Administrative: Administrative Rulemaking: Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity and Places of Public Accommodation

Thursday, January 25 | 1:35 - 2:50p.m.

Session Description:
An overview of the agency rulemaking process for civil rights legislation in Washington State, focusing on sexual orientation and gender identity in places of public accommodation

Need for Session:
To clarify rules around an area of civil rights law that has become controversial due to a lack of understanding of how the legislative process works or what is required by the law

Speaker:

Janice Whitman, Washington State Human Rights Commission

Janice Whitman is a civil rights specialist with the Washington State Human Rights Commission, where she started as an  investigator in 2001. Her duties include education and outreach; technical guidance on the law against discrimination; case consultation; and myriad duties related to administration and enforcement of the law against discrimination. Prior to working at the Commission, Ms. Whitman worked as a judicial clerk; she has an extensive background in behavioral science and law enforcement; and is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin Law School,  and an active member of the Wisconsin State Bar Association.