From: Ionin, Jonas (CPC) Cc: Feliciano, Josephine (CPC) Subject: FW: *** PRESS RELEASE *** SAN FRANCISCO TO LAUNCH INDEPENDENT REVIEW OF CITY’S EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY PRACTICES TO PREVENT WORKPLACE DISCRIMINATION Date: Monday, November 02, 2020 4:24:32 PM Attachments: 11.02.20 Equal Employment Opportunity Review.pdf Jonas P Ionin Director of Commission Affairs San Francisco Planning 49 South Van Ness Avenue, Suite 1400, San Francisco, CA 94103 Direct: 628.652.7589 | www.sfplanning.org San Francisco Property Information Map From: "Press Office, Mayor (MYR)" <
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[email protected]> Subject: *** PRESS RELEASE *** SAN FRANCISCO TO LAUNCH INDEPENDENT REVIEW OF CITY’S EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY PRACTICES TO PREVENT WORKPLACE DISCRIMINATION FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Monday, November 2, 2020 Contact: Mayor’s Office of Communications,
[email protected] *** PRESS RELEASE *** SAN FRANCISCO TO LAUNCH INDEPENDENT REVIEW OF CITY’S EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY PRACTICES TO PREVENT WORKPLACE DISCRIMINATION An independent review will be led by former National Labor Relations Board Chairman William Gould and will be conducted alongside separate review by City Controller San Francisco, CA — Mayor London N. Breed and Acting Human Resources Director Carol Isen today announced an independent and comprehensive review of the City’s workplace policies and practices with a focus on claims of bias, harassment, discrimination, and retaliation. The investigation will be conducted by William B. Gould IV, Charles A. Beardsley Professor of Law, Emeritus, at the Stanford Law School. This investigation will be in addition to other efforts by the City to review and address concerns raised by employees about hiring, discipline, and retention practices with the goal of restoring employee confidence and trust in the Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) complaint process.