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Gender Discrimination: Close the Wage Gap and Ensure Pay Equity

Course Description:

Did you know women have up to three years to file equal pay lawsuits under the Equal Pay Act (EPA)? 

The US Supreme Court decision in last year’s Ledbetter case specified employees must file EEOC complaints within 300 days of suffering the discriminatory pay decision, but that only applies to sex discrimination cases brought under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act.

In fact, women have up to two years from the date of the last payment affected by sex-based wage discrimination to file a direct court action under the EPA and they never have to take the claim to the EEOC.

The EPA requires that men and women be given equal pay for equal work in the same establishment. The jobs need not be identical, but they must be substantially equal. And it’s job content, not job titles that determine whether jobs are substantially equal.

Join CCM and our pay equity expert(s) in this 75 minute audio conference to learn best practices and key strategies to close the wage gap in your organization.  Discover how to protect your organization against gender discrimination claims, and learn:

• What the Equal Pay Act really means for your organization
• Top techniques to evaluate your compensation plans for gender discrimination
• How to avoid the most common wage and hour problems that land employers in court
• Best practices on workplace equity
• Diversity programs specifically geared towards women
• What to do if a worker files suit; statute of limitations, etc.
• How to deal with an EEOC investigation
• Remedies for existing compensation plans that will create a fair and balanced workplace
  

Featured FACULTY:

Ashley Brightwell, Partner, Alston & Bird LLP Labor and Employment Group

Ashley Brightwell is a partner in the firm’s Labor and Employment Group. Ms. Brightwell has extensive experience litigating both single-plaintiff and class-action employment cases, occupational safety and health matters, and public accommodation disability claims.

Ms. Brightwell is a frequent speaker on topics related to the Family and Medical Leave Act, accessibility issues under the Americans With Disabilities Act, severance agreements, and litigation avoidance, having lectured at numerous continuing legal education seminars, meetings of national organizations, and management training courses. Ms. Brightwell also has authored publications on various employment-related topics appearing in The National Law Journal and other nationally recognized legal publications and is a frequent commentator on occupational safety and health topics for a publication for the pulp and paper industry.

Ms. Brightwell received her J.D., with honors, from DePaul University in 1999, where she was a member of the DePaul Law Review, and is a member of the Order of the Coif. Ms. Brightwell received her B.A. in sociology, cum laude, with a minor in communications, from Ohio University in 1996. She is a member of the Board of Directors of the Adaptive Learning Center, a non-profit organization whose mission is to maximize the potential of young children with disabilities and create awareness and acceptance between people with and without disabilities through early intervention, support services, and education and consultation, and is a member of the Leadership Council of the Boys and Girls Club of Metro Atlanta.

MONEY-BACK GUARANTEE:

We're so confident you'll get what you want out of this conference that we'll refund every penny if you're not completely satisfied. No questions asked! It's 100% risk-free!

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APPROVED FOR RECERTIFICATION CREDIT:

HRCI - Receive 1.5 recertification credit hours toward PHR and SPHR recertification through the Human Resource Certification Institute (HRCI). For more information about certification or recertification, please visit the HRCI homepage at www.hrci.org.

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