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How the Age Discrimination in Employment Act Protects Older Employees

HR Digest

The Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA), established in 1967, serves as a crucial safeguard against workplace inequality, explicitly prohibiting age discrimination against individuals who are 40 years of age or older.

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The Rise of Social Media Screening in a Changing Hiring Process

Sterling Check

We sat down with Ken Schnee and Ben Mones to discuss the impact of social media on the hiring process and trends effecting the screening world. This Q&A will help you answer the question on how you can make more informed decisions about your candidates while continuing to hire quickly and with confidence. Ken Schnee.

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Do You See Meaning In Your Job? These Employees Do. - DecisionWise

DecisionWise

I started my company that makes teething toys and pacifiers for babies in 2009 with no experience in the consumer products industry. My background is in Information Technology and Finance, but in 2008 when we had our first baby I knew that I wanted to focus my career on a more meaningful path. They see MEANING in their work.

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What is blind recruitment – and does it work?

cipHR

The idea is that removing such information makes it easier for hiring managers, recruiters and HR professionals to make objective decisions about a candidate’s skills, experience and suitability for a role, and to lessen the risk of bias (whether conscious or unconscious ) affecting the decision-making process.

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Disability Discrimination: Terminated Cancer Survivor’s ADA Claim Fails, Part 1

HR Daily Advisor

8th Circuit Court of Appeals (which covers Arkansas, Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, and South Dakota) recently affirmed a district court’s ruling that an employee failed to establish a case of disability discrimination and retaliation. Background. The cancer has been in remission since 1999.

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CalChamber to Host HR Boot Camps

HRWatchdog

CalChamber’s employment law experts (your personal HR trainers) explain and provide compliance information for these core fundamentals: Register Now! Hiring, including Form I-9 verification and criminal background checks. Discrimination and harassment prevention. Discipline and termination. Registration.

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How to Turn Pay Secrecy Obstacles Into Pay Transparency Opportunities

ExactHire

It gave me pause because while, especially as a female with a recruiting/HR background, I have never consciously been a part of a decision to underpay a new hire, what if my peers and I have unintentionally perpetuated pay inequity simply because I’ve been privy to applicants’ salary history in the past?