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the thief and the hero, the crockpot discrimination, and other stories of potlucks at work

Ask a Manager

This post, the thief and the hero, the crockpot discrimination, and other stories of potlucks at work , was written by Alison Green and published on Ask a Manager. She had a system of releasing the items required for the potluck by email at 10 am a week before. Crockpot discrimination. Part one was yesterday.). The cook-off.

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Watch Out California Employers: SB 1162 On Track To Become Law

Trusaic

Still, SB 1162 requires employers to report median and mean hourly rates within each job category and for each combination of gender race/ethnicity, strengthening the DFEH’s ability to identify pay discrimination in employer compensation systems. .

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California DFEH Sues Activision Blizzard for Systemic Discrimination

Trusaic

Following a two-year investigation, the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing (DFEH) sued the entertainment gaming giant, Activision Blizzard for systematic discrimination on July 21, 2021. Activision Blizzard’s CEO, J. A similar event occurred several years ago with another gaming industry giant, Riot Games.

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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

While the experiment—the largest of its kind in the US—discovered that gender discrimination at the interview level is rare, racial discrimination appeared prevalent. Researchers found that having a diversity officer and diversity training didn’t appear to reduce the chance of discrimination in entry-level hiring. Taking action.

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The AI Conundrum: How HR Can Prepare for the Storm of Change

Speaker: Kate Bischoff - CEO and Founder of k8bisch LLC (formerly tHRive Law & Consulting)

Recent research suggests that AI may introduce prejudice and discrimination into decision-making processes, leading to unequal chances. As a result, a draft of an AI Bill of Rights was published to guide the development, advancement, and use of AI and other automated systems. How will the upcoming AI rules affect the use of AI in HR?

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

HR Partner

You may have your HR system setup so that line managers can approve leave requests, but at this time of year, it might be a good idea to do a sense-check of this. Or, if you’re not using an HR system yet, you can access free Performance Review templates here. Does your company use an HR system you love?

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Why hiring tech is necessary but can have dangerous implications

HRExecutive

AI grading systems are perhaps the most dangerous for amplifying bias through technology applications in hiring. They unknowingly taught their program to discriminate against women. Consider where in your search process these tools are being used. Are certain candidates doing well? Are others being filtered out?