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How to Create an Anti Discrimination Policy in the Workplace

Ongig

An anti discrimination policy in the workplace prevents discrimination and harassment of employees based on protected characteristics. The policy details what counts as discrimination and bias. According to Monster’s Workplace Discrimination Poll, about 91% of workers have faced workplace discrimination.

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New Year, Same Analysis – The Eleventh Circuit Reiterates Proper Standard for Evaluating Employment Discrimination Claims

HR Defense

The McDonnell Douglas burden-shifting framework used to evaluate employment discrimination claims may not be permanently cast aside, but a recent decision reminds us that it is not the only means through which employees can prove that unlawful discrimination occurred. Specifically, in Tynes v. Is there still a path to victory?

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EEOC: HR Manager used code words and other directives to staffing agencies to discriminate.

The Employer Handbook

A few weeks ago, I blogged here about how a federal appellate court concluded that firing someone who isn’t a ‘good fit’ isn’t necessarily a coded phrase for discrimination. But “try a man” and “a man would be better” are what we call “direct evidence” of discrimination.

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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. Crockpot discrimination. She looked me in the eye and completely seriously told me, ‘This is crockpot discrimination!'” Part one was yesterday.).

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EEOC commissioner advises CHROs: Don’t let AI ‘scale discrimination’

HRExecutive

He emphasized the impact of HR technology, citing products from “A to Z” of the employment relationship, encompassing everything from job descriptions to performance management and beyond. In such instances, HR leaders are responsible for ensuring technology is used judiciously to prevent discrimination.

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Crimcheck Technologies and Avionté Announce Strategic Partnership and Integrated Solutions that Improve Staffing Productivity

Crimcheck | Pre-Employment & Background Check Information

Inadvertent Discrimination During Hiring Anti-discrimination laws are among the easiest to violate especially during the hiring process. Similarly, any interview question which focuses on the candidate’s age, race, gender, religious affiliation or disability status can be grounds for discrimination suits. Share on twitter.

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Can your business dodge an EEOC discrimination claim by closing and opening under a new name?

The Employer Handbook

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission sued a restaurant in Michigan, claiming that it engaged in sex discrimination toward its female employees by subjecting them to sexual harassment and maintaining a hostile work environment. discrimination.” whether [the defendant] produces the same product. In June 2018, the U.S.