Category: Personnel & Staffing

April 8, 2008

On February 19, 2007 the law changed.

On February 19, 2007 the law changed.
P.L.2006 c.103, the statute authorizing civil unions in NJ became effective.
Do you know what that means for your library?

Find out!

The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgendered, and Intersexed Roundtable and the Personnel Administration Subcommittee invite you to attend:

How to Ensure Compliance with the Law Against Discrimination (LAD)
at the NJLA Conference on Wednesday, April 30 from 11:30am to 12:20pm
Esther Nevarez* from the NJ Division on Civil Rights is our featured speaker.

What should employers do to ensure compliance with the new provisions of the LAD (Law Against Discrimination) with regards to the civil rights of GLBT employees? Nevarez is the state's lead trainer focusing on antidiscrimination and ensuring diversity and equal employment opportunity. The New Jersey Law Against Discrimination, which was the nation's first statewide civil rights enforcement statute, is widely considered the strongest of its kind in the nation.

* Esther H Nevarez joined the NJ Division on Civil Rights in 1992. She initially focused on special projects and today develops and delivers training for businesses, municipalities, and advocacy groups on civil rights issues as covered under NJ law.

Posted by lgbti at 2:49 PM | Comments (0)

November 13, 2006

Seeking a New NJLA Blogmaster

Are you interested in Library 2.0 and all that goes with it? NJLA is looking for a volunteer to administer the NJLA blog. The blogmaster is responsible for managing the everyday running of the blog and for coordinating and running the blog at conferences and other events.

While the blog usually needs little attention, there is a time commitment during the NJLA Conference, when the blogmaster acts as a liaison for a number of guest bloggers reporting on various conference events.

If you would like more information on this position, please contact Maureen Wynkoop, co-chair of the Publications Subcommittee, at maureen@camden.lib.nj.us.

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