03 Dec OCRC Academy OCRC Academy Wednesday, December 3, 2025 (12:00 AM) to Thursday, December 4, 2025 (11:59 PM) 9.5 PDCs Provider: Ohio Civil Rights Commission Course Name: OCRC Academy Speaker: Angela Phelps-White, Executive Director; Jasmin Bailey, Investigator; Vera Boggs, Cleveland Regional Director; Myra Cottrill, Akron Regional Director; Michael Walsh, Director of Housing; Stacy Latta, Toledo Regional Director; Beyan Asoba, Reconsideration Supervisor; Denise Johnson, Chief Administrative Law Judge; Joseph McDonald, General Counsel; Bailey Johnson, Dayton Investigator; Julia Brncik, Cleveland Investigator, Angela Fayne, Toledo Investigator; and Gina Curry, Mediator Program Type: Reoccurring Seminar/Workshop Registration URL: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1409371481039?aff=oddtdtcreator OCRC Academy, Columbus, Ohio Email Details As legal obligations will be explored, and practical activities designed to put concepts into practice held, attendees will learn and utilize civil rights concepts to aid in the appreciation of human resources related threats and liabilities. This, in turn, may be used to mold and support an organization’s strategic direction and long-term goals. The Academy will also allow for direct interaction with the very law enforcement agency enforcing civil rights laws and regulations, and will aid in understanding the steps needed to assure compliance practices towards potential solution designs. This, inevitably, will aid in minimizing employee threats of legal action and civil rights related liabilities. This will allow for a human resources professional to provide strategic planning to the organization’s executives as well as strategies for stakeholders and external organizations relations. Thorough knowledge of civil rights law is at the heart of a human resources professional’s ethical practice. Having a sizable working knowledge of civil rights laws promotes core values, integrity, and accountability throughout an organization. Knowing what is legally required and what is not provides a guidepost for consistent practices, serves as a role model of personal integrity and high ethical standards, and brings potentially unethical and unlawful practices to the organization’s attention. A human resources professional who is knowledgeable of civil rights law permits employees to feel more empowered to raise perceived unethical and unlawful practices, allowing for efficient redressing before the need for legal enforcement actions, and permits an organization to be confident its practices are licit. Details You're Registered! DescriptionLocation The Academy’s overview of the Ohio Civil Rights Commission’s operations, laws, and policies are a necessary part of an Ohio professional’s starting point to explore the concepts of a diverse and inclusive culture, effective equity practices, and alignment of organizational performance with DE&I efforts. Knowing what laws employers must follow allows a professional to preemptively provide employee equity-related buy-in provisions such as language access plans, disability accessibility mechanisms and policies, and lactation and religious practices accommodations. The Commission will introduce the legal concepts related to civil rights practices that will serve, at a minimum, as a floor of the understanding of the concepts and definitions involved in DE&I. OCRC Academy OCRC Academy274 E 1st Ave Ste 100Columbus, OH 43201-3692 Map & Directions