Closing Session Remarks and California's New Regulations on Transgender Workers and Background Checks
Another year, another change in California employment law you have to navigate. New regulations include clarifications of an employer's obligations to its transgender workforce, and how employers can use applicants' and employees' criminal backgrounds to make hiring and employment decisions. The presenter, a member of California's Fair Employment and Housing Council with extensive experience in advising employers on these issues, will discuss the latest developments and what they mean for you.
Learning Objectives:
- How to handle employee requests related to gender identity and gender expression, and other issues concerning employer obligations to the workforce.
- How to handle employee requests for name and pronoun changes and the use of bathrooms and other facilities that match the employee's gender identity.
- How you may and may not use information obtained through criminal background checks to make decisions about applicants and current employees.
- Best practices for drafting effective policies and procedures to address these changes.
Patti C. Perez
Patti Perez is on a mission to transform workplace culture. She is the founder of PersuasionPoint Inc. and combines her experience as a licensed California attorney, a professionally-certified HR executive, a tech company leader, a specialist in the prevention and resolution of workplace drama, an expert witness in state and federal court, a state regulator and as an entrepreneur to create a revolutionary shift in the way we communicate and connect at work.
Patti is the author of The Drama-Free Workplace: How You Can Prevent Unconscious Bias, Sexual Harassment, Ethics Lapses, and Inspire a Healthy Culture (Wiley 2019), a one-of-a-kind, informative resource that explains what it takes to build and sustain an equitable, inclusive and healthy workplace culture.