“Practice What You Preach”: How to Implement and Maintain Impactful DEI Programs and Better Protect your Initiatives from Litigation Risks

North Texas SHRM Educational Luncheon

“Practice What You Preach”: How to Implement and Maintain Impactful DEI Programs and Better Protect your Initiatives from Litigation Risks

Friday, March 4th: 11:00 am - 1:00 pm

11:00 am: Registration & Networking 

11:30 am: Food Service

12:00 pm: Speaker Presentation

***DOOR PRIZES***

Presentation by Jervonne Newsome

Recognized as Best Lawyer in America for 2021 and 2022 and D Magazine’s Best Lawyer under 40, Jervonne’ Newsome is a Partner at Lynn Pinker Hurst & Schwegmann, LLP, a top-tier litigation boutique in Texas. Jervonne's optimistic approach, unyielding work ethic, and “outside-the-box” litigation strategies are highly respected among the legal community and her clients. Her ability to synthesize and create streamlined arguments, as well as her execution during trials, yields successful results and speedy resolutions. Jervonne’s clients include Fortune 500 companies, small businesses, and, corporate and senior executives and officers across a range of complex civil and business litigation matters like labor and employment law, trusts and estates, breach of fiduciary duty, breach of contract, business torts, employment law, trade secrets, non-compete disputes, oil and gas, and more. Jervonne was named among Dallas Top Legal Women and recognized by Chambers and Partners during their 2021 Diversity & Inclusion Awards ceremony. She currently serves as the Practice Group subcommittee chair for the Dallas Bar Association's Equality Committee where she is leading the committee in drafting a DEI toolkit to be used as a resource for law firms and in-house counsel in promoting and sustaining their DEI programs.

“Practice What You Preach”: How to implement and maintain impactful DEI programs and better protect your initiatives from litigation risks.

In part one, participants will explore pitfalls that could hinder a company’s DEI initiatives or subject the company to certain litigation risks. Participants will learn practical HR and DEI lessons through a legal analysis of the Duvall v. Novant Health, Inc. case where the jury awarded former senior executive $10 million for his “reverse discrimination” claim. Participants will learn HR’s role in DEI and why full integration a company’s HR program and DEI initiatives is essential.

In part two, participants will explore the best DEI practices for

• Building and promoting inclusiveness in the workplace;
• Overcoming pandemic workplace challenges and using those challenges as an opportunity for DEI adjustments throughout the company;
• Monitoring the DEI program and making necessary adjustments so that ideals are attained and maintained; and
• Improving objectiveness in decision-making and removing workplace bias in the company’s hiring, retaining, and promoting efforts.

This program has been approved for 1 SHRM PDC, 3 SHRM PDC's, or 5 SHRM PDC's. DallasHR is recognized by SHRM to offer Professional Development Credits (PDCs) for the SHRM-CP or SHRM-SCP. For more information, visit the SHRM certification website at www.shrmcertification.org.

This program is approved for 1 HR, 3HRS, or 5HRS (Business) HRCI recertification credit hours toward PHR, SPHR and GPHR through the HR Certification Institute. For more information about certification or recertification, please visit the HR Certification Institute website at www.hrci.org.