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# EEO ‘Fantastic Five’ join forces to deliver training to DLA Aviation employees

By Natalie Skelton, DLA Aviation Public Affairs

                Richmond, Va.  –              
Most people would know the Fantastic Five as Marvel Comics’ fictional superhero team, but it doesn’t take a comic book fan to recognize the superhero training delivered by Defense Logistics Agency Aviation’s Equal Employment Opportunity and Diversity Office to employees on Defense Supply Center Richmond, Virginia.

Between April 11 and May 4, EEOD leaders provided two mandatory supervisory training sessions and seven mandatory non-supervisory sessions in the Frank B. Lotts Conference Center. Each training session was also live-streamed and recorded for employees who couldn’t attend in-person.

Monica Warren, disability program manager, within the Command Support Directorate, discussed reasonable accommodations in relation to disability, hidden disabilities, requester and supervisor roles and expectations, and the RA process.

EEOD Specialist Garrett Gardner engaged attendees with the EEO refresher training, garnering group responses such as “EEO is the law,” in response to EEO case law, discrimination, retaliation, statutory caps on monetary implications of damages and maximum award of compensatory and punitive damages.

EEOD Specialist and Training Coordinator Laurie Darrisaw and DLA Aviation Sexual Assault Response Coordinator Katrina Leverette tackled the sensitive but critical issue of sexual harassment and sexual assault in the workplace. With a clear understanding that the topic may have been difficult for some attendees, Darrisaw and Leverette provided valuable insight and resources into the subject, addressing prevention, reporting, resources, and survivor care.

A discussion on implicit bias and microaggression was led by certified Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Facilitator Latarche Singh, who pointed out that her presentation slides repeated key messages for an important reason. “We have to see things over and over again for the message to stick,” Singh said.

When it comes to equal pay, age discrimination, and disabilities, EEO is the law. The law is designed to address several crucial employment issues, including ensuring a work environment where every employee has an equal opportunity to succeed, accommodating qualified employees with disabilities and assisting all employees and applicants for employment.

Employees who missed the in-person sessions should contact Laurie Darrisaw to get information on how to be able to access the training. Her email address is: laurie.darrisaw@dla.mil.

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