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2024 Mid-Year Legal Updates: How to Comply with the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act 

MP Wired For HR

The PWFA is a federal law that prohibits discrimination on the basis of pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions. This law expands upon the protections offered by the Pregnancy Discrimination Act (PDA) by focusing on accommodations rather than simply prohibiting discrimination.

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Pay Transparency 101: Four Ways Your Company Will Benefit 

MP Wired For HR

Increased Trust and Engagement : Promotes fairness: Pay transparency can help to reduce suspicions of pay discrimination by demonstrating that compensation is based on objective criteria. Regulatory Environment Gender and pay equity: There are many laws that prohibit discrimination based on gender in terms of pay and benefits.

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Crucial handbook changes to make in 2023

Business Management Daily

Revising your handbook provides an opportunity to do just that and incorporate recent legal requirements. Make sure you update or add safety policies to your handbook. Your handbook policy should assure employees that you have plans for possible criminal acts and are committed to regularly updating prevention measures.

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HR in 2022: Major HR Trends and Topics To Guide Your Year

Netchex HR Blog

As we enter the third calendar year of the pandemic, what does 2022 have in store for Human Resources? Here are the 8 biggest HR trends and topics for 2022 that should ultimately guide your focus, goals, and policies throughout the year. It’s 2022, and COVID-19 is still a thing—a BIG thing. Keep what works, fix what doesn’t.

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HR Compliance: A Practical Guide

Analytics in HR

For example, your company is legally required to follow laws concerning minimum wage, working age requirements, and anti-discrimination, to name a few. per hour (as of July 2022). Conduct HR audits regularly to see if your HR policies like leave policy, non-discrimination policy, and compensation policy are compliant.

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New Year Equals New Employment Posters — Remember Your Physical Posting Obligations!

HRWatchdog

Further, many of these posters — such as minimum wage notices, anti-discrimination posters and leave rights posters — are updated annually. Department of Labor, the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing, and the California Department of Industrial Relations.

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How to Handle Age Discrimination in Hiring and Retention

Zenefits

And while many consider 50 to be the age that tips older employees into the realm of ageism, workers as young as 40 have experienced age discrimination. Before we get into all the details, let’s define ageism, look at some examples, and highlight ways to reduce age discrimination in the office. Age discrimination and retention.