HRWatchdog

SEPTEMBER 1, 2016

Federal and state law both prohibit employers from taking adverse action against employees or job applicants who assert their right to be free from discrimination and harassment in the workplace. Charges of retaliation surpassed race discrimination in 2009 as the most frequently alleged basis of discrimination, accounting for 44.5

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The Employer Handbook

APRIL 4, 2016

Women’s National Soccer Team filed a Charge of Discrimination with the U.S. A reader of this blog with whom I am connected on LinkedIn — if you and I aren’t connected there yet, what are you waiting for? — asked me to do a post about this discrimination claim. Last week, five players on the U.S.

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The Employer Handbook

NOVEMBER 22, 2016

That is, yesterday, the EEOC updated its Enforcement Guidance on National Origin Discrimination. According to this EEOC press release , “in fiscal year 2015, approximately 11 percent of the 89,385 private sector charges filed with EEOC alleged national origin discrimination. Three resources for employers.

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The Employer Handbook

MAY 11, 2016

How did one employer not only violate the Pregnancy Discrimination Act , but also get called out by a federal judge for its “deplorable” conduct? So, to make it up to you guys yesterday , I decided to select a lucky reader on Friday to whom I would give my copy of O’Connor’s Federal Employment Codes Plus 2015-2016 edition.

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Workable

AUGUST 17, 2016

According to SHRM’s 2016 Job Satisfaction and Engagement Report , compensation is still a top contributor to employee engagement, and even more important than it was in 2015. Some employers even go so far as to mandate pay secrecy in employee handbooks. A rising tide lifts all boats. This is illegal and has been so for 80 years.

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HRWatchdog

MARCH 30, 2016

Among other regulatory updates — such as new obligations for mandatory supervisor training and new definitions of gender expression/identity — the amended rules now require all California employers to have a written discrimination, harassment and retaliation prevention policy that includes specific provisions. This has now changed.

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HR Digest

SEPTEMBER 21, 2018

Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA), the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), Section 1981 of the Civil Rights Act of 1966, and Section 1983 of the Civil Rights Act of 1871, protects employees who are discriminated against based on their gender, race, color, ethnicity and religion.

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The Employer Handbook

MAY 7, 2019

Still persevering in 2015, she applied. So, she gave up applying and just sued for age discrimination. Under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act , an employer can’t refuse to hire someone because of her age (forty or over). We agree that there is no probative evidence of discrimination. And guess what?

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The Employer Handbook

NOVEMBER 3, 2017

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission received over 162,000 EEOC Charges of Discrimination between 2010 and 2015. Anti-harassment training is designed to help prevent discrimination at work. Similarly, why does it often take a big discrimination lawsuit to motivate the company to begin anti-harassment training.

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Ohio Employer's Law

DECEMBER 19, 2014

I’ll see everyone back in 2015. Here’s what I read this week: Discrimination Santa Sued for Disability Discrimination Due to Reindeer Harassment — via Bolek Besser Glesius, LLC Ebola discrimination in your workplace, what the Department of Justice wants you to know. — Accent Discrimination in the Workplace. —

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Zenefits

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

That could mean an employee was a victim of unlawful: Discrimination. Three companies of the Inland Empire distribution hub were found to have discriminated against African American workers. Where your employee handbook pays off. Your handbook should list what infractions will result in immediate termination. Harassment.

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The Employer Handbook

NOVEMBER 6, 2015

Commissioner Feldblum covered the EEOC Select Task Force on Harassment, ADA/FMLA interplay, discrimination and social media, and much more. Meyer (@Eric_B_Meyer) November 5, 2015. Meyer (@Eric_B_Meyer) November 5, 2015. You can view the entire Q&A here. (I I lobbed in three questions, because I’m the dork of dorks.).

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The Employer Handbook

DECEMBER 7, 2015

Still, as of the third quarter of 2015, Facebook had 1.55 CPlace University SNF, LLC (opinion here ), the plaintiff prevailed on her disability discrimination claims and received a jury verdict of over $500,000. And the second bullet doesn’t present a very likely scenario. billion monthly active users. In Mascarella v.

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The Employer Handbook

DECEMBER 18, 2019

That changed in 2015, when the Board decided the Banner Estrella Medical Center case. In some ways, Banner Estrella was good, but mostly because it led to a lot of work for me revising employee handbooks. Employers can insist that employees maintain the confidentiality of workplace investigations, and I can update more handbooks.

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HR Daily Advisor

JULY 28, 2015

In yesterday’s Advisor , we featured Consultant Hunter Lott’s 2015 “Please Sue Me” presentation; today, his suggestions for handling eight tricky policy provisions. Start on Wednesday, August 26, 2015, with a free interactive webcast, Employment Branding Today: Putting the Company’s Best Face Forward. Wednesday, August 26, 2015.

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Ohio Employer's Law

DECEMBER 21, 2017

8 LGBT discriminators , 7 workplace posters, 6 Facebook firings, 5 harassment claims , 4 collective actions, 3 data breaches. 9 OSHA penalties , 8 LGBT discriminators, 7 workplace posters, 6 Facebook firings, 5 harassment claims , 4 collective actions, 3 data breaches. On the eighth day of Christmas, my employment lawyer gave to me.

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The Employer Handbook

JULY 14, 2016

There was a dramatic rise in the expectation of discrimination claims over the next year related to the rights of LGBT workers (31 percent in 2015 to 74 percent in 2016) and equal pay (34 percent in 2015 to 61 percent in 2016).

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HR Daily Advisor

AUGUST 25, 2017

In November 2011, she told the principal that she was concerned the student’s behavior was in violation of the school’s student-parent handbook and that the school wasn’t adequately set up to handle such a student. the handbook) could be considered a “violation of the law.”. New Hampshire’s Whistleblowers’ Protection Act.

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HR Daily Advisor

OCTOBER 2, 2017

The task force found that almost one-third of the 90,000 discrimination charges the EEOC received in 2015 involved workplace harassment. Review your employee handbook and harassment policies and procedures to ensure that they are adequate, legal, and effective. Task Force’s Findings.

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The Employer Handbook

JUNE 7, 2016

Here’s a summary of this new civil action from the EEOC press release : According to EEOC’s complaint, Baystate Medical Center has, since September 2015, required all employees to receive an annual flu vaccination. Religious accommodations for flu shots.

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Aurico

SEPTEMBER 15, 2015

New York City issues interpretative guidelines on their credit restriction law “Stop Credit Discrimination Employment Act”. The New York City Human Rights Law (hereinafter the “NYCHRL”) prohibits discrimination in employment, public accommodations, and housing. City Charter § 1041 et seq. at § 8-107(9)(d)(1). Google and LinkedIn).

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Ohio Employer's Law

JANUARY 30, 2015

If you are new to Twitter, or just looking for a good list of folks to follow for your 140-character HR nuggets, you should check on Moodvise’s top 100.

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The Employer Handbook

JULY 14, 2016

There was a dramatic rise in the expectation of discrimination claims over the next year related to the rights of LGBT workers (31 percent in 2015 to 74 percent in 2016) and equal pay (34 percent in 2015 to 61 percent in 2016).

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The Employer Handbook

JUNE 14, 2017

violated federal law by discriminating against an employee because of her disability, the U.S. According to the EEOC’s lawsuit, Hester Foods’ owner violated federal law by discharging restaurant manager Cynthia Dunson in July 2015 when he found out that she was taking medications prescribed by her doctor for bipolar disorder.

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The Employer Handbook

SEPTEMBER 10, 2019

I’ve talked a fair amount recently about retaliation claims ( here and here ), mostly focusing on timing as the possible link between a protected activity (such as a complaint of discrimination) and an adverse employment action (like a firing). In early 2015, the defendant considered acquiring another company. Employer takeaways.

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Ohio Employer's Law

OCTOBER 2, 2015

Let’s see if this is a problem in need of a solution, or a non-issue.

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Zenefits

AUGUST 14, 2018

According to a 2015 survey , 46 percent of employees say they rarely leave the meeting knowing exactly what to do next. An employee handbook with poorly written policies may contribute to rule violations. This can lead to racial, gender, and other forms of discrimination. Review written policies. Reduce email.

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HRWatchdog

JULY 12, 2017

Statistics from California’s Department of Fair Employment and Housing (DFEH) show that in 2015 DFEH received 4,822 sexual harassment claims. Under California law, employers are required, among other things, to establish and maintain: A written discrimination, harassment and retaliation prevention policy that includes specific provisions.

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Ohio Employer's Law

SEPTEMBER 2, 2015

Credit/criminal background checks, LGBT discrimination, OSHA investigations, employee misclassification, and social media handbook policies will all be discussed at MRFL’s next Breakfast Briefing focusing on this most timely topic.

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The Employer Handbook

OCTOBER 10, 2019

It’s about a plaintiff — aren’t they all — who claimed that her employer’s supposed reasons for ending her employment (insubordination and disloyalty, among other things) were a mere pretext for gender discrimination and retaliation. The lower court granted summary judgment on both counts for the employer.

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The Employer Handbook

SEPTEMBER 16, 2019

If you skip ahead to the end of the opinion, you’ll see that the plaintiff survived the defendant’s motion for summary judgment on both her disability and gender discrimination claims. The manager ignored the plaintiff’s explanations of the high shrink rate in 2015. But, the manager ignored them. That matters.

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The Employer Handbook

JANUARY 14, 2016

Employment-related class-action settlement amounts broke records in 2015. Courts issued more favorable class certification rulings in 2015 than in past years. In the areas of employment discrimination, wage & hour, and ERISA class actions, plaintiffs secured class certification 75% of the time.

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Compensation Today

AUGUST 5, 2016

Here are two important points about the prevalence of personal devices HR leaders and business owners need to consider: For the reporting years of 2014 and 2015, BYOD existed in over half the 300 companies surveyed with 35% of organizations officially allowing it and 20% did not officially allow. Develop your policy now. Click To Tweet.

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The Employer Handbook

FEBRUARY 17, 2016

With disability discrimination claims spiking in 2015 , not knowing the basics could make you a statistic this year.

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Ohio Employer's Law

JULY 10, 2015

Here’s the rest of what I read this week: Discrimination 28 percent of whites say they favor a law allowing homeowners to discriminate — via Wonkblog What is Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act and how could it affect your business? — via Employer Law Report Hey, remind me, what is associational discrimination again? —

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Ohio Employer's Law

MAY 29, 2015

A photo posted by Cleveland Cavaliers (@cavs) on May 27, 2015 at 12:02pm PDT. Here’s the rest of what I read this week: Discrimination. via Eric Meyer’s The Employer Handbook Blog Doing online “reputation management”? — It’s t-minus six days until championship fever sweeps the most victory-starved city in America.

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Ohio Employer's Law

AUGUST 21, 2015

If you ever find yourself anywhere near Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen , you need to eat at Zur Tränke. You will not be disappointed.

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