Brown Bag Lunch & Learn: What Your Business needs to Know about Harassment in the Workplace

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We've heard about the "Me Too" movement in the headlines and how it is affecting the movie and media industries, but what does it mean for your business here in Colorado? 

With new claims of sexual harassment hitting the headlines every day, it’s not if but when will a company will have to respond to these claims. Employers Council is pleased to offer local chambers of commerce a seminar for their members to address this complex issue.

• The session will last 60 minutes and be followed by a short Q&A.
• The seminar will be led by an experienced employment law attorney and harassment investigator.
• The session will ensure that participants are prepared to respond in such a way that protects all parties involved and ensures the company has all the facts to make the right decisions.

Michele Sturgell joined Employers Council as a Workplace Investigator in April 2015 and was promoted to Manager of Investigations in January 2017.  Before coming to Employers Council, Michele was a trial lawyer specializing in indigent criminal defense for nearly 11 years where she completed over 70 jury trials.  Michele earned her Bachelor’s Degree from the University of Denver in 2001 and her Juris Doctor from Arizona State in 2004. 

Michele is a certified Title IX investigator and is currently working towards her M.B.A. at the University of Colorado-Denver.  In her free time you’ll find her with her husband and their seven-year old daughter cheering on the Buffs at Folsom Field.