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

HR Daily Advisor

” Both Talascend’s and Jacobs’ handbooks direct employees who experience harassment to contact HR, and there was no evidence that Charlie complied with those policies. 2017 WL 3014429 (5th Cir., The court noted that “a hostile work environment claim fails. Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc.,

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How a Recent National Labor Relations Board Ruling Affects Workplace Rules, Employee Handbooks

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and Teamsters Local 628, and how it affects California employers’ workplace rules and handbooks. This affects work policies that many employers already have in their handbooks, such as personal conduct policies, conflict of interest policies, etc., Stericycle, Inc. In 2014, Teamsters Local 628 challenged Stericycle, Inc.’s

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Latest NLRB Decision Spotlights Employer Handbook Rules

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On August 2, 2023, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) adopted a new legal standard for evaluating employer handbook rules — raising the level of scrutiny these rules will face when challenged as violating the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) ( Stericycle, Inc. 372 NLRB No. 113 (2023)). Not a member?

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The Daily Rundown: Hiring Rates Plummet and Drug Use in the Workforce Rises

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Instated in 2017, the travel ban that restricts people from Iran, Yemen, Syria, Somalia, Libya, Venezuela and North Korea entering the US places a burden on small business owners across the country. The positivity rate for opiates, however, is down 21% since 2017, indicating a sharp drop since usage peaked in 2015. durin 2018.

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Making Your Case for New HR Technology in 2017

PeopleStrategy

I fantasized about how I would spend those extra hours that I would get back to create new forms and revitalize our handbook. The post Making Your Case for New HR Technology in 2017 appeared first on PeopleStrategy. Written by: Ben Eubanks, Principal Analyst, Lighthouse Research & Advisory.

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EEOC reiterates its enforcement priorities for the next four years

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Earlier this week, the EEOC announced its updated Strategic Enforcement Plan for 2017 – 2021. As Eric Meyer points out at his Employer Handbook Blog , these six enforcement priorities bear a striking resemblance to those in the EEOC’s recently expired prior enforcement plan, which covered 2013 – 2016. Preventing systemic harassment.

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The NLRB’s New Guidance Loosens Reigns on Handbooks

HR Daily Advisor

In our February 2018 issue, we informed you that the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) was “loosening the reins on employer handbook rules” (see the lead article in that issue). The post The NLRB’s New Guidance Loosens Reigns on Handbooks appeared first on HR Daily Advisor. Background. Rules that are unlawful.