SHRM Norman-Moore (SHRS) April 2025 Meeting
Tuesday, April 8, 12 to 1 PM
First United Bank
420 SW 6th Street
Moore, OK 73160
Doors open at 11:30; meeting starts at 12
"Head-On Collisions in the Workplace:
Religious Rights vs Other Employee Rights"
Overview: America was founded by people pursuing the freedom to practice the religion of their choice. Now, more than ever, employees in the American workplace want to be able to pronounce and practice their faith at work. The challenge is that religious rights sometimes collide with other employee rights, triggering claims of harassment and hostile work environment.
This interactive session will explore how employers, HR professionals, and leaders can navigate these tensions while ensuring the workplace respects both religious freedom and inclusivity. We will examine how HR professionals can help supervisors find the right balance to allow employees freedom of expression while guiding and preparing leaders to enforce company policies and standards in their own areas.
Learning Objectives:
1. Understand the trends of religious expression in the American workplace
2. Gain knowledge of Supreme Court rulings on key legal cases where religious rights clashed with other employee rights in the workplace
3. Learn some best practices of how to respect religious beliefs while upholding anti-discrimination laws and workplace policies.
Takeaways:
1. Recognize workplace tensions related to religious expression, dress codes, accommodations and more.
2. Raise awareness of the impact of the legal landscape on real-world collisions in the workplace around religious rights.
3. Prepare to develop practical strategies supporting both religious expression and workplace inclusivity.
Presenter: BJ Glover
Beverly (B.J.) Glover, SPHR is the Founder & Principal Consultant of B.J. Glover Learning & Consulting, a firm specializing in advancing Kingdom Diversity, and serves as the Vice President for University Culture at Oklahoma Baptist University (OBU) in Shawnee, OK. A former television news anchor and talk show host, B.J. began her professional career as the HR Director at Oklahoma City’s KOCO-TV in in the early 1980s. She later spent 16 years at Johnson Controls Inc. (JCI) in Norman, OK, leading diversity initiatives and developing emerging leaders there. After completing a two-year expatriate assignment in Amsterdam, Netherlands, B.J. retired from JCI in 2015 and joined OBU as the university’s first Black cabinet member in 2020. Passionate about championing diversity from a Biblical worldview, she is committed to advising organizations on creating inclusive workplace cultures and helping college students realize their God-given potential.
A boxed lunch will be served.
SHRS Members and SHRS Student Members are FREE!
Non-members and guests are $15.
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This program has been approved for 1 re-certification credit hour toward SHRM and HRCI for Professional Development credits (PDCs).
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