Topic: The State of PA – Trends in Discrimination at the PHRC

Session Overview:

The presentation will provide an overview of the PHRC including who they are, the laws they enforce and what protections against discrimination are available to individuals in PA. Recent trends in discrimination cases will be discussed as well as a conversation about recent decisions that have been published by the Commission.

Presenter:

Heather joined the PHRC in January of 2013 as the Regional Director for the Harrisburg region. The Harrisburg Regional office serves 36 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 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 currently holds the SPHR (Senior Professional in Human Resources) certification from the Human Resource Certification Institute which she has held since 2010. 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 three awards from the Commonwealth 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 and the Executive Director’s Excellence Award from the Commission for her work throughout all offices and departments within the PHRC.

This meeting has been submitted for HRCI/SHRM general credit approval.