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Luxembourg’s Path Toward Shrinking the Gender Pay Gap Under EU Directive

Trusaic

Thus, employers should act now to update their HR practices and policies to prepare for the in-depth requirements of the EU Directive. Account for intersectional discrimination in pay practices and consider the needs of workers with disabilities. In cases of alleged pay discrimination, the burden of proof shifts to the employer.

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Violence in the Workplace – A Growing Concern

Hppy

In contrast, the number of mass workplace shootings that were carried out by former or current employees from 2006 to February 2020 only totalled 13. Background checks should be in place and policies for employee screening should be updated as necessary. This works out to an average of about one per year.

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5 Examples of Racial Bias in Hiring

Ongig

The 2004 field experiment on labor market discrimination answers the question, “Are Emily and Greg More Employable Than Lakisha and Jamal?” ” Tip: Using “blind hiring” tools to remove names and other identifying information from resumes can help remove racial discrimination in the hiring process.

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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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What is (and is not) considered retaliation?

The Employer Handbook

Feeling that she was more qualified than either successful candidate, the director reported discrimination internally and later filed a Charge of Discrimination with the U.S. Among other things, she alleged in the EEOC Charge that, after her internal report of discrimination, she experienced retaliation. That’s not great.

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Beware eldercare-discrimination claims

Ohio Employer's Law

One of the key issues noted by the EEOC in that document, and three years later in its follow-up document, Employer Best Practices for Workers with Caregiving Responsibilities , was eldercare discrimination: Of course, workers’ caregiving responsibilities are not limited to childcare, and include many other forms of caregiving.

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Supremes Revive Young v. UPS Case

HRExecutive

The reaction to yesterday’s Supreme Court decision to revive a pregnancy-discrimination lawsuit against United Parcel Service has been decidedly swift and, of course, decidedly mixed. UPS has since changed its policy to offer light duty to pregnant women, the Times reports.). discrimination employment law HR profession'