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Sure, She Works Here. But, Do We Employ Her?

HR Daily Advisor

The August 2015 Browning-Ferris ruling brought a new, broader joint-employer test: Is there a common-law employment relationship? Check references of the agency and determine if it belongs to associations or other HR-related groups that keep them up to date. Recent Joint-Employer Test—National Labor Relations Board.

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Has “startup culture” changed for good?

Embroker

By July 2015, Uber was the world’s most valuable startup, valued at $51 billion after its funding rounds. Esquire referred to him as “a messianic tech-bro who capitalized on the post-financial crash era.” She filed a lawsuit against the company alleging gender discrimination. That attitude didn’t hinder Uber’s growth.

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How to Conduct Staff Appraisal Training: The Key to Employee Development

Empuls

The basics of staff appraisal training Staff appraisal training, often referred to as performance appraisal or performance review training, is a structured process through which organizations evaluate their employees' work performance. This documentation serves as a reference for future evaluations and decisions.

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Litigation to Settlement: Racial Discrimination Lawsuit against Tesla

HR Digest

Elon Musk’s Tesla reached settlement for a racial discrimination lawsuit in which a federal jury previously awarded $3.2 million in damages to Owen Diaz, a Black man who worked as an elevator operator at its Fremont, California factory in 2015. said Organ, He thought the black workers discrimination would stop at Tesla, but it has not.

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Is Withdrawing a Discrimination Claim Protected Activity?

HR Daily Advisor

We all understand that filing a discrimination charge with a government agency is protected activity, but one employee recently claimed that withdrawing such a charge is also protected. On August 3, 2012, the EEOC dismissed her charge without finding evidence to support her allegations of discrimination. Background.

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Is the US Moving Towards National Pay Transparency Legislation?

Trusaic

HR 1599 has been referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. This proposed legislation would ensure women can challenge pay discriminations and hold employers accountable. The legislation is intended to close the gender pay gap and applies to all organizations, regardless of size and number of employees.

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What Your Company’s Response to the Coronavirus Says About its Culture (i4cp login required)

i4cp

We wanted to gauge how companies are responding to the virus, and what they are doing around travel, communications, discrimination and inclusion concerns, and impact on productivity. The Zika virus spread to 76 countries in 2015, most notably affecting Brazil. We are in familiar territory We’ve been here before.

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