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SUMMARY:"Make it Monday" forum - How Discrimination Laws affect your Business
DESCRIPTION:Marti Buscaglia\, Executive Director\, and Linda Allen\, Investigator\, of the Alaska State Commission for Human Rights (ASCHR) will educate the business community about ASCHR and its role in enforcing state law regarding discriminatory practices\, thereby helping business owners and managers prevent discrimination in their workplace.\n\n\n\n"Many times\, managers don't realize that what they're doing could be considered discrimination under the law\," says Buscaglia.\n\n \n\nAlaska Human Rights Law 18.80.200 states that it is illegal to discriminate in employment\, places of public accommodation\, sale or rental of real property\, financing and credit and practices by the state and its political subdivisions.\n\n\n\nThe program will begin with an introduction to the AlaskaCARES Program by Bryant Skinner and Cathy Baldwin-Johnson\, M.D. of the Alaska Providence Foundation.\n\n\n\nMEET THE SPEAKERS\n\nMarti Buscaglia (pronounced Booze-callya) has been Executive Director of the ASCHR since May of this year. Her background is in newspapers\, but she has been an avid volunteer for Human Rights organizations her entire life. In her former life\, Marti was publisher of the Fairbanks Daily News-Miner until its recent sale. She was also publisher of the Duluth News-Tribune in Duluth\, Minnesota for five years and was VP of Sales and Marketing at the Anchorage Daily News.\n\n\n\nMarti is on the statewide board for Big Brothers\, Big Sisters and has been a Rotarian for the past 14 years. She was on the board of the Domestic Abuse Intervention Program in Minnesota which serves as a national model for domestic abuse intervention. She is a past member of the Duluth\, Fairbanks and Anchorage Symphony boards and has been active on Community Foundation\, Humane Society and Chamber of Commerce boards almost everywhere she's lived. She now resides in Chugiak with her husband\, Tim\, and their 3 dogs. \n\n\n\nAfter working as a legal assistant for many years\, Linda Allen graduated from Boise State University in 1995 with a degree in Political Science\, and in 1997 with a Master's Degree in Public Administration. In 1995 Ms. Allen was selected and honored at the annual BSU Top Ten Scholar awards banquet. Ms. Allen also served as the BSU Graduate College student government representative while working as a Graduate Assistant for the BSU College of Social Science and Public Affairs. After graduation Ms. Allen worked in a number of public service organizations\, including the Idaho Association of Counties\, and the Association of Idaho Cities. In 2007 Ms. Allen moved to Anchorage\, Alaska\, to begin work as a paralegal for an Anchorage law firm. In 2009 Ms. Allen began working as an Investigator for the Alaska State Commission for Human Rights. \n\n\n\nThe Alaska State Commission for Human Rights is the state agency that enforces the Alaska Human Rights Law\, AS 18.80. The Commission consists of seven commissioners appointed by the Governor and confirmed by the Legislature. The Commission employs a staff and maintains an office in Anchorage. Its mission is to prevent discrimination. \n\n \n\nThere will be a Q&A at the end of the forum.\n\n\n\nRSVP and share on Facebook! \n\n____________________________________________\n\nDeadline to register online is 5 p.m. the Friday directly preceding the forum. But tickets are available at the door\, day-of\, to purchase.\n\n\n\nNew to Monday Forum? What to Expect\n\nNOTE: If you have not arrived to claim your pre-paid seat by 12:10 it may be released for resale.\n\nCancelation Note: There is a 48 hour cancelation policy. To receive a full refund\, registration must be canceled no less than two business days prior to the date of the event. No refunds will be given after this date. All registrations are transferable to another person upon your request.
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\nMarti Buscaglia\, Executive Director\, and Linda Allen\, Investigator\, of the Alaska State Commission for Human Rights (ASCHR) will educate the business community about ASCHR and its role in enforcing state law regarding discriminatory practices\, thereby helping business owners and managers prevent discrimination in their workplace.
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\n"\;Many times\, managers don'\;t realize that what they'\;re doing could be considered discrimination under the law\,"\; says Buscaglia.
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\n\nAlaska Human Rights Law 18.80.200 states that it is illegal to discriminate in employment\, places of public accommodation\, sale or rental of real property\, financing and credit and practices by the state and its political subdivisions.
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\nThe \;program will begin with an introduction to the AlaskaCARES Program by Bryant Skinner and Cathy Baldwin-Johnson\, M.D. of the Alaska Providence Foundation.
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\nMEET \;THE SPEAKERS
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\nMarti Buscaglia (pronounced Booze-callya) has been Executive Director of the ASCHR \;since May of this year. \; Her background is in newspapers\, but she has been an avid volunteer for Human Rights organizations her entire life. \; In her former life\, Marti was publisher of the Fairbanks Daily News-Miner until its recent sale. \; She was also publisher of the Duluth News-Tribune in Duluth\, Minnesota for five years and was VP of Sales and Marketing at the Anchorage Daily News.
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\nMarti is on the statewide board for Big Brothers\, Big Sisters and has been a Rotarian for the past 14 years. \;She was on the board of the Domestic Abuse Intervention Program in Minnesota which serves as a national model for domestic abuse intervention. \;She is a past member of the Duluth\, Fairbanks and Anchorage Symphony boards and has been active on Community Foundation\, Humane Society and Chamber of Commerce boards almost everywhere she&rsquo\;s lived. \;She now resides in Chugiak with her husband\, Tim\, and their 3 dogs. \;
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\nAfter working as a legal assistant for many years\, \;Linda Allen \;graduated from Boise State University in 1995 with a degree in Political Science\, and in 1997 with a Master&rsquo\;s Degree in Public Administration. \; In 1995 Ms. Allen was selected and honored at the annual BSU Top Ten Scholar awards banquet. \; Ms. Allen also served as the BSU Graduate College student government representative while working as a Graduate Assistant for the BSU College of Social Science and Public Affairs. \; After graduation Ms. Allen worked in a number of public service organizations\, including the Idaho Association of Counties\, and the Association of Idaho Cities. \; In 2007 Ms. Allen moved to Anchorage\, Alaska\, to begin work as a paralegal for an Anchorage law firm. \; In 2009 Ms. Allen began working as an Investigator for the Alaska State Commission for Human Rights. \;
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\nThe \;Alaska State Commission for Human Rights \;is the \;state \;agency that enforces the \;Alaska Human Rights \;Law\, AS 18.80. The \;Commission \;consists of seven commissioners appointed by the Governor and confirmed by the Legislature. The Commission \;employs a staff and maintains an office in Anchorage. Its mission is to prevent discrimination. \;
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\n\n\n\nDeadline to register online is 5 p.m. the Friday directly preceding the forum. But tickets are available at the door\, day-of\, to purchase.
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\nNew to Monday Forum? \;What to Expect
\n\nNOTE: If you have not arrived to claim your pre-paid seat by 12:10 it may be released for resale.
\n\nCancelation Note: There is a 48 hour cancelation policy. To receive a full refund\, registration must be canceled no less than two business days prior to the date of the event. No refunds will be given after this date. All registrations are transferable to another person upon your request.
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LOCATION:Dena'ina Center
UID:e.1417.4057
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DTSTAMP:20260411T081423Z
URL:https://business.anchoragechamber.org/events/details/make-it-monday-forum-how-discrimination-laws-affect-your-business-08-29-2016-4057
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