Preventing Discrimination and Harassment in the Workplace

With the recent news stories about sexual harassment in many different industries, it’s a good time to remind non-profit organizations about this important subject.
Ann Plunkett of WorkPlace Partners, Inc., will present a training program, “Preventing Discrimination and Harassment in the Workplace”.  This lively and interactive training program will educate all participants about the subject of discrimination, harassment, and retaliation.  All types of harassment, including sexual harassment will be included.  The program will include information about how to develop policies and procedures to prevent work place discrimination and harassment, including sample policies and procedures.  Participants will also learn how to handle a complaint of discrimination, harassment or retaliation should one be made.  The program will also review the unique responsibilities and potential liability of supervisors, managers and board members.
About the Presenter:  Ann B. Plunkett Esq.
Ann has over thirty years of legal and human resources experience as corporate counsel, employment counsel and human resource executive in various corporate settings.
After two years in private law practice, she served as Assistant Counsel for T.G. & Y. Stores Company, a national discount retailer based in Oklahoma City, OK.  In 1985 Ann relocated to St. Louis to join The May Department Stores Company.  As Senior Counsel at May Company,  she specialized in employment law, handling a broad scope of legal and human resources matters for May’s numerous divisions through the country.  Ann also gained hands-on human resource management experience at May, directing the store human resource function in an operating division.
At Fox Photo, Inc., a photo/imaging subsidiary of Eastmen Kodak, Ann combined her legal background with her human resource expertise, serving as General Counsel and Vice President of Human Resources.  In addition to managing all legal business issues internally for 435 stores in 26 states, she directed the human resource functions including compensation, benefits, HR information systems, employee relations and federal and state compliance.
In 1998, Ann founded the full-service human resource consulting firm, WorkPlace Partners, Inc., which serves a myriad of companies in the St. Louis area and around the country.  Clients include a number of industries and all sizes of businesses, from start up companies to large well-established enterprises and non-profit organizations.  Ann serves as an expert witness in employment litigation around the country and is a frequent guest speaker on various employment related topics.