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Discriminatory Harassment in Today’s Federal Workplace: Addressing In-Person Issues While Applying Administration Priorities
Presented by Debra D'Agostino, Esq.
Wednesday | February 4, 2026 • 12 - 1:30 p.m. ET
REGISTER NOWThe return to in-person work has placed more federal employees in close proximity, creating increased opportunity for friction and claims of harassment. Add the Trump administration's evolving interpretation of EEO law, which appears to encourage more emphasis for some protected bases and less for others, and federal practitioners are left with many questions. Attend this webinar to learn how to best discourage and effectively respond to discriminatory harassment while applying current administration priorities.
Experienced EEO attorney Debra D’Agostino will describe unlawful harassment under different protected bases and the differences between in-person and virtual harassment, with specific examples of both. You’ll also learn how the terms “severe” and “pervasive” relate to stating a claim of discriminatory harassment and how the agency’s liability standard changes depending on whether the harasser is a supervisor or not.
Plus, you’ll leave with best practices to:
- Carry out your agency’s responsibilities to respond to harassment complaints
- Respond to claims of harassment on social media/alternative platforms
- Ensure that your agency's current anti-harassment policy meets EEOC standards
- Direct and respond to complaints of harassment that are not tied to a protected class
- Determine when lawful religious expression may be curtailed
- And more
Ms. D’Agostino will end the webinar with Q&A, so you can get her insights on your specific concerns.
Meet Your Trainer
Debra D’Agostino, a Founding Partner of the Federal Practice Group and leader of the firm’s federal employment law team, focuses on providing representation to federal employees worldwide in a wide range of matters against federal agencies, including EEO complaints and U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) hearings, U.S. Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB) appeals, U.S. Office of Special Counsel (OSC) complaints, and replying to proposed adverse actions or disciplinary actions. She has more than 20 years of experience in this complicated area of the law and has obtained successful outcomes for her clients, including findings of liability in discrimination claims and reversals of adverse actions such as removals. Additionally, Ms. D’Agostino has represented clients in appellate matters before the EEOC’s Office of Federal Operations, the MSPB, and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal, Fourth, and D.C. Circuits.
Ms. D’Agostino is a popular presenter of LRP Federal Webinars and is a frequent speaker at LRP’s annual FDR TrainingSM attended by federal government employees from agencies nationwide.
Who Should Attend
- EEO program officials
- EEO specialists
- EEO counselors and investigators
- HR professionals
- Attorneys
- Agency representatives
- ER practitioners and specialists
Registration Information Main Site (required for Additional Site registrations): $295 per connection
Additional Site for Teleworker: $115 per connection
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Religious Discrimination and Accommodation in Your Agency: Complying With Title VII and Trump Administration Policies
Presented by Deryn Sumner, Esq.
Wednesday | March 25, 2026 • 12 - 1:30 p.m. ET
REGISTER NOWThe Trump administration has stated its intention to maximize religious expression and accommodation for religious practices that conflict with work requirements – a significant change that federal practitioners must understand and be prepared to address.
Experienced EEO attorney Deryn Sumner will detail all you need to know about this evolving landscape, starting with an overview of Title VII’s protections against religious discrimination, including disparate treatment, harassment, and the need to provide religious accommodation. You’ll also find out how undue hardship applies to religious accommodation, supported by recent EEOC case examples.
Along with learning how to factor recent OPM memos on religious accommodation and expression into agency EEO efforts, you’ll gain best practices to:
- Properly respond to religious accommodation requests, including considering telework, flexible schedules, leave options, and shift swapping
- Determine if a requested religious accommodation is an undue hardship under Groff v. U.S. Postal Service
- Evaluate when considerations about coworkers might be relevant to the undue hardship analysis
- Apply recent EEOC decisions addressing religious accommodation to your decision-making
- Determine if permissible religious expression has become unlawful religious harassment
- And more!
And with time for Q&A, you can get this expert’s answers to your specific questions.
Meet Your Trainer
Deryn Sumner, Esq., is a Partner at Gilbert Employment Law, as well as Co-Chair of the firm's Federal Sector EEOC Practice Group. She focuses her practice on representing federal employees and agencies before the EEOC and has worked on hundreds of cases involving claims of employment discrimination on the basis of disability, race, age, religion, retaliation, and other bases. She also has experience representing employees and agencies in cases of whistleblower retaliation and adverse action challenges before the MSPB. Ms. Sumner is the co-author of several books on federal sector employment law.
Ms. D’Agostino is a popular presenter of LRP Federal Webinars and is a frequent speaker at LRP’s annual FDR TrainingSM attended by federal government employees from agencies nationwide.
Who Should Attend
- EEO program officials
- EEO directors and civil rights practitioners
- EEO specialists
- EEO counselors
- Attorneys
- Agency representatives
- HR professionals
Registration Information Main Site (required for Additional Site registrations): $295 per connection
Additional Site for Teleworker: $115 per connection
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