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House training session reviews workplace discrimination, microaggressions and reporting channels
Summary
A trainer led legislators and staff through definitions of diversity, equity, inclusion and practical examples of discrimination, microaggressions and reporting routes including the House policy on the prevention of discrimination and the Legislative Office of Human Resources.
A trainer for the House Discrimination Prevention Panel led a session for legislators and staff that reviewed definitions of diversity, equity and inclusion, common workplace problems such as microaggressions and retaliation, and where to report complaints under House and Senate rules.
The session opened with definitions. "Equity takes into account the fact that there are certain groups that have been disadvantaged," the trainer said, explaining the difference between equality, equity and justice and using the common "boxes and fence" example to illustrate the concepts. The trainer also defined discrimination as "employment decisions that are based on membership in a protected class" and described "associational discrimination," where someone is disadvantaged because of a relationship with a protected person.
Why it matters: The presentation framed the material as practical…
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