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Training: Family and Medical Leave Act & DC Family and Medical Leave Act

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The United States Department of Labor (DOL), the Office of the Attorney General and the Office of Human Rights (OHR) will provide federal Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) and District of Columbia Family and Medical Leave Act (DCFMLA) training to DC government employees and the general public. The training will include an overview of eligibility, federal and DC entitlements, changes in the federal regulations, DC and federal interaction, case scenarios, and notice/procedural requirements. The training dates and times are as follows:

First Citywide Bullying Prevention Program Director Starts at the Office of Human Rights

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Tue, 06/04/2013 - 12:00

(WASHINGTON, D.C.) – The first director of the new Citywide Youth Bullying Prevention Program has started at the Office of Human Rights (OHR), the agency charged with implementing a bullying prevention model policy created last year by a mayoral task force. Suzanne Greenfield, a longtime school and social justice advocate, will assist youth-serving agencies, educational institutions and government grantees with developing bullying prevention policies by the September deadline created under the Youth Bullying Prevention Act of 2012. Additionally, Ms.

OHR at Youth Pride

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The DC Office of Human Rights will be passing out materials at our interactive booth at Youth Pride on Satuday, April 22! Learn more about the event at http://www.youthpridedc.org/youth_pride_day.html.

Communities in Focus II: Celebrating 9 years of the Language Access Act

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Equal and Inclusive Housing Webinar: Knowledge for Stakeholders

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Register at https://cc.readytalk.com/cc/s/registrations/new?cid=fe49wlisgwfu.

12th Annual Fair Housing Symposium: Laying the Blueprint for Your Advocacy

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DC Commission on Human Rights: November Meeting

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Commissioners and Administrative Judges of the DC Commission on Human Rights meet to discuss its work and progress on various initiatives.

DC Teens Take on the DC Human Rights Act

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Youth Bullying Prevention Task Force: December Meeting

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The December meeting of the OHR-led Bullying Prevention Task Force -- comprised of DC government agencies, nonprofit organizations, community partners, and educators -- will consider the second draft of a model citywide anti-bullying policy.

Twitter Town Hall on Bullying Prevention

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The DC Office of Human Rights (OHR) will participate in a Twitter Town Hall on National Safe Schools Day to highlight students, teachers, schools and communities in building inclusive and safe schools in the District and nationwide. Twitter-users can ask questions about DC and federal initiatives on bullying prevention using the #BullyFreeDC hashtag.