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EEOC Busy: Focus on Sexual Harassment

HRWatchdog

The EEOC continues to collect money from employers in lawsuits and settlements for sexual harassment. The case alleged that the employer conducted employment testing, including strength testing, for certain positions that unfairly discriminated against female workers. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has been busy!

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Stop Spying on Social Media

HRExecutive

In CareerBuilder’s 2018 social-media-recruitment survey, 70 percent of respondents said they use social-networking sites to research job candidates, and 66 percent use search engines to look up job candidates. Ten of his colleagues saw this post, and it eventually made its way to his manager, Robert McSweeney, the target of the vehemence.

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2.5 million reasons not to refer to black employees as ‘slaves’ or fire them after they complain to HR

The Employer Handbook

In terms of workplace issues, #MeToo and sexual harassment have dominated the headlines in 2018. Meanwhile, in the shadows lurk some pretty sickening instances and allegations of other forms of god-awful, in-your-face, no-doubt-about-it discrimination. There were 17 dishwashers who complained of such discrimination.

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Law Firm Subject of Gender Pay Discrimination Lawsuit

Trusaic

Six lawyers from Jones Day have filed a class-action lawsuit alleging an array of gender discrimination claims against the law firm, including pay discrimination, sexual harassment, and stifled advancement. This is the second lawsuit filed against Jones Day. District Court for the District of Columbia.”

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Riot Games Settles Gender Discrimination Lawsuit at $100 Million

Trusaic

Entertainment company Riot Games recently settled a multi-year-long gender discrimination class-action lawsuit with the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing (DFEH). In an official statement released by the company, Riot said “While we’re proud of how far we’ve come since 2018, we must also take responsibility for the past.

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Why Corporate Transparency is a Win-Win for Business, Consumers, Top Talent

Visier

As we’ve come to learn, people and corporations do not always see eye to eye. For the first time in a long time, businesses are embracing transparency. Trust is also an important factor, with a 2021 Edelman report finding that 68% of people consider it “more important” for them to trust a brand than it had been in the past. What’s the saying?

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How to Handle Workplace Investigations: A Guide for California Employers

Zenefits

When handling an EEOC investigation or other investigation, one of the ways to keep matters from ballooning into huge headaches is for employers to be diligent about investigating employee complaints of discrimination , harassment, and retaliation. Many of these are not in place in other states. Other instances of EEOC lawsuits.