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New Podcast: Administering Leaves of Absence Inclusively

Oct 1 2024 #diversity, #equity, #esg, #social

A new podcast is now available for members. Laura Lemanski (she/her), People Operations Manager at NextRoll, joins us again to talk about DEI issues that can arise from personal leave. When it comes to leaves of absence, creating an inclusive process is essential for the employee experience. Laura provides great insight on ensuring your leave policies and process are fair. In this podcast, we discuss:

What FMLA and LOA are
The DEI issues that can emerge when it comes to FMLA and LOA
How LOA can take into consideration a more inclusive view of gender
The provisions that can apply to the non-birthing parent, adoptions and other ways of arriving at parenthood

Members can listen to the podcast here. And if you aren’t already a PracticalESG.com member with access to this and other valuable/practical resources, sign up now and take advantage of our no-risk “100-Day Promise” – during the first 100 days as an activated member, you may cancel for any reason and receive a full refund.

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The Editor

Ngozi Okeh is an experienced leader with a history of driving efforts to conceptualize, define, assess and promote diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) as strategic business processes. Ngozi is currently the Director of DEI at a leading marketing technology company where she develops and executes enterprise-wide DEI initiatives through rigorous strategic planning efforts, community partnerships, leadership collaboration, strategy evaluation, and careful management of communication and buy-in as well as policies and procedures. Previously, she worked at an independent mortgage bank, where… View Profile

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