This audio conference was recorded on Wednesday - January 28, 2009

Credits:

This program has been approved for 1.5 recertification credit hours toward PHR and SPHR recertification through the Human Resource Certification Institute (HRCI). For more information about certification or recertification, please visit the HRCI homepage at www.hrci.org. The use of this seal is not an endorsement by HRCI of the quality of the program. It means that this program has met HRCI’s criteria to be pre-approved for recertification.

Description:

Discrimination against people of size is as common as race-based discrimination. That’s the finding of a recent study by the Rudd Center for Food Policy & Obesity at Yale University.

While a few cities have passed laws outlawing discrimination on the basis of weight, they are few and far between. However, passing judgment on an individual because he or she is fat may lead to unfair hiring and promotional decisions, as well as pay disparities, not to mention feelings of alienation and isolation on the part of the worker. Plus, weight-motivated discrimination or harassment can lead to a difficult work environment and decreased morale for all employees.

Order this in-depth audio conference recording where you’ll learn how to eradicate weight bias in the workplace and motivate your entire workforce into practicing healthy habits designed to boost employee engagement.

Speaker(s):

Jason Docherty is the executive vice president of new media for one of North America’s leading capital market communications firms and co-chair of NAAFA™: the National Association to Advance Fat Acceptance, a civil rights organization focused on eradicating size discrimination through education, support, and advocacy. Docherty has been active in the size acceptance movement for over a decade and leveraged his experience as an award-winning new media designer and strategic communications expert to rebrand and refocus NAAFA as the voice against size discrimination. In addition to serving as project manager of the NAAFA Size Diversity Toolkit™ with Tealer, he was responsible for the creative direction of the project.

Lisa Tealer is the senior manager of corporate diversity and inclusion at a leading biotechnology company and a board member at NAAFA. Tealer has written on weight and diversity issues, and as the director of Health At Every Size for NAAFA, a set of principles that support individuals in adopting all aspects of health and well-being independent of weight loss, she helped develop the NAAFA Size Diversity Toolkit™, which addresses size diversity in the workplace. Tealer is a member of the Society of Human Resources Management and the Northern California HR Association, and she possesses a certificate in diversity management from the University of Houston’s C.T. Bauer College of Business. She also serves on a number of advisory boards including WomanCare Plus, a collaboration with the University of California, Berkeley’s Center for Health and Weight, addressing health disparities of large women.

Our experts will cover:

• The subtle ways in which weight bias may exist, and how to ensure that your organization doesn’t fall into the trap of engaging in weight-based discrimination
• How to implement strategies that will allow you to effectively interview, hire, promote, and engage workers regardless of their size
• Devising innovative, productive, and creative motivating tactics for getting your workforce to take advantage of wellness options without focusing on weight
• What to do when weight-based bullying or harassment occurs