2011 Sexual Harrassment Awareness Training (AB1825)

This presentation is an overview of the Fair Employment and Housing Act's prohibitions against sexual harassment and discrimination in the workplace.  Topics will include the legal definitions of harassment, the employer's duty regarding workplace harassment, the reporting of workplace harassment, and investigations in the workplace.  In California, every employer with more than fifty workers must provide its supervisors with at least two hours of sexual harassment avoidance training every two years.  This program is designed to satisfy that requirement.

 Training includes:
     • Two (2) hours of interactive and educational training
     • Comprehensive materials
     • Certificate of completion for attendees

For this extended two hour training program, networking will be available before the program starting at 11:00 AM after the two hour presentation starting at 1:30PM.  All Attendees will receive a free PIHRA coffee cup.

The program will be facilitated by Joseph T. Ortiz

Joseph T. Ortiz is an attorney in Best Best & Krieger LLP’s Labor and Employment practice group in the Riverside office. An experienced trial lawyer, Mr. Ortiz has successfully tried employment matters before state and federal courts, administrative agencies, and arbitration tribunals on claims of all types.

Mr. Ortiz's experience includes the representation of private and municipal employers in employment matters of all kinds, such as claims of wrongful termination, claims of discrimination and harassment and related claims of fraud, negligent misrepresentation, breach of implied employment contract, interference with prospective economic advantage, unfair competition, breach of contract, civil rights, and the various forms of unfair business practices. Mr. Ortiz has also represented management before federal and state administrative agencies including the NLRB, PERB, EEOC, DFEH, U.S. Department of Labor, DLSE, State Labor Commissioner, and, in limited instances, the Workers' Compensation Appeals Board.

Mr. Ortiz also provides employers a variety of services including drafting employee handbooks, employment and severance agreements, consultant agreements, independent contractor agreements, and employment policies of all types; providing in-house training on sexual and other types of harassment; and providing consultation on all types of employment discrimination, wage and hour issues, affirmative action, and sensitivity and diversity concerns.

Mr. Ortiz recently taught employment law as an adjunct professor at the University of California, Riverside extension program.

Education

• University of Minnesota, J.D. (2001)
• University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), B.A.

Bar Admissions

• California (2002)

 Mr. Ortiz also provides employers a variety of services including drafting employee handbooks, employment and severance agreements, consultant agreements, independent contractor agreements, and employment policies of all types; providing in-house training on sexual and other types of harassment; and providing consultation on all types of employment discrimination, wage and hour issues, affirmative action, and sensitivity and diversity concerns.

Mr. Ortiz recently taught employment law as an adjunct professor at the University of California, Riverside extension program.