations from the inside out, specifically through leadership development, operations, training, employee engagement, and executive coaching.
Over the last 17 years, Melveen has held leadership positions in human resources operations, supply chain, and talent management at international companies in food manufacturing, medical devices, and consumer products. She has also worked internationally.
Melveen began her career in accounting and international banking. With an inspired desire to support and drive organizational success through human capital, she redirected her career and obtained her MBA at Michigan State University’s Eli Broad Graduate School of Management.