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98% of businesses have gender identity and sexual orientation non-discrimination policies, up from 5% in 2002, report finds

HR Brew

Almost all (98%) participating businesses now have gender identity and sexual orientation non-discrimination policies, up from just 5% when the index began in 2002. The organization released its annual Corporate Equality Index (CEI) today, with 1,449 participating companies75 more than last yearincluding 376 of the Fortune 500.

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10 Things to Include in Your Artificial Intelligence Policy

HR Bartender

Estimated reading time: 4 minutes We’ve been chatting lately about the need for organizations to have artificial intelligence (AI) policies. I recently interviewed my friend and attorney Carrie Cherveny about some of the things that organizations might want to consider including in their policy. I hope you’ll check it out.

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End-of-Year HR Checklist: 10 Tips to get your HR in order for 2025

HR Partner

Depending on your leave policy, you may also need to pay-out employees for any accrued PTO at year-end. Check that Leave / Time-Off Allowances are Setup for the New Year Ensure proper end-of-year Vacation Time / Time Off carryover is set up – both in your payroll system and HR software.

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California SB 1162 Signed Into Law: Takes Effect Jan. 1

Trusaic

Mean and median pay data reporting is a new requirement, never before seen, and it will likely help California’s Civil Rights Department (CRD), formerly the Department of Fair Employment and Housing, identify pay discrimination in the workplace. . SB 1162 will set the bar even higher. Getting ahead of the new law’s looming start date.

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America First Legal may not have won a DE&I “victory” against American Airlines

HR Brew

While the non-profit claimed that American Airlines will end illegal hiring discrimination, the DOL did not indicate that the airline will change any policies or that it engaged in any illegal hiring practices. The DOL did not say that American Airlines had been found to have any current DE&I policies that needed to change.

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World of HR: Swiss court rules employers don’t have to pay employees for bathroom breaks

HR Brew

The decision came down three years after labor inspectors learned about the company’s policy and expressed concern that it could be harmful to workers. It also noted that while the practice may continue, Jean Singer & Cie SA must modify its policy to ensure it does not discriminate against women.

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Tractor Supply and John Deere proclaim they’re done with DE&I

HR Brew

It also said that “pronoun identification” is not part of company policy. This opens the door for significant increases in discrimination and bias within the organization,” he explained. Sam also said that walking back these initiatives could make the workplace less safe for employees from underrepresented groups.