Diversity & Inclusion

Our experienced attorneys partner with employers to provide diversity & inclusion solutions that are designed to enhance and improve an organization’s current culture, while creating a more tolerant, encouraging, and productive workplace.

At FordHarrison, we believe that diversity & inclusion programs are more than just something employers need to meet legal and regulatory obligations. Diversity incorporates tolerance, acceptance, and respect in order to attract talent and maintain a happy and productive workforce. FordHarrison attorneys have extensive experience assisting companies in navigating the challenges of embracing and implementing diversity & inclusion programs and initiatives while ensuring full compliance with applicable labor and employment laws. Through our own internal programs, we have seen firsthand that diversity & inclusion can provide bountiful returns to both the employer and employees alike. For FordHarrison, diversity & inclusion has become a respected and important aspect of our own road to success. You can learn more about FordHarrison’s own commitment to diversity here.

We work with employers in a variety of industries who seek to embrace diversity & inclusion as an important and necessary part of their business culture. For employers who already have made strides in this area and have deployed modest or significant diversity & inclusion efforts, or employers who recognize the importance that diversity & inclusion plays in their future success, but who may have not yet taken steps to implement any programs, FordHarrison can offer services, including, but not limited to:

• Complete creation of Diversity & Inclusion programs from inception to implementation and monitoring effectiveness,
• Direction on building a case for diversity internally,
• Drafting a mission statement,
• Establishing a diversity council,
• Drafting and executing employee engagement surveys,
• Audit of current programs and initiatives,
• Providing education and training on cultural competency at various levels,
• Ensuring that all diversity & inclusion programs and initiatives are compliant with local, state, and federal laws.

Regardless of where your organization may presently be on the path to making diversity & inclusion a part of your culture, our attorneys will work alongside you to determine the most advantageous course of action in developing and implementing a program that will provide the greatest benefit to you and your employees.

If you would like us to prepare a proposal to assist your company with your labor and employment law needs, please contact clientservice@fordharrison.com.