HR Partner

JANUARY 5, 2025

As we move into 2025, its time to look at the employment law updates that could impact your business. USA: Key Focus on Ensuring Workers are Paid Fairly Federal Updates: Wage Theft Laws : As of January, stricter penalties will hold employers accountable for unpaid wages, including overtime and minimum wage violations.

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Evil HR Lady

JUNE 14, 2008

The can be the actual HRIS itself, where employee data is stored (employment history, salary, grade, etc) or supporting systems, such as training and development systems and resume tracking systems. Now (for only the second time in my career) I work for a company that is large enough to actually have an HR department!

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HRWatchdog

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

Like it or not, workplace romances are a reality for many employers. For instance, if the relationship ends and one employee continues to pursue the other, that conduct could lead to a harassment complaint. This training helps to ensure that employees understand what is and is not appropriate workplace conduct.

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HRWatchdog

MARCH 27, 2025

An employee has filed a sexual harassment complaint; however, her coworkers have noted that she herself makes a lot of lewd jokes and uses colorful language. When an employee makes a complaint about sexual harassment, it is imperative that the employer take action and conduct an investigation. What are our options?

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hrQ

AUGUST 1, 2019

Compliance & Changing Laws. There’s a whole slew of employment laws that your HR team needs to stay on top of: Fair Labor Standards Act. Sexual harassment laws. Anti-discrimination laws. Other industry-specific laws. Employment agreements, consulting agreements, non-compete agreements.

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HR Daily Advisor

OCTOBER 4, 2018

Effective January 1, 2019, employers in California with 5 or more employees (or independent contractors) must provide sexual harassment training to all employees (SB 1343). The deadline for compliance with initial training is January 1, 2020. Employers must then provide the training every 2 years.

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EmployeeConnect

JANUARY 29, 2023

From sexual harassment to bullying and discrimination, misconduct not only harms the victims, but also creates a toxic work environment that can lead to decreased productivity, increased turnover, and damage to the company’s reputation. But it doesn’t have to be this way.

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HR Daily Advisor

SEPTEMBER 26, 2018

All employers in New York state are required to have training and policies addressing sexual harassment, including complaint forms, in place by October 9. The new requirements in the state’s Labor Law come on the heels of New York City’s new sexual harassment laws that went into effect on May 9.

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Chief Learning Officer - Talent Management

JANUARY 24, 2020

1 in the state of Illinois, the Workplace Transparency Act mandates workplace sexual harassment training for public and private organizations with more than 15 employees. Illinois is the sixth state in the last few years to create and pass a bill that would require workplace sexual harassment training.

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HR Morning

OCTOBER 11, 2018

It’s been a year since countless stories of workplace sexual harassment started making headlines, and new data suggests the number of harassment complaints and lawsuits won’t be declining any time soon. . Visits to the sexual harassment page of the EEOC’s website went up more than 100%.

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CCI Consulting

JULY 12, 2023

Essentially, HR audits are an efficient tool used to improve processes like recruitment, retention, onboarding, training, salary and compensation, payroll, performance management, and many more common practices within an HR department. The word “audit” generally elicits the idea that an aspect of the operation is doing something wrong.

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HRWatchdog

JULY 12, 2017

Statistics show that sexual harassment remains a big problem for employers. Sexual harassment is not a problem of the past. Lately, it seems that not a week goes by without another news report on allegations of rampant harassment at high-profile companies. When harassment claims are reported, what happens?

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HRWatchdog

OCTOBER 2, 2018

Governor Jerry Brown signed several key employment law bills that businesses need to be aware of for the coming year. With a few strokes of his pen on September 30th, 2018, the last day to sign or veto bills, Governor Jerry Brown altered the landscape for California employers in a number of significant ways. Senate Bills.

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Business Management Daily

MAY 23, 2023

In 2022, the city of Chicago added bystander intervention training to its workplace training requirement. Chicago companies must provide one hour of bystander intervention training annually for their employees. Bystander intervention training helps participants develop an arsenal of skills to use in these instances.

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HRWatchdog

MARCH 6, 2019

Today the California Chamber of Commerce launched The Workplace , a podcast that provides expert and entertaining commentary on issues critical to California employers and employees. Episodes will be released each Wednesday and include discussions about California employment laws, legislative proposals, and national and state politics.

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Abel HR

JANUARY 2, 2020

Legal Eagle While an HR representative should never take the place of actual legal counsel, of all the folks in the office, they should have the best understanding of employment laws in your company! To make sense of the way that children grow and develop, theorist Erik Erikson identified a series of stages of psychosocial development.

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Evil HR Lady

JUNE 14, 2008

The can be the actual HRIS itself, where employee data is stored (employment history, salary, grade, etc) or supporting systems, such as training and development systems and resume tracking systems. Now (for only the second time in my career) I work for a company that is large enough to actually have an HR department!

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HR Daily Advisor

OCTOBER 8, 2018

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s (EEOC) new report on sexual harassment data for fiscal year (FY) 2018 shows a more than 50 percent increase in sexual harassment lawsuits filed by the agency and a more than 12 percent increase in the number of charges it received over FY 2017.

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HR Morning

AUGUST 5, 2019

In this post-#MeToo world, nearly every HR pro has made sexual harassment prevention a top priority. But despite your best efforts, harassment isn’t going away. Research shows employees are just as likely to be sexually harassed now as they were before the #MeToo movement. Three misconceptions. Culture shift.

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HRWatchdog

MARCH 29, 2019

Our latest white paper answers all your questions about the new harassment prevention training requirements. You’ve all heard the news that California employers with five or more employees located anywhere must now provide sexual harassment prevention training to all employees — not just supervisors, as was the previous law.

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HRExecutive

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

As soon as you master an employment law in one jurisdiction, another one pops up. Fortunately, there are key steps employers can take to stay on top of evolving labor legislation—starting with a basic, four-pronged strategy for maintaining daily HR compliance. Labor laws—and our understanding of them—are changing too frequently.

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Cornerstone On Demand

MARCH 29, 2017

If not, you can end up like one of these case studies in HR nightmares: Thinx made headlines with its period-proof panties, but now it's in the news because of a sexual harassment claim against the CEO. Uber was accused by a female engineer of ignoring sexual harassment claims. Not just any HR—but good HR.

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HRWatchdog

JANUARY 22, 2018

Even with the recent #MeToo movement, a majority of workplace sexual harassment victims do not report the incident. The #MeToo movement has swept through the nation and raised awareness of sexual harassment in the workplace. The Harassed and the Harassers. But reporting the harassment helped.

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Zenefits

NOVEMBER 27, 2022

In addition, employers have to contend with a state legislature that has been quite active of over the past several years. They also have to content with a regulator, the California Industrial Welfare Commission, whose regulations have the force of law. Ignoring complaints has led to expensive legal actions for employers.

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AIHR

AUGUST 2, 2021

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.” resisting sexual advances or intervening to protect others. resisting sexual advances or intervening to protect others.

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HRWatchdog

MARCH 28, 2022

One of my supervisors just reported to me that they received complaints about harassment from a coworker but did not report them to us because the conduct occurred after work hours and the employees did not want to file “formal” complaints. State Law Requirements. No ‘Off the Record’.

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HR Morning

APRIL 12, 2019

How should you respond if an employee accuses one of your company’s leaders of sexual harassment? Progressive Women’s Leadership shares important insights in its e-guide, “ Women Leaders Share What’s Working: New Ways to Prevent Sexual Harassment.”. Give employees multiple outlets to report harassment.

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HR Morning

NOVEMBER 12, 2017

From the Harvey Weinstein and Bill O’Reilly scandals to the #MeToo movement on social media, sexual harassment is on everybody’s minds. The scandals have shed light on just how persistent workplace harassment still is in spite of the fact that 90% of U.S. employers have sexual harassment training in place.

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EverFi - HR

AUGUST 2, 2023

On any given day, you can do a Google search for “sexual harassment,” click on the “News” link, and find dozens of headlines about recent sexual harassment allegations. The stories cross geographies and industries and they show how little has been invested in preventing sexual harassment in the workplace.

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HR Counselor's Corner

DECEMBER 11, 2019

But with holiday parties come the potential for a few legal pitfalls for employers. Avoid the dreaded office party harassment claim: Avoid games or activities that might encourage inappropriate behavior that could give rise to a claim of sexual harassment. Doing so can decrease the risk of a sexual harassment claim.

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Heyyy HR!

MARCH 5, 2024

Want to know the best online courses to learn human resources? These are the most commonly used online HR courses to boost your confidence, increase your skillset, and make you the HR professional in demand. Finding the right HR courses online to prepare for your human resources career can be confusing.

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HRWatchdog

MARCH 21, 2018

Sexual harassment affects all types of workplaces. The media has recently focused on high-profile sexual harassment cases involving Hollywood moguls, politicians and industry leaders. Sexual harassment and assault can happen in any workplace, in any industry,” said DFEH Director Kevin Kish, in a statement.

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HR Daily Advisor

APRIL 27, 2017

When Fox News paid some of the $13 million needed to settle sexual harassment claims made against O’Reilly Factor host Bill O’Reilly, it seemingly failed to fully address the problem. Employment law attorneys say that’s a recipe for disaster. Fox tried to resolve a culture of harassment by paying people off, says John S.

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HRWatchdog

OCTOBER 15, 2019

Employers need to be aware of a few significant new 2020 employment laws that may affect their daily business operations, policies and employees. Banning Mandatory Employment Arbitration Agreements: AB 51 attempts to effectively ban mandatory arbitration agreements with employees. Superior Court of Los Angeles.

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HRWatchdog

MARCH 2, 2017

Don’t wait – train employees on the type of disrespectful conduct that could lead to a hostile work environment. Sexual harassment is not a problem of the past, as recent news reports highlight. An issue that often surfaces during sexual harassment investigations is workplace culture.

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HRWatchdog

APRIL 1, 2022

Arbitration agreements, Roberts explains, generally mean that an employee waives their right to pursue any lawsuit in court, and instead would have claims against their employer (or former employer) heard by a single arbitrator. AB 51 conflicts with federal law, specifically the FAA, Saad points out. Over the years, the U.S.

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HR Daily Advisor

APRIL 13, 2018

With the #MeToo movement seemingly everywhere in the news, it’s important for all employers to review their sexual harassment training practices. Maine recently amended its sexual harassment training law to impose additional requirements on employers in the state.

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