Event Details

Date

July 29 - July 30, 2019

Time

10:00 am - 1:00 pm

Location

Various Locations

Host

Southwest New York Dairy, Livestock & Field Crops Program


Preventing Sexual Harassment on Farms

July 29 - July 30, 2019

Preventing Sexual Harassment on Farms

Recording of this will be made available on July 31st. 

Speakers will be located across the state and connected via Zoom. Each extension office listed will have the Zoom Meeting projected and a light lunch provided. Farmers will be able to ask real time questions and engage with other farmers. 

Locations in our region include: 


July 29

CCE Yates County, Basement Auditorium, 417 Liberty Street, Suite 1024, Penn Yan, New York      14527 

CCE Orleans County, 12690 State Route 31, Albion, NY 14411


July 30

Livingston County Auditorium, 1 Murray Hill Dr. Mt. Morris, NY 14510 

CCE Wayne County, 1581 Route 88 North, Newark, NY 14513

 
10:00-10:15-MARY-KATE WHEELER Introduction to the New Rules: Overview, deadlines, and dates.
10:15-11:00-RICHARD STUP Resources Available from Extension: How to use reviewed case studies.
11:00-11:30- KELSEY O'SHEA Legal Concerns: Compliance, implications, and risks.
11:30-12:00- Lunch/Break
12:00-12:30- LIBBY EIHOLZER Outside Materials: Other agencies resources, risks and concerns.
12:30-1:00- NICOLE TOMMELL Closing Remarks: Summarizing action items, updates on other labor research.

Cost: $10 at the door
Register here: https://forms.gle/duASeZ35oqP1e28M9
or contact
Libby Eiholzer
geg24@cornell.edu
607-793-4847


NWNY Locations Flyer (PDF; 736KB)

Statewide Locations Flyer (PDF; 838KB)


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