"Proactively preventing employment discrimination problems is an Innovative Solution."

 Creating a productive and lawful work environment is within the reach of every business!

• Can your company afford to play “Who Wants to be a Millionaire” with your employees?
• Can your company risk losing the goodwill and positive reputation it has carefully built up over the years?
• Can your company remain productive if internal dissent over discrimination distresses your employees?

Your Company can avoid the landmines of employment discrimination by taking a few valuable risk-reducing measures.

• Develop comprehensive policies and procedures that reflect your anti-discrimination standards.
• Train all your managers, supervisors and employees in their rights and responsibilities under the law and under your policies.
• Developing and implementing anti-discrimination policies and procedures and training staff will actually change workplace behavior to prevent discrimination from occurring now and in the future.
• In the unfortunate event of a lawsuit, appropriate policies and training are also relevant evidence of your good faith efforts to comply with anti-discrimination standards which may limit your liability and damages.

Conduct a good faith investigation if a complaint of discrimination is made.  If a complaint is made, conducting a thorough and neutral investigation increases staff’s trust and belief in your anti-discrimination standards.  A good faith investigation and prompt corrective action of inappropriate behavior can also limit your liability and damages.

Mediate disputes.  You cannot afford to let discrimination issues fester within your company distracting staff, reducing morale and negatively affecting your reputation.  Mediation is a dispute resolution procedure which encourages eliminating the problem and moving forward to take precedence over finding fault.  Resolve discrimination disputes at the lowest level before severe morale damage and financial loss occurs.

 Innovative Solutions will:

• Help you develop sound, thorough anti-discrimination policies.
• Train your managers, supervisors and employees in your policies and procedures and applicable laws.
• Conduct a fair and complete investigation of any complaints of discrimination.
• Mediate disputes before unnecessary harm is done.

Jill Dean has practiced law in Alaska for over 20 years, most recently as an attorney for the Alaska State Commission for Human Rights.  She is now offering human relations consulting services in employment discrimination issues to Alaska businesses, large and small. 

 

 

 

Innovative Solutions Consulting

4141 B Street, Suite 208

Anchorage, Alaska  99503

(907) 743-0563 

E-mail:  jilldean@mtaonline.net

For Further Information:

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)	Federal Anti-discrimination Law details, types of discrimination described, current news and cases, Federal agencies that can help.
Alaska State Commission for Human Rights (ASCHR)	Types of discrimination prohibited in Alaska, what the ASCHR does, what it can do for you.
Anchorage Equal Rights Commission  (AERC)	AERC works to eliminate and prevent discrimination in Anchorage in the areas of Employment, Rental and Sale of Real Property (housing), Education, Public Accommodations and Financial Practices.