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Legislative training stresses DEI basics, harassment prevention and where to file complaints
Summary
Two external consultants led a one-hour diversity, equity and inclusion training for legislative members and staff, covering definitions, hiring practices, microaggressions, accommodations and the House policy on discrimination reporting.
CHARLOTTE STEVENS, founder of Charlotte Stevens Consulting and a retired labor and employment attorney, and Sam O'Neil, founder of Forge Point Solution Group and an HR consultant, led a one-hour diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) training for legislators and staff that emphasized definitions, everyday workplace conduct and the office procedures for reporting discrimination.
The session opened with Stevens saying the training was intended "to begin, not the end of a conversation," and she laid out definitions the presenters used during the hour: diversity as the range of psychological, physical and social differences among people; equity as "a guarantee of fair treatment" that recognizes and seeks to remove barriers; and inclusion as creating an environment where people "feel welcome, feel appreciated" and can bring different…
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