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4 Takeaways from the HCCA 2019 Compliance Institute

Precheck

4 Takeaways from the HCCA 2019 Compliance Institute Apr. The following represent my top takeaways from HCCA’s 2019 Compliance Institute. Top CMS Initiatives for 2019. As a result, the agency is working on an update to Stark regulations to be issued later in 2019. Exclusion Screening Best Practices for 2019 and Beyond.

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World of HR: France makes move toward becoming the first country to ban hair discrimination

HR Brew

France could become the first country to have a national ban on hair discrimination—that is, if the bill isn’t stopped before it reaches President Emmanuel Macron’s desk. Opponents believe that French law already protects people from discrimination based on looks. Where in the world? Satellite view.

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What to expect next year with regulations and compliance

HR Brew

In November 2024, a DOL rule that would have increased the minimum salary threshold for exempt employees to qualify for overtime pay was blocked in the courts, suggesting the previous threshold, set in 2019, is likely to go back into effect. Pay transparency and reporting. The EU passed sweeping AI regulations this summer.

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The state of inclusion this National Disability Employment Awareness Month, and what’s needed next

HR Brew

Disabled workers also report discrimination in the interview process, and job applicants frequently aren’t sure if employers will offer accommodations. These representation numbers have seen little progress since 2019, even though nearly one in five Americans has a disability, HR Brew previously reported.

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World Cup Champions U.S. Women’s Soccer Team Fights for Pay Equity

Trusaic

” The USWNT filed a lawsuit alleging a Title VII violation against FIFA in March of 2019: a pay discrimination claim rejected by Judge R. Men’s Soccer Team failed to even qualify for the World Cup in 2018, in what was called “ The Worst Loss In The history of U.S. Gary Klausner in May of this year.

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Are you doing enough to leverage tech for employee relations?

HRExecutive

The ripple effect of 2020 led to increases in accommodation requests, social media issues and discrimination claims along with a significant decrease in resources and diminished commitments to vital employee relations processes,” she says.

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Assumed white job applicants receive 9.5% more interview offers on average than assumed Black applicants in new study

HR Brew

National Bureau of Economic Research economists released a new paper detailing the results of an experiment, in which they submitted 84,000 job applications to 11,000 jobs at 108 Fortune 500 companies between 2019 and 2021. Assumed white applicants received 9.5% more interview offers than assumed Black applicants on average. Taking action.