Zenefits

JULY 20, 2022

There are many benefits to an employee handbook. A California employee handbook can also prevent miscommunication and serve as an employer defense if an employee complaint lands in court. A federal appeals court rejected the claims of a grocery store worker who sued his employer, claiming race and national origin discrimination.

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TLNT: The Business of HR

FEBRUARY 2, 2018

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) resolved 99,109 employment discrimination claims in fiscal year 2017, resulting in $398 million in compensation paid to claimants. Of the claims resolved, 47% were for retaliatio n by an employer against a complaining employee.

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The Employer Handbook

OCTOBER 2, 2017

That’s because the 2017-2021 Strategic Enforcement Plan for the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission focused on addressing discrimination based on employees’ perceptions of others. One example is when coworkers are not treated as well because of a perceived disability. ” Bar Rules at Work.

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HRWatchdog

JANUARY 11, 2017

Send in comments by February 9, 2017. Yesterday, the federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) stated that it is seeking public input on a proposed enforcement guidance addressing unlawful harassment under federal anti-discrimination laws. ” The EEOC will accept public input until February 9, 2017.

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Zenefits

FEBRUARY 13, 2019

But in other organizations , pay secrecy policies are in writing, typically in employee handbooks. In 2017, Google employees began sharing and posting their earnings online, upending the practice of keeping pay rates “under wraps.” These law violations, however, are coming to an end.

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HR Morning

MAY 4, 2018

updated their HR policies or handbooks (38%), and. For example, just 15% of employers are expecting a significant impact from the ACA in 2018, compared 33% in the 2017 report. implemented new tools or investigation procedures to manage complaints (13%). Just 24% of companies haven’t made any recent changes.

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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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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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Ohio Employer's Law

JANUARY 26, 2018

Discrimination. EEOC Releases Fiscal Year 2017 Enforcement And Litigation Data — via EEOC News Releases. Religious discrimination against one of “your own”? A lesson on workplace drug testing and opioids — via Eric Meyer’s The Employer Handbook Blog. Ransomware Detections Up 90% for Businesses in 2017 — via Dark Reading.

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The Employer Handbook

JUNE 21, 2024

On August 26, 2017, the hostess emailed the new front-of-house manager, expressing frustration at feeling singled out for criticism and disrespect. To prevail, the plaintiff must show that she complained about discrimination, and the defendant fired her for it. Customers noticed the plaintiff’s attitude, too.

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The Employer Handbook

OCTOBER 11, 2021

Now, fast forward to June 2017. Title I of the ADA requires an employer to provide reasonable accommodation to qualified individuals with disabilities who are employees or applicants for employment, except when such accommodation would cause an undue hardship. If you ask me, they got off light.

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Tandem HR

JULY 19, 2018

Harassment and Discrimination. Victims began the #metoo movement in late 2017, a hashtag used on social media to demonstrate the widespread prevalence of sexual assault and harassment, especially in the workplace. The first step is to develop an anti-harassment and discrimination policy. Best Practices. Best Practices.

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The Employer Handbook

JANUARY 21, 2019

Many will write about how our society continues to struggle with race relations and discrimination in the 50+ years since Dr. King’s famous “I have a Dream” speech (video; text ). According to the EEOC , charges of race discrimination have fallen by 25%, since peaking in 2010. This past weekend didn’t help.

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The Employer Handbook

MAY 5, 2017

There was a lot of talk over the past week or so about how the Presidential Executive Order Promoting Free Speech and Religious Liberty would create carte blanche for discrimination against LGBTQ and women. Exhibit A , B , C ). Yeah, that didn’t happen. Indeed, for all the hype, the actual Executive Order says a whole lotta nothing.

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Discrimination Time and Attendance Wellness ATS 55

The Employer Handbook

SEPTEMBER 19, 2016

January 1, 2017 : The Paycheck Transparency clause takes effect, requiring contractors to provide wage statements and notice of any independent contractor relationship to their covered workers. The reporting disclosure period is initially limited to one (1) year and will gradually increase to three (3) years by October 25, 2018. So, the U.S.

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The Employer Handbook

OCTOBER 30, 2018

Lawsuit #1 (1991) : Fake Don Beebe sues the school district for race discrimination and retaliation. Lawsuit #2 (2004) : Fake Don Beebe sues the school district for race discrimination and retaliation. Lawsuit #4 (2017) : Fake Don Beebe sues the school district for race discrimination and retaliation.

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HR Daily Advisor

NOVEMBER 28, 2017

Garrison, who presented a session at BLR’s 2017 Advanced Employment Issues Symposium (AEIS) titled #Protecting Information Systems , noted that social media is a powerful marketing and public relations tool for companies. Garrison advises that the guidelines or policies should not just be stuck in the employee handbook.

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Wage and Hour Training Sexual Harassment Harassment HR Software 46

HR Daily Advisor

FEBRUARY 23, 2018

Recent headlines have been littered with numerous stories of sexual harassment, gender discrimination, and rape. Check the company handbook and follow the related company policy accordingly. He was also honored to be named to The Employee Engagement Award’s Top 101 Global Influencers on Employee Engagement of 2017.

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Namely

SEPTEMBER 27, 2017

If you worry that not offering alcohol makes you a less competitive recruiter, don’t— a 2017 Namely survey found that U.S. If the individual takes legally-prescribed drugs or suffers from alcoholism, disciplining or firing employees can subject your company to a discrimination claim under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).

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Policies Company HR Planning How To 68

The Employer Handbook

SEPTEMBER 4, 2019

One of your employees just complained about discrimination in the workplace. One claimed that the defendant-employer violated the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination when it fired him for participating in a workplace investigation. Image by Clker-Free-Vector-Images from Pixabay. You’ve been here before. ” Takeaways.

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The Employer Handbook

JULY 19, 2023

Back in 2017, the U.S. It was all part of this Age Discrimination in Employment Act lawsuit that the EEOC initiated last year. I was going to title this one: “Sorry, I’m pretty sure that’s not how diversity, equity, and inclusion works.” ” It’ll make sense in a second.

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The Employer Handbook

DECEMBER 23, 2016

Give the greatest gift of HR compliance ever in 2017. Hey, seriously, if you’re interested in some hella-awesome training for your workplace in 2017, email me for details. A comic book of an obscure movie. A handmade ornament for a sports team the recipient had never heard of. A singing chicken. Easy there. Just breathe.

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Ohio Employer's Law

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

On December 7 from noon to 1 pm, I, along with Eric Meyer ( The Employer Handbook Blog ), Jeff Nowak ( FMLA Insights ), Dan Schwartz ( Connecticut Employment Law Blog ), Robin Shea ( Employment & Labor Insider ), and our fearless moderator, Suzanne Lucas ( Evil HR Lady ) will present The 2017 Employment Law Year in Review.

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Employment Law Handbook Discrimination Compliance 31

The Employer Handbook

OCTOBER 3, 2016

The new data will improve investigations of possible pay discrimination, which remains a contributing factor to persistent wage gaps. . No filing in 2017. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced that starting March 2018,* it will collect summary employee pay data from certain employers.

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Namely

APRIL 26, 2017

To help you out, we’ve compiled the documents you’ll need new hires to sign, accurate as of April 2017. Under anti-discrimination laws, it’s important to note that employers cannot specify which documents an employee provides, so long as they meet the form’s requirements. How do you make sure to cross all your T’s and dot your I’s?

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The Employer Handbook

OCTOBER 17, 2018

The arbitrator, Portland-based attorney Eric Lindauer, concluded that Newberry’s firing in February 2017 was justified… [wait for it…]. The city was ordered in July to pay at least $100,000 in back pay to former officer Tom Newberry.

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Discrimination Report Compliance Training ATS 60

Paycor

AUGUST 7, 2018

In October 2017, Tom Homan, acting director of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency (ICE), instructed the agency to increase the number of I-9 audits of U.S. Make sure that any employees responsible for the I-9 forms are well trained and fully comprehend anti-discrimination practices. employers nearly fivefold.

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Compliance Hiring Software Hiring Onboarding Software 45

The Employer Handbook

OCTOBER 3, 2016

The new data will improve investigations of possible pay discrimination, which remains a contributing factor to persistent wage gaps. . No filing in 2017. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced that starting March 2018,* it will collect summary employee pay data from certain employers.

Wage and Hour Training 58

Wage and Hour Training Conference Time and Attendance Discrimination 58

Ohio Employer's Law

MAY 4, 2018

Discrimination. Age Discrimination Suit Because Job Posting Asked for “No More Than ‘X’ Years of Experience” — via Michigan Employment Law Advisor. . — via Eric Meyer’s The Employer Handbook Blog. NLRB Expands Unions’ Ability to Acquire Information to Investigate Discrimination Complaints — via Labor Relations.

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Sexual Harassment Wage and Hour Training Harassment HR Software 36

Astron Solutions

MAY 14, 2019

However, of the 84,000-plus charges filed with the EEOC in 2017, almost half of those charges included charges of employer retaliation. Compared to claims for sexual harassment or other discrimination claims, the legal threshold to prove a retaliatory act is very low. They need not show that any discrimination occurred.

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Sexual Harassment Harassment Wage and Hour Training Discrimination 40

The Employer Handbook

OCTOBER 11, 2019

Back in the early Summer of 2017, most of the experts — the pundits, if you will — were predicting that American businesses were not going to spend as much in 2018 on advice from employment law attorneys. Then, in September 2017, along came a guy named Harvey Weinstein. The rest is history.

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The Employer Handbook

NOVEMBER 13, 2017

We’ll have SHRM and HRCI credits available, plus some CLE. Space is limited.

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The Employer Handbook

OCTOBER 16, 2023

In December 2017, about six months before the plaintiff began work, another employee filed an EEOC complaint against the defendant and the plaintiff’s alleged harasser. It reasoned that the December 2017 EEOC complaint was too distant, and the defendant otherwise addressed it.

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Sexual Harassment Harassment Discrimination Report 52

Ohio Employer's Law

JUNE 2, 2017

A post shared by Jon Hyman (@jonhyman) on May 22, 2017 at 1:09pm PDT. Here is Norah’s (I don’t know how she held herself together; I was not so lucky): A post shared by Jon Hyman (@jonhyman) on May 26, 2017 at 3:29pm PDT. Here’s what I read this week: Discrimination. Cheers to a 3rd grader, a 6th grader (middle schooler!)

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HR Software Employment Law Handbook Discrimination 31

The Employer Handbook

AUGUST 14, 2018

In 2016, and the first half of 2017, employers were fixated on the U.S. Then, starting in late 2017, #MeToo took over. The movement has refocused many employers on training and other prophylactic steps to reduce discrimination at work. Department of Labor’s proposed overtime rule.

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Wage and Hour Training Compliance Discrimination Compliance Training 49

The Employer Handbook

SEPTEMBER 13, 2019

lots of W-2 wage data and hours) for calendar years 2017 and 2018. Check out the EEOC’s press release : Pursuant to the updated methodology employed in the Notice, the EEOC estimates that the burden associated with submitting Component 1 and 2 data for 2017 would be $614 million, and $622 million for 2018.

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Ohio Employer's Law

AUGUST 18, 2017

A post shared by Jon Hyman (@jonhyman) on Aug 16, 2017 at 8:26am PDT. Here’s what I read this week: Discrimination. Yep, that could still be age discrimination. — via Eric Meyer’s The Employer Handbook Blog. Happy back to school @lakeridgeacademy for Norah (6th) and Donovan (3rd). He was hired at 63 and fired at 64.

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