Civility in the Workplace – Navigating Political Discussions in the Workplace
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION:
Please join Pam Thornton (Director of Strategic HR Services, EANE) and Greg Tumolo (Shareholder, Littler Mendelson, PC) for an interactive lunch and learn on civility in the workplace with a specific focus on political discourse and navigating political differences during the upcoming election season. This one-hour virtual session will include the following topics:
- The legal parameters regarding political speech and expression in the workplace
- Navigating political differences with understanding and mutual respect
- Proactive communication strategies for diffusing political tensions
- Performance management and progressive discipline considerations when partisan politics creeps into the workplace
This program has been submitted for HRCI and SHRM credits.
OUR SPEAKERS:
Gregory Tumolo, Shareholder, Littler Mendelson, PC.
Gregory Tumolo is a Shareholder in the Providence office of Littler Mendelson, PC. He focuses his practice on representing and counseling clients in a wide array of labor and employment law matters.
Gregory has substantial experience providing employers with the creative and cost-effective compliance solutions that they need to grow their businesses and effectively manage risk. He drafts, reviews, and disseminates the documents that they need to recruit and retain a diverse and talented workforce, build a workplace free of unlawful discrimination and harassment, and comply with their obligations under local, state, and federal law. He regularly assists clients with issues arising under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), and state anti-discrimination and wage and hour laws. He also provides education and training to executives, managers, and HR professionals on a wide variety of employment law topics.
Gregory also has several years of direct and substantial experience litigating discrimination, harassment, retaliation, wage and hour, and whistleblower claims. He has successfully defended employers in cases before state courts and administrative agencies in Massachusetts and Rhode Island, including the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination (MCAD), the Rhode Island Commission for Human Rights, and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC).
Pam Thornton, Director of Strategic HR Services, EANE
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