EEOC Training Held for the Districts of Guam and the NMI

          U.S. Attorney Alicia A.G. Limtiaco, Districts of Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands (NMI), announced that the U.S. Attorney’s Office sponsored training by Glory Gervacio Saure, Director of the Honolulu Local Office for the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC).  In her capacity as Director, Ms. Gervacio Saure oversees the EEOC’s operations in the State of Hawaii and the U.S. Territories of Guam, American Samoa, Wake Islands and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. 

          The half-day training was held at the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Guam on September 17, 2015.  The training session reviewed Equal Employment Opportunity laws and recent EEOC updates, including new developments involving sex discrimination (i.e., discrimination against pregnant women and LGBT persons) and rules and regulations on the use of arrest and conviction records in the employment process.  The training was attended by approximately 30 members from various sectors of the community.

Glory Gervacio Saure during her presentation.