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McFadden Davis, LLC

THE PIPELINE Fall 2019

IN THIS ISSUE: ELS Lawyers in Action and Exciting News

ELS is proud to be recognized by our client, AT&T, for our efforts to increase the pipeline of diverse individuals entering the legal profession. In praising our efforts, AT&T’s General Counsel, David McAtee, acknowledged that we are a small firm that punches well above our weight! Check out our video highlighting some of our work. Click here for VIDEO . Click here for details .

David R. McAtee II, Senior Executive Vice President & General Counsel AT&T,

Jamala McFadden and Chandra C. Davis, and

Alan Dorantes, Assistant Vice President-Senior Counsel-Human Resource AT&T

Tips for Creating an Alliance Culture for Gender Identity

C reating a positive and safe work environment is more important than ever and it benefits employers and employees. The right actions assist changing workplace culture to reflect our changing society. Gender identity may cause some employees caution when interacting with other employees, despite years of working relationships.

Click here for full article. Raquel Crump

Gender Self-Identification

Gender binary is the classification of gender into two distinct, opposite and disconnected forms of masculine and feminine, whether by social or cultural belief. Gender binary is also known as gender binarism, binarism, or genderism.

The number of people identifying as "gender-nonbinary"—meaning, as neither male nor female—is on the rise. According to Gender Wiki, people who have nonbinary genders may be androgynous or intergender, may have a neutral or unrecognized gender identity, may have multiple gender identities, may have a gender identity that varies over time, may have a partial connection to a gender identity, may be intersex, or may have a culturally specific gender identity that exists only within that culture. These identities are shifting the diversity conversation and raising new compliance challenges. Click here for full article. Chandra Davis

Dispute Between EEOC and DOJ: LGBTQ Protections Under Title VII

Does Title VII’s coverage of sex discrimination also implicitly protect LGBTQ employees from discrimination? The disconnect between the DOJ and the EEOC on the issue of LGBTQ protections under Title VII. Click here for full article.

Modern Day Discrimination In the Workplace

Can an employer discriminate based on non-sex related appearance?

Can an employer discriminate based on non-sex related appearance? Title VII has recently become popular in cases that allege discrimination based on one’s appearance. Can an employer control how its workforce looks when employees come to work? Click here for full article.

W ORKPLACE TRAININGS

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How to Create a Professional and

Civil Workplace

Halima White recently traveled to Mexico and Puerto Rico to provide workplace training to managers on how to create a professional and civil workplace. She provided the interactive training in Spanish. If you need workplace training (in Spanish or English), ELS is your source.

Sexual Harassment Prevention Training

Chandra Davis just completed another Sexual Harassment Prevention quarterly training for a corporate client. It is important to deliver updated training to ensure you workforce is aware and compliant with developments.

RECENT & UPCOMING EVENTS

Chandra Davis presented Best Practices for FLSA, FMLA, ADA and Handling Complaints at the MIE Conference for Legal Services Executive Directors, Managers and Supervisors ( MIE Conference)

Chandra Davis visited a client's corporate headquarters and presented an on-site CLE Training on Emotional and Gender Intelligence

Tennille Hoover and Chandra Davis attended NAMWOLF Annual Meeting

Raquel Crump completed the Labor & Employment Law Trial Institute presented by ABA. This program included three days of intensive instruction on the nuances of trying a labor and employment case and a fourth day of mock trials.

Tennille Hoover presented Don’t Let Your Money Fly Away! Thorny HR Issues for Solo and Small Firms with The Georgia Bar Solo and Small Firm Institute

Oct. 23 Raquel Crump to present Mediation of Employment Law Claims Link to Tickets

Nov. 15 Chandra Davis presenting a CLE on Women Litigators Dealing with Bullying and Bias at Women in Litigation Joint CLE Conference

Nov. 19 Raquel Crump to present Legal Professionalism in Social Media - CLE Program for Lawyers, State Bar GA credits

Dec. 13 Raquel Crump to participate as a Panelist on Using Social Media with Professionalism at Professionalism Then (1988) and Now (2019)

Jan. 29, 2020 Raquel Crump to present Women in Law, State Bar ICLE

Please contact Patricia O'Toole at potoole@theemploymentlawsolution.com for details regarding events.

COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP

& SERVICE

Service and Leadership in Action:

Space Between

Expounding upon the “service and leadership” pillar of our mission, ELS Partner Jamala McFadden has created Space Between , an accelerator program for women of color who are currently low income to achieve economic mobility through entrepreneurship.

Chandra C. Davis: Leadership Atlanta Class of 2020

Leadership Atlanta inspires leaders to strengthen metro Atlanta’s communities. The core of Leadership Atlanta’s programming is a nine-month, executive-level series. Approximately 85 established leaders are chosen each year to represent a broad cross-section of metro Atlanta. Through retreats, full-day seminars, service projects, discussion groups and community tours, members explore critical community issues, examine themselves as leaders and build relationships of trust and mutual understanding. Chandra is enjoying participating in Leadership Atlanta 2020 .

Raquel Crump will serve LIWOCA as Marketing/Social Media Chair. She will also serve the NAMWOLF Retail, Restaurant & Hospitality Committee as co-chair of the RRH PAC CLE Subcommittee at the Driving Diversity & Leadership Conference in February 2020.