Wednesday, January 18, 2012
Time: 1:30 pm ET (12:30 pm CT, 11:30 am MT, 10:30 am PT)
Length: 90 Minutes

Registration - Session Only: $198.00

Registration - Session Plus CD Recording: $289.00

Special Feature: If you register for this webinar and cannot attend, you will be able to access a one-time instant replay without charge for up to 60 days after the date of the webinar.

**The CD will contain the speaker’s presentation and the PowerPoint slides shown during the webinar.

WEBINAR DESCRIPTION

• Last year, one of the largest banks in the U.S. was sued by a woman who claimed she was discriminated against because she was “too beautiful.”

• In 2006, a group of Las Vegas cocktail waitresses sued a casino because of its policy against weight gain.

• In 2009, an anonymous manager at a trendy clothing company alleged that the CEO personally reviewed photos of the entire sales staff and summarily fired anyone he deemed too unattractive to sell clothes.

Welcome to the brave new world of beauty bias law.

Some say that beauty bias is the last acceptable form of discrimination, but that might be changing. Studies now show that less attractive people suffer tangible, measurable disadvantages in the workplace, from being passed over in hiring and promotion to decreased pay, to being taken less seriously in all aspects of business. And now, the law is taking notice.  One state and six counties and cities in the U.S. have instituted appearance discrimination laws, but lawsuits have been filed all over the country.

This webinar will look at current state and federal beauty bias laws and lawsuits and explore what businesses and organizations should know about appearance-based discrimination.  Topics covered will include: how current discrimination laws may already address appearance, how existing beauty bias laws are working so far, and what you can learn from recent beauty bias cases.

AGENDA

• How appearance discrimination relates to other unlawful forms of discrimination

• How the courts have handled beauty bias cases

• What to do when looking good is part of the job

• Obesity as a disability issue

• When beauty bias turns into harassment

• Is there such a thing as being too beautiful?

• What’s happened so far in those places with appearance discrimination laws

• Are more beauty bias laws on the horizon?

• Question and Answers

FACULTY

This webinar is presented by Abby Dees of Abby Dees Consulting. Ms. Dees is a former civil rights attorney, advocating for clients from a broad range of backgrounds. She is an author and columnist on a wide range of diversity issues, as well as a previous presenter for Park Avenue Presentations on diversity in the workplace. Ms. Dees is a graduate of the University of Southern California School of Law (1999).

TELECONFERENCE OVERVIEW

* 90-minutes (Travel-Free) delivered over the phone and Internet.
* Unlimited listeners per connection - bring the entire department.
* Q&A session with the expert.

This event will be presented live by phone together with a PowerPoint presentation to be viewed on your computer. Internet access is not required for phone-only participants. The PowerPoint slides will be provided shortly before the event. Once you register, you will receive an email which is your receipt and which includes your instructions for dialing in and logging on. You will also receive an email reminder 24 hours before the webinar.

REGISTER

Registration - Session Only: $198.00

Registration - Session Plus CD Recording: $289.00

Special Feature: If you register for this webinar and cannot attend, you will be able to access a one-time instant replay without charge for up to 60 days after the date of the webinar.

**The CD will contain the speaker’s presentation and the PowerPoint slides shown during the webinar.