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Unemployment Discrimination Rears Head Again

HRExecutive

With the economy slowly, but surely making its way back (at least for now), cases involving unemployment discrimination have taken a back seat to recruiting and talent management, as stories go. At the time of that story, New York was one of 10 states mulling a state law banning such discrimination. I guess it will be economy-driven.

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Google Settles $118 Million Gender Pay Discrimination Lawsuit

Trusaic

This time, however, the story is a little different, as the multinational technology giant is under fire for gender pay discrimination. The female workers span over 200 job titles and date as far back as 2013. This isn’t the first time Google has been in the spotlight for pay discrimination. Google’s missteps.

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Crimcheck Technologies and Avionté Announce Strategic Partnership and Integrated Solutions that Improve Staffing Productivity

Crimcheck | Pre-Employment & Background Check Information

A case in point is the 2013 FSLA sanctions which were slapped on Sitel Operating Corp. – A case in point is the 2013 class-action lawsuit brought against Colgate – Palmolive Co. Inadvertent Discrimination During Hiring Anti-discrimination laws are among the easiest to violate especially during the hiring process.

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How did a white man convince a jury to award him over $10M for race and gender discrimination?

The Employer Handbook

In 2013, a healthcare provider hired a white man—let’s call him plaintiff—as its Senior Vice President of Marketing and Communications. All told, even without direct evidence of discrimination, the jury concluded that the plaintiff’s race and gender motivated the defendant’s employment decision.

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OFCCP Settles Discrimination Claims with Nebraska Skilled Nursing Home

Berkshire Associates

The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) has entered into a conciliation agreement with GGNSC Omaha Hallmark, LLC and Omaha Metro Care Rehabilitation Center, LLC to settle allegations of hiring discrimination at a skilled nursing home facility in Omaha, Nebraska.

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Judge sees age discrimination, jury awards $15 million

HR Morning

It’s just the most recent example of just how much emphasis HR pros should put on educating managers and executives on how to avoid age discrimination. Simers sued the paper in October 2013 after the paper first reduced and then eliminated his column. Former LA Times sports columnist T.J. Intolerable conditions.

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New OFCCP Director’s Top Priority: Closing Gender/Race Pay Gaps

Trusaic

Yang’s biography, as well as recent comments on policy priorities, federal contractors and subcontractors should prepare for pay discrimination enforcement to be a high priority for the OFCCP. Yang had a long career in public service, with a particular emphasis on anti-discrimination enforcement. In March 2021, Ms.