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Employers: Ongoing Measurement Key to Successful DEI Efforts

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In this case, we’re referring to the Coca-Cola Co. million to settle a race-discrimination class-action lawsuit, one of the largest such settlements in U.S. The WSJ notes that, “At Coke, a sense of complacency set in, especially after the company shifted to focus on gender diversity” around 2010. agreed to pay $192.5 history. …

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Is this the worst batch of retaliatory emails I’ve ever read? Maybe.

The Employer Handbook

He claimed that Defendant passed him over for other positions because he took FMLA and eventually filed a disability discrimination complaint. Plaintiff had previously emailed another supervisor to explain that his 2010-11 discipline and performance issues were attributable to mental illness. But Plaintiff wasn’t buying it.

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Breastfeeding at Work Policy

HR Digest

A breastfeeding policy at work refers to the provisions for breastfeeding employees. Since 2010, the federal “Break Time for Nursing Mothers” law has legally protected working mothers who wish to express breast milk during their workday. E: Grievance following discrimination. Breastfeeding Policy & Purpose.

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If at first you don’t succeed, sue, sue, and sue again.

The Employer Handbook

For purposes of today’s blog post, I’ll refer to the plaintiff in this recent federal court decision as Don Beebe , one of the members of the Buffalo Bills teams that lost four straight Super Bowl. Lawsuit #1 (1991) : Fake Don Beebe sues the school district for race discrimination and retaliation.

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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. Steve Jones is an attorney Jack Nelson Jones & Bryant, P.A

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Tackling Unconscious Bias at Workplace

Keka HR Blog

The Employment Equality Act of 2010 guarantees that employees are safeguarded from discrimination in the workplace based on a list of protected characteristics, including gender, race, and sexual orientation. The usual causes include discrimination based on race, culture, gender, or age. Types of common unconscious bias .

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Case for Consistency: Treatment of Manager Prevents Dismissal of Age Bias Claim

HR Daily Advisor

A New Jersey federal court recently declined to dismiss an age discrimination lawsuit because an employer’s failure to discipline employees in a consistent manner could be construed as evidence of discrimination. Bruce’s store received failing scores in 2010, 2011, and 2012. hafakot / iStock / Getty Images Plus.