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New Criminal Background Regulations Coming July 1

HRWatchdog

Employers will have additional burdens under the new criminal background regulations. Today, the California Office of Administrative Law (OAL) approved new regulations relating to the use of criminal background information in employment decisions.

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Status of NPLA, ‘Ban-the-Box’ Regulations

HRWatchdog

Several FEHC-proposed regulations that clarify topics like new parent leave and criminal background checks will be up for public comment soon. Yet employers were left with some questions about how to comply with the NPLA, such as whether employees could use NPLA leave intermittently and if a workplace notice would be required.

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Will Outlawing Questions About Pay History Narrow the Gender Pay Gap?

HR Daily Advisor

The new law in New York City not only prohibits employers from asking about an applicant’s pay history, it also prohibits employers from trying to get the information from the applicant’s employer, and from conducting a search of public records to try to discover the applicant’s salary history.

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Worker Fired Over Glassdoor.com Review Takes Employer to Court

HR Daily Advisor

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has sued an employer on an employee’s behalf, alleging that it fired him for complaining about discrimination on job-review site Glassdoor.com. Background. Marlon also took his discrimination complaints to his supervisor, who promised to pass his concerns along to the CEO.

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When an Employer Overshares About a Pending ADA Lawsuit, the EEOC Gets Involved

HR Daily Advisor

In the following case, oversharing put an employer in hot water with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and created more legal headaches than the original Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) charge brought by a former employee. Background. The facts in this Connecticut case are simple. The Ill-Advised Letter.

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7th Circuit: No ADEA Liability for Terminating Retirees Because of Benefit Costs

HR Daily Advisor

7th Circuit Court of Appeals—which covers Illinois, Indiana, and Wisconsin—recently decided an interesting and complex case involving allegations of age discrimination. The 7th Circuit found the county hadn’t engaged in any form of discrimination, including disparate impact or disparate treatment discrimination. Background.

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ADA: Who Determines the Essential Functions of a Job?

HR Daily Advisor

An Oklahoma employee alleged that he suffered discrimination based on his disability in violation of the ADA because an employer failed to hire him even though he had shown he could perform the essential functions of the job. Background. through a temporary employment agency in January 2015. Essential Job Functions.