EEOC & VA. Human Rights Council Equal Pay Day Observance Greater Richmond Convention Center

May 26, 2011

8:30 – 8:45     Welcome                   Reuben Daniels, Jr., Director, Charlotte District Office

8:45 – 9:00     Opening Address    Charles James, Deputy Secretary of Administration, State of Virginia

9:00 – 10:00   Panel I “Federal and State Laws Aimed at Fighting Pay Discrimination”

Panelists:

• Sandra Norman, Director, Virginia Human Rights Council
• Benjamin Howard, Compliance Officer, Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs
• David Jeffrey, Investigator, US Department of Labor, Wage & Hour Division

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10:15 – 11:15   Panel II “Practical Solutions For Closing the Gender Pay Gap”

Panelists:

• Karen Michael, Esq., KarenMichael, PLC
• Nancy Brooking, President, Richmond SHRM
• Henry L. Chambers, Professor of Law, University of Richmond

11:15 – 11:45     Q & A

11:45 – 12:00     Closing Remarks         Reuben Daniels, Jr., Director, Charlotte District Office