What can you say during a reference check?

Stratus

Reference calls: what can you legally say? Laura Meier Lancaster is here today to give managers advice on how to talk to reference checkers about their former employees. Have you ever been called for a reference check on a former employee? Hi, I’m doing a reference check for [insert name] and would like to ask you a few questions.”. “Oh What is a reference check? What can you say in a reference check? What can you ask during a reference check?

Tips for overcoming racial discrimination in the workplace

HR Digest

Discrimination based on race, age, disability, or any other thing that sets you apart from the majority is not acceptable in any walk of life but more so in the workplace. First all do not shy away from mentioning discrimination in your organization.

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The Non Discrimination Policy: Importance and 5 Examples

Digital HR Tech

You need a non discrimination policy in your workplace, and this article will help you write one that reflects your company’s commitment to treating everyone equally. Why you need a non-discrimination policy in the workplace. Non discrimination policy statement example.

Will COVID-19 affect non-discrimination testing results?

Benefit Resource Inc.

The time is fast approaching to complete your non-discrimination testing. So, comes the question: will COVID-19 affect your non-discrimination testing results? What is non-discrimination testing? You may have also heard it referred to as compliance testing.

Coordinating FMLA with Discrimination Laws

HR Daily Advisor

In this article series, we’ll focus on the intersection of the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) and how it affects many other laws, including the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), workers’ comp, and other state laws that apply to medical or disability leaves. Here, we’ll look at how to coordinate the FMLA with discrimination laws. Pregnancy Discrimination. The federal Pregnancy Discrimination Act (PDA) applies to employers that have at least 15 employees.

Top 100 HR and Recruitment Blogs [by Organic Traffic with Top 3 Articles Each]

Ongig

Awesome HR Blogs (Untrackable) — There’s a second list at the end of this article with blogs that ahrefs didn’t track in a fair, apples-to-apples way. Top 3 Articles — ahrefs provides an estimate of the top 3 articles for each blog. Discrimination.

How a National Dialogue Taught Me About the Inequity of Unpaid Internships: A Response to My Own Article

Thrive Global

Just four months ago, I published an article here on Thrive Global about my meaningful experience as an unpaid intern last summer. In the article, I briefly reference the controversy surrounding unpaid internships and studies that show that both employees and companies do better when interns are paid. I reread this piece a couple of days ago, when a notification on LinkedIn prompted it to resurface.

Disability Discrimination: Terminated Cancer Survivor’s ADA Claim Fails, Part 1

HR Daily Advisor

8th Circuit Court of Appeals (which covers Arkansas, Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, and South Dakota) recently affirmed a district court’s ruling that an employee failed to establish a case of disability discrimination and retaliation. During their talks, Kristy stated that she perceived Willow as desiring power in the workplace and made a reference to Nazis or Hitler. Read the complete ruling in part two of this article. By Steve Jones. The U.S.

How to Approach Trans and Gender Identity Situations at Work

Stratus

While gender identity discrimination isn’t specifically outlined as a federally-protected class, some courts have said transgender persons are protected under the sex discrimination statutes of Title VII. Marty identifies as a male and has asked people to refer to him appropriately as “he” and “him,” but his coworkers continually refer to him as “she” and “her.” Conduct regular workplace sensitivity and anti-discrimination training of all employees.

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You Hired a Sex Offender: Now What?

Stratus

Whether or not you want to believe that your employee is a potential threat, take the following steps when you make the initial discovery: Confirm that the employee is listed on your state’s Megan’s Law registry (“Megan’s Law” refers to the requirement for each state to publicly disclose information about convicted sexual offenders. Early one morning, an HR manager arrived at her desk and saw a sealed envelope. Inside was a printed webpage from a sex-offender registry database.

One big mistake that employers make in the recruitment process

OmegaHR Solutions

I would you suggest you read her entire article, but the one I wanted to focus on is the section on inclusive language, or more correctly language that employers use to exclude candidates. Bischoff referred to something called a gender decoder that helps employers test their ads for improper or ineffective gender language. When looking for that decoder I also found another article called How Badly is Your Unconscious Bias Affecting Your Recruiting Skills?

How to Prevent Retaliation in the Workplace: An HR’s Guide

Analytics in HR

Under the EEO laws, it is prohibited to punish job candidates or employees “for asserting their rights to be free from employment discrimination, including harassment.” Race discrimination & protected activity retaliation. Articles General HR

How does EEOC mediation work? Is it worth it? How about during COVID-19? Ask away!

The Employer Handbook

Plus, once the Charge advanced to an investigation, it was difficult damn near impossible to mediate the dispute at the EEOC because only specific categories of charges are referred to the mediation program at the beginning of the charge investigation process.

Keeping up to date on 6 critical HR activities

HR Morning

Also look for law firm blogs, articles and other resources. Beyond discrimination claims, employers often find themselves on the hook for payouts because they misclassify employees and therefore pay them incorrectly, violating mandated hour and leave policies, and failures by supervisors and managers. Here’s a list of the laws and topics that come up most often in workers’ claims (and a good list reference for setting up alerts): Title VII of the Civil Rights Act.

Making Social Media Work for You—Not Against You—in Recruiting for Diversity

HR Daily Advisor

In December 2017, the Communications Workers of America and three individuals filed a class-action lawsuit in federal court in California against companies they claim are unlawfully discriminating against people because of age. Social recruiting is about reaching candidates with niche expertise and experience, not about discrimination. In December, ProPublica and The New York Times co-published an article explaining how companies have targeted ads toward certain age groups.

Workplace Restrooms To Be Based On Gender Expression In New York

HR Digest

Signed into law by the state governor on January 25, 2019, the Gender Expression Discrimination Act (GENDA) prohibits employers from discrimination against individuals on the basis of gender expression or identity. If an employer is interviewing job candidates, for instance, they [employers] will be required to be mindful of references to a candidate’s name. Workplace discrimination related to the new policy will be effective from February 24, 2019.

5 Legal Lessons to Consider When Handling Millennial Background Checks

TLNT: The Business of HR

Information about a candidate’s religious affiliation, national origin, sexual orientation, marital status or health condition may all be prohibited under state and federal anti-discrimination laws. Employers need to make sure that any social media screening is done by those who are familiar with the legal risks — particularly anti-discrimination and privacy laws. Digital Natives and age discrimination.

Fired because you’re attractive? Here’s what you should do.

Workplace Coach

She also told me not to expect a reference. As just one example, on August of 2017, a New York appellate court ruled that the firing of an at-will employee due to sexual jealousy on the part of an employer’s spouse may be considered gender discrimination (Edwards v. Articles Dr. Lynne CurryQuestion: Until last week, when the physician’s wife and office manager fired me, I worked for a Midtown Anchorage medical clinic.

Is a Demotion Ever the Right Choice?

Stratus

Also, be sure you’ve documented all disciplinary measures along the way to prevent any wrongful termination or discrimination claims. In fact, your approach may be a determining factor for a coworker or supervisor who someday refers you to a future role inside or outside the company. I was recently asked if demotions can ever successful. That’s hard to answer since demotions typically make either the employee or the company look like a loser.

What the heck is vicarious liability and why should you care?

OmegaHR Solutions

If the actions were “allowed to occur” due to lack of training, lack of policy, lack of proper reference checking, or lack of control of behavior, then the company is responsible. All forms of discrimination are covered as well. In a recent article I read, Janine Fletcher and Matthew Luzadder of the firm Kelley Drye & Warren LLP, made it clear that employers need to have a very clear policy on cell phone use while driving.

Recent Sexual Harassment Claims Are Call to Action for Men

HR Daily Advisor

The recent string of incidents regarding sexual harassment and discrimination is disturbing and sad, and it should be embarrassing to all men. We have also seen a female engineer at Tesla come forward with claims of discrimination and harassment against the automaker. The parent company of Jared The Galleria of Jewelry and Kay Jewelers is the subject of a class action suit in which more than 69,000 current or former employees accuse the company of widespread gender discrimination.

Ban-the-box Laws: What You Need to Know Before You Hire

HSD Metrics

An experiment conducted through the University of Michigan showed an increased disparity in racial discrimination after ban-the-box laws were passed in New Jersey and New York City. With criminal record left off the application, it appeared that some employers were relying on their assumptions and stereotypes rather than a person’s qualifications or references. As the ban-the-box laws continue to develop and grow, employers will be pressed to avoid this discrimination.

Future Friday: AI is not as perfect or unbiased as you may think

OmegaHR Solutions

In his article 4 challenges Artificial Intelligence must address , Ben Dickson says: Machine Learning, the popular branch of AI that is behind face recognition algorithms, product suggestions, advertising engines, and much more, depends on data to train and hone its algorithms….The Another reference discovered that AI assigned “male” pronouns to the concept of “doctor.”. Don’t forget to question decisions by AI with a human point of view.

Your company is more like Google than you think. You have similar respect-in-the-workplace problems.

The Employer Handbook

If you can’t access the WSJ article because of the paywall, check out my friend Suzanne Lucas’s article at Inc. ” Back to the WSJ article. As Mr. MacMillan reports, Google intends to foster workplace civility through a newly-created set of ‘Community Guidelines’ Now, you won’t find anything in there that specifically references political speech. Discrimination and Unlawful Harassment

Your company is more like Google than you think. You have similar respect-in-the-workplace problems.

The Employer Handbook

If you can’t access the WSJ article because of the paywall, check out my friend Suzanne Lucas’s article at Inc. ” Back to the WSJ article. As Mr. MacMillan reports, Google intends to foster workplace civility through a newly-created set of ‘Community Guidelines’ Now, you won’t find anything in there that specifically references political speech. Discrimination and Unlawful Harassment

Do you have an unconscious name bias?

OmegaHR Solutions

In the article the male employee found his ideas being rejected or he was just subjected to outright hostility. I was thinking about that as I read this article. Or, someone who has an unfortunate combination of names, you who have seen the movie Porky’s will understand that reference. biases discrimination biases based on names purposeful biases unconscious biasesDo we have biases against women or others based on their names?

What is a PEO?

Stratus

The PEO also has certified Human Resources experts who are available to clients 24/7 to provide consulting for any kind of HR matter, whether it be hiring or firing concerns, employee disputes, wage and hour issues, employee onboarding, discrimination claims, employee handbooks, and so on. Many people refer to this as co-employment. Although PEOs have been around for decades, we still hear questions like “What is a PEO?” ” or “How does a PEO work?”

How to avoid common mistakes with EEOC complaints

Insperity

And, if your company finds itself facing a charge of discrimination, what should you do? Not having an equal employment opportunity (EEO), or anti-discrimination, policy in writing. Your EEO or anti-discrimination policy should be written down in your company’s employee handbook.

Avoiding the 7 Big Team-Building Blunders

Effortless HR

That’s why, when selecting a team, we advise using the same due diligence you use when you hire a new employee: Look at performance reviews and check references, not only from managers but from co-workers as well. For example, discrimination on the basis of race, gender, lifestyle, national origin or religion must be dealt with immediately and decisively. Searches for this article: inurl:/published/top365days inurl:/?view=post Lead Articles

Should religious objectors be excepted from mandatory vaccine requirements at work?

The Employer Handbook

Over the past several days, I’ve read several articles about providing religious exemptions for the COVID-19 vaccine. And this CNN article predicts a rise in legal challenges. Arne Müseler / www.arne-mueseler.com , CC BY-SA 3.0 DE , via Wikimedia Commons.

Disparate Treatment: An Overview for HR

Digital HR Tech

This includes intentional discrimination – disparate treatment – and unintentional subtle forms of discrimination – disparate impact. Disparate Treatment is intentionally discriminating against a protected class of employees. Age Discrimination.

The “Brown Paper Bag Test” [Racial Bias]

Ongig

” Watch the Yard said the article: “accused fraternities of “splitting the various classes into groups of different shades — yellow, brown, and black.” discussed colorism in her article about skin tone discrimination. NCCJ’s article on Colorism.

What Employers Need to Know About the American Rescue Plan Act

Synergy

The American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA), also referred to as the COVID-19 Stimulus Package, is commonly known for providing a third round of stimulus payments to eligible adults. Related Articles.

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Reasonable Accommodation & Religion: How Far Does an Employer’s Obligation Go?

FingerCheck

If you’re unfamiliar with the law, the EEOC (which enforces civil rights laws against workplace discrimination), prohibits an employer from treating a job applicant or employee unfavorably because of his or her religious beliefs. Religious discrimination is prohibited in all aspects of employment, from advertising a job, to interviewing job applicants, through hiring an employee.

BIPOC: The Hottest (Controversial) Word in Diversity?

Ongig

” Verywell Mind’s article on What Does the Acronym BIPOC Mean? Indigenous refers to groups native to the Americas who were here before the colonization by Europeans. People of color is an umbrella term to refer to non-white individuals who often face discrimination.