Join us to discuss some hot topics and legal updates. Topics to be discussed include:
· Religious accommodations – what action should be taken when requested, what is reasonable and what to do if a request causes an undue hardship.
· Service animals – what is the difference between a support and service animal? What are an employee’s rights and what are the employer’s responsibilities.
· Requirements for addressing unlawful harassment including new guidance for educators – A basic review of rights, requirements, and a review of updated guidance for educators recently released by the PHRC.
This program is valid for 2.0 PDCs for SHRM-CP® or SHRM-SCP® recertification.
This program has been approved for 2.0 HR (General) recertification credit hour toward aPHR®, aPHRi™, PHR®, PHRca®, SPHR®, GPHR®, PHRi™, and SPHRi™ recertification through the HR Certification Institute.
PRESENTER:
Heather Roth
Heather joined the PHRC in January of 2013 as the Regional Director for the Harrisburg region. The Harrisburg Regional office serves 34 counties in PA. Roth's role is to direct and manage the investigative work of the staff as well as to conduct outreach and training for the communities in which the office serves. Roth and her team handle the areas of employment, housing, commercial property, public accommodations, and education. Roth also serves on several special project committees and is a trainer for new investigators.
Prior to this role, Roth spent 15 years in the field of Human Resources Management. Roth has served in multiple senior manager roles and has directed the human resources functions for multi-site and multi-state organizations.
Roth holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Penn State University where she studied Public Relations. Roth has held professional certifications in human resources since 2004. She obtained her SPHR (Senior Professional in Human Resources) certification from the Human Resource Certification Institute in 2010 and still holds it today.
Roth was accepted as a member of the Mid Atlantic ADA Leadership Network in 2016 and assists with providing ADA training on behalf of the Mid Atlantic ADA center.
Roth received two awards from the Commonwealth in 2016 including a “Transformation Award” from the Governor’s Office of Innovation for her role in developing the Commission’s on-line questionnaire and the “Education and Outreach Award” from the Commission for her work in educating the public. Roth also received the” Executive Director’s Excellence Award” in 2021,” from the Commission. She received another “Executive Director’s Excellence Award” in 2025 from the Commission. She has received various other awards for her work planning the Commission’s Disability conferences and her speaking engagement at the Commission’s Sexual Harassment Conference.
Heather can be reached by email at hroth@pa.gov.
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