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Gretchen Carlson is fighting to end forced arbitration in age discrimination lawsuits

HR Brew

In 2019, she and Julie Roginsky, a former Fox News contributor who also alleged harassment, founded Lift Our Voices, a nonprofit working to end workplace discrimination. Some 78% of older workers say they’ve witnessed or experienced age discrimination at work. Forced arbitration 101. And he chose age.” Looking ahead.

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4 Takeaways from the HCCA 2019 Compliance Institute

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4 Takeaways from the HCCA 2019 Compliance Institute Apr. The following represent my top takeaways from HCCA’s 2019 Compliance Institute. Top CMS Initiatives for 2019. Forthcoming Stark Law Updates: The Stark Law was a primary theme of comments submitted in response to CMS’s request for information on burden reduction from 2017.

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2019 Prevention Progress: A Year in Review

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As 2019 draws to a close, we also approach the end of a decade in higher education that has largely been defined by issues of health, wellness, inclusion, and safety. 2019 was a year that brought continued attention to mental health, marked by both tragedy and an invigorated focus on the benefits of investing in student well-being.

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Top 9 Types of Discrimination in the Workplace

HR Shelf

There are various types of discrimination in the workplace which can occur as a one-time incident or an ongoing process significantly affecting your employees. Nonetheless, despite significant progress, discrimination in the workplace still exists. Discrimination in the workplace could cost employers thousands in legal costs.

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What is “Diverse Slate” Hiring?

Ongig

Maxine Williams , Global Director of Diversity at Meta (formerly Facebook), made a point about diverse slate hiring in 2017: “The more people you interview who don’t look or think like you, the more likely you are to hire someone from a diverse background.” At the end of 2019, they achieved it ahead of schedule at 23%.

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The Most Common Workplace Discrimination Claims

GoCGO

Discrimination lawsuits can be very time-consuming and expensive for employers, and can result in a loss of employee morale or reputation within the community. In 2019, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) resolved more than 72,675 charges of workplace discrimination.

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Marijuana Laws & Disability Discrimination: What Employers Need to Know

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Marijuana Laws & Disability Discrimination: What Employers Need to Know Apr. We want to emphasize an aspect of these cases that we believe indicate where medical marijuana (and the prescription drug abuse crisis) are driving this corner of employment law – state disability discrimination laws. Cristina Loayza Product Manager.