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Luxembourg’s Path Toward Shrinking the Gender Pay Gap Under EU Directive

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Thus, employers should act now to update their HR practices and policies to prepare for the in-depth requirements of the EU Directive. Account for intersectional discrimination in pay practices and consider the needs of workers with disabilities. In cases of alleged pay discrimination, the burden of proof shifts to the employer.

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Putting Gender Identity Discrimination on the Map

HR Daily Advisor

Yesterday we heard from Joan Farrell, JD, senior legal editor at BLR ® , about avoiding gender identity discrimination. Today we’ll take a look at exactly where laws against such discrimination exist. LGBT employment rights map: Which states prohibit sexual orientation and gender identity discrimination?

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One-hundred percent healed policies: Court ruling highlights new danger for HR

HR Morning

It’s not uncommon for employers to have some type of company-wide policy requiring all employees on leave to get a doctor certification that they’re 100% healed before returning to work. By May of 2016, Donlin’s doctor cleared him to return to work with certain limitations. A deluge of information.

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Pennsylvania Medical Marijuana Statute Raises New Questions for Employers

HR Daily Advisor

The law contains a specific caveat barring employers from “discriminating” against employees who use medical marijuana with a legal state certificate. In April 2016, Governor Tom Wolf signed the Pennsylvania Medical Marijuana Act (PMMA) into law. Background. This is limited in scope, however. In Barbuto v.

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Love Contract Complexities

HR Daily Advisor

An easier and cleaner tool may be a straightforward and limited nonfraternization policy that prohibits romantic entanglements among employees in the same department or in the same reporting line. Fortunately there’s timely help in the form of BLR’s new webinar— Employee Handbooks: Key Updates, Drafting Tips, and Enforcement Advice for 2016.

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The gender pay gap: How equal pay starts with hiring

Homebase

With social media being a leading contributing factor, consumers are pressuring companies to find real solutions for sexual harassment, workplace discrimination, and to pay workers fairly. Black, Hispanic, or LGBTQ women face even more discrimination, making an additional 12% less than white women. We’re in this cultural moment.

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Indefinite Intermittent Leave Not A ‘Reasonable’ Accommodation, Says U.S. Appeals Court

HR Daily Advisor

April 25, 2016), the court held that an employee who needed 8 to 12 weeks off every 1 to 2 months was not qualified for the Americans with Disabilities Act’s (ADA’s) protections because there was no reasonable accommodation that would allow her to perform the essential functions of her job. In Boileau v. Capital Bank Financial Corp. ,