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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. 2014 State of the Union address to give more long-term-unemployed Americans a “fair shot” at a job.

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Was Graveyard Shift Transfer a Result of Discrimination?

HR Daily Advisor

A federal judge in Aberdeen, Mississippi recently heard an employee’s claims that she was rescheduled to the graveyard shift as a result of discrimination and that she had been subjected to a hostile work environment. To state a claim for discrimination, an employee must demonstrate that she suffered an adverse employment action.

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Riot Games Settles Gender Discrimination Lawsuit at $100 Million

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Entertainment company Riot Games recently settled a multi-year-long gender discrimination class-action lawsuit with the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing (DFEH). Some $80 million will be awarded to female employees who worked at the company between November 2014 and the present day.

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Listen Closely! 5th Circuit Court Hears Stuttering Employee’s ADA Claims

HR Daily Advisor

Talascend assigned Charlie to work at a facility owned by Jacobs Engineering Group in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. He said he complained to his supervisors about the harassment and the noise level while he worked at Jacobs. Charlie” was employed by Talascend, a staffing agency that furnishes contract employees to clients.

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The Aging Workforce: Succession Planning and Retention

HR Daily Advisor

Today we’ll look at more tipis, including succession planning and making the most of an older workforce. Succession planning presents another age discrimination risk. Thirteen countries are expected to have ‘superaged’ populations—where more than one in five people is 65 or older—by 2020, up from just three in 2014.”

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Fighting Ageism: Author Wendy Sachs Shares Her Struggle to Find Work After 40

Cornerstone On Demand

Ageism is a citadel of discrimination on which we still need to launch a steady assault. Older Candidates Have a Lot to Offer In 2014, Sachs lost her job. When looking at the resumes of older employees, be open minded. In the tech world, 40 is, in some ways, the new 60. I had what I thought was really incredible experience.

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Using machine learning and sentiment analysis to tackle employee burnout

The HRX

at employee happiness. percent in 2014. With that in mind, let’s take a look at. First, we’ll look at the benefits of engaged employees. Sentiment analysis software takes a look at all employee survey. Lisa Abbott is the Vice President of Marketing at Wootric, the AI-powered feedback management software company.