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Maternity leave benefits: Customizing options for the small employer

HR Morning

While fully paid leave may not be in the budget for small businesses, there are other options to create policies that help expectant and new moms and new dads feel valued and more likely to be loyal long term. Under the Act, a worker can’t be discriminated against based on pregnancy, childbirth and related medical conditions.

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Looking Ahead: The Biggest HR Trends in 2020

HR Digest

The number of people who work from home has increased by 140% since 2005. Another important aspect that companies need to maintain is the culture of caring : a work-life balance, commitment to welfare schemes, policies for maternity and paternity leave, and vacations. Inclusivity and Diversity.

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3 Actionable Ways to Support Your LGBTQ+ Employees During Pride Month

Bonusly

However, 20% of LGBTQ+ Americans have experienced discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity when applying for jobs, which jumps up to 32% for LGBTQ+ folks who are people of color. Audit your policies. Are you using equitable language in your policies, like changing “maternity leave” to “parental leave”?

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The Cost of Not Accommodating Caregivers

HRExecutive

Some employers “still aren’t getting it when it comes to discriminating against employees with family responsibilities.”. A clear majority of employees are succeeding with family responsibilities discrimination suits, with workers winning 67 percent of the FRD claims that went to trial from ’06 to ’15. So says Joan C.

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That time when Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett upheld a plaintiff’s $300K discrimination win

The Employer Handbook

Today, let’s see how Judge Barrett dealt with a jury verdict in the plaintiff’s favor on her national origin discrimination claim that the plaintiff brought under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The plaintiff sued for national origin discrimination, among other things. Proctor Hosp. Plaintiff wins!

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Was Inconsistent Treatment of Asian USPS Worker Discrimination?

HR Daily Advisor

The steady increase in retaliation claims is likely due to a number of factors, including the fact that an employee doesn’t have to prove that she was discriminated against or harassed to proceed, and potentially succeed, on a retaliation claim. However, that changed after she filed a charge of discrimination with the EEOC in May 2011.

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The ACA Exchange Appeals Process

ACA Times

Further, under the ACA (ACA Section 1558, added to Section 18C to the Fair Labor Standards Act) there is an explicit anti-retaliation clause, whereby employers may not discriminate against those employees who have received such a tax subsidy. Ethical Considerations in Reissues and Reexaminations (Practicing Law Institute [PLI], 2011).