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Supporting Transgender and Gender Diverse Employees in the Workplace

Labour, Employment and Human Rights Group Webinar
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Overview

A continued statistical rise in hate against the 2SLGBTQIA+ community, and particularly the transgender and gender diverse community, has reinforced the need and legal obligation to support transgender and gender diverse employees in the workplace.

By reviewing recent case law, findings and statistics from the Employment Equity Task Force Report and employer policies and procedures, this webinar will outline key supports for transgender and gender diverse employees in the workplace.

We will review various recent cases of interest ranging from employee harassment and discrimination, including misgendering and deadnaming, and discuss how employers can best educate both management and employees on this ever-changing landscape. We will also review cases demonstrating the risks of failing to conduct adequate investigations into employee complaints as well as cases showing the importance of education on terminology.

Audience

In-house legal counsel (broadly), human resources professionals, compensation and benefits professionals, senior leadership, legal directors/teams, people/team managers, consultants, workplace investigators

Agenda

  • 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm ET / 11:00 am - 12:30 pm PT Webinar and Q&A

Cost

This webinar is complimentary 

Materials and Webinar Recording: If you are unable to attend the webinar but wish to receive the materials and webinar recording after, please click the "Materials and Webinar Recording" option at bottom of this page.

LSO Accredited EDI

1.5Hours Available Via Webinar
This program contains 1.5 EDI Professionalism Hours. Fasken has been approved as an Accredited Provider of Professionalism Content by the Law Society of Ontario.

This program contains 1.5 hours of accredited professional responsibility and ethics content for the purposes of the Law Society of British Columbia’s annual Continuing Professional Development (CPD) requirements. The session has been loaded with the LSBC and is titled “Supporting Transgender and Gender Diverse Employees in the Workplace - May 2024”. It is available for claiming through your LSBC Member Portal.

A confirmation of participation will be sent to you for your continuing education hours with the Barreau du Québec.

For CPD/CLE in other jurisdictions, please contact your local Law Society

Event contact

Andrea Tulloch Marketing Events Manager +1 416 868 3329

Speakers

  • Erin Porter, Partner | CHAIR, LABOUR, EMPLOYMENT & HUMAN RIGHTS, ONTARIO, Toronto, ON, +1 416 868 3536, eporter@fasken.com
  • Judith Parisien, Partner, Ottawa, ON, +1 613 696 6858, jparisien@fasken.com

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