This Age Discrimination Act Teleconference will bring you up to speed with the changes in the Age Discrimination in Employment Act.
(PRWEB) September 16, 2005 -- The ADEA's protections apply to both employees and job applicants. Under the ADEA, it is unlawful to discriminate against a person because of his/her age with respect to any term, condition or privilege of employment -- including, but not limited to, hiring, firing, promotion, layoff, compensation, benefits, job assignments and training. It is also unlawful to retaliate against an individual for opposing employment practices that discriminate based on age or for filing an age discrimination charge, testifying or participating in any way in an investigation, proceeding or litigation under the ADEA. This program will bring you up to speed with the changes in the Age Discrimination in Employment Act.
Cecil Howard has been with the Florida Commission on Human Relations for over five years. He has served as general counsel for the past four years. Prior to his employment with the commission, he was in private practice and served as city attorney for the city of Midway, Florida. He has also worked as an assistant general counsel for the Florida League of Cities and the Public Defenders Office. As general counsel for the commission, Mr. Howard has litigated whistleblower cases before the circuit court and initiated several housing discrimination cases before the Division of Administrative Hearings. He has also implemented an employment discrimination training program for commission employees and has spoken to several groups regarding issues in employment discrimination. Mr. Howard also manages the commissions Mediation Unit. He received his undergraduate degree in government and public administration from Florida State University and his J.D. degree from Texas Southern University.
This teleconference will benefit Human resource and benefits professionals, business managers, office managers, administrators, directors and payroll professionals.
To register for this event please click http://www.lorman.com/info/360509 or please call 866-352-9539 to speak with a Lorman Education customer service representative. Reference number for this event is 18189.
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