Transgender In The Workplace

For some transgender people, there comes a point where hiding who they are is no longer possible, and the workplace, where we spend much of our waking lives, is often where they choose to share it. This 60-minute webinar on transgender in the workplace shows employers how to respond well.

Any business with gender identity in its non-discrimination policy should be ready to manage a gender transition. You'll learn what transgender means and how it differs from LGBQ, the business case for inclusion, and how to review policies and practices for gender neutrality.

The session covers benefits issues, disclosure before, during or after an interview, HR's role in the transition, federal anti-discrimination protections and how state and local laws apply, plus guidelines that set clear expectations for transitioning employees, supervisors and co-workers.

• Explain what transgender means and how it differs from LGBQ
• Understand your role in supporting a gender transition
• Identify policies and practices to review to reduce risk
• Create a gender transition plan or guidelines and decide what they should cover
• Address benefits issues
• Manage questions and reactions from co-workers

• What transgender means
• The business case for inclusion
• Reviewing and updating policies and practices for gender neutrality
• Benefits issues
• Disclosure before, during or after an interview
• HR's role in navigating the transition process
• Federal anti-discrimination protections
• State and local laws and how they apply

The transgender population is small, but employers still need to be ready. How a transition is handled has legal implications and affects both the transitioning employee and co-workers. Unprepared employers risk employee relations problems and discrimination claims.

This session suits managers, HR managers, directors and professionals, and in-house counsel.

• Managers
• HR Managers
• HR Directors
• HR Professionals
• In-House Counsel

Kristin Corredor, MBA, SPHR, is president of Cadence Human Resource Management, LLC an HR consultancy group working with companies of all sizes and industries to strengthen their human resources function. Cadence is an integrated partner with the company’s leadership, focused on delivering measurable results with highly creative, non-conventional tools and ideas to get to the next level focusing on HR compliance and HR processes and procedures.