This fast paced and engaging employment training session, presented by attorneys Michael Church and Alice Riethman, partners at Pierson Ferdinand LLP, provides attendees with up to the minute analysis of current litigation trends surrounding bullying, harassment, and discrimination, and addresses the value of workplace civility. Attendees will learn to recognize unlawful conduct under laws such as the Washington Law Against Discrimination, explore real-world case studies including recent multimillion-dollar verdicts and EEOC settlements, and understand the legal risks of failing to address workplace incivility. The program will close out with a research-backed discussion of the significant business costs of incivility and provide attendees with practical strategies for cultivating a culture of civility, at both the personal and managerial/organizational level.

10:00am - 11:30am