The NW EEO/Affirmative Action Association (NW EEO/AAA) and the Oregon Southwest Washington Industry Liaison Group (OSWILG) are pleased to co-sponsor a seminar presented by Jeanne Goldberg, Senior Attorney Advisor in the Office of Legal Counsel at the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) headquarters in Washington, D.C

During the past year, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has held public meetings on a wide range of EEO topics and trends, including:

• Discrimination against pregnant workers and workers with caregiving responsibilities;
• New final regulation on disparate impact and reasonable factors other than age under the ADEA;
• Overcoming barriers to the employment of veterans with disabilities;
•  Arrest and conviction records as a hiring barrier; and
•  Use of leave as a reasonable accommodation. 

Join us for a training session by Jeanne Goldberg, who will address developments in all of these areas with a focus on practical compliance advice.  Ample time will be provided for Q&A.

Jeanne Goldberg is a Senior Attorney Advisor in the Office of Legal Counsel at the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) headquarters in Washington, D.C.   She assists the Commission in interpreting and applying the statutes it enforces, and participates in drafting regulations, policy guidance, and other publications.  Ms. Goldberg has provided EEO training presentations throughout the country for managers, employees, attorneys, and human resources staff in both the private and public sectors, and is a frequent speaker at national conferences.  She served as the 2010-11 Public Co-Chair of the National Programs Committee of the American Bar Association’s Section of Labor and Employment Law, and from 2007-09 served as a government fellow on the Section’s Equal Employment Opportunity Committee. 

Prior to joining EEOC, Ms. Goldberg was in private law practice from 1990-1999, specializing in civil rights litigation, and argued EEO cases before the U.S. Courts of Appeals for the Fourth and D.C. Circuits.  She also served as an adjunct law professor at the College of William and Mary from 1996-1998.  Before entering private practice, she served from 1988-1990 as a staff attorney for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. She received her B.A. from Northwestern University and her J.D. from George Washington University.