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EEOC Issues Guidance on Retaliation

HRWatchdog

Federal and state law both prohibit employers from taking adverse action against employees or job applicants who assert their right to be free from discrimination and harassment in the workplace. Topics explained in the new guidance include: The scope of employee activity protected by the law. Not a member?

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EEOC Examines Strategies to Reduce Retaliation in the Workplace

HRWatchdog

Retaliation claims also led employment complaints received by the Department of Fair Employment and Housing in 2014 (12,344 complaints). California law protects workers’ rights to discuss their pay (as does the National Labor Relations Act). Gail Cecchettini Whaley, CalChamber Employment Law Counsel/Content.

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EEOC Examines Strategies to Reduce Retaliation in the Workplace

HRWatchdog

Retaliation claims also led employment complaints received by the Department of Fair Employment and Housing in 2014 (12,344 complaints). California law protects workers’ rights to discuss their pay (as does the National Labor Relations Act). Gail Cecchettini Whaley, CalChamber Employment Law Counsel/Content.

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Celebrate International Women’s Day, Women’s History Month

HRWatchdog

Both California and federal laws prohibit gender discrimination — which includes discrimination in compensation — but California law is more strict. Employers can take a big step forward by conducting a pay-gap analysis to at least see where your company stands as far as salary equality.

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Company Will Pay $19.5 Million to Settle Gender Pay Discrimination Claim

HRWatchdog

Employers need to aware of the requirements under California’s Fair Pay Act. News outlets are reporting that a large semiconductor and telecommunications equipment company located in San Diego has agreed to pay $19.5 million to settle a pay discrimination claim.

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Equal Pay Day: California Employers Remember Your New Obligations

HRWatchdog

Today, President Obama is observing Equal Pay Day. President Obama has taken several actions during office relating to equal pay: Signed the federal Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act. President Obama has taken several actions during office relating to equal pay: Signed the federal Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act.

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Pay Gap a Priority for Women in the Workplace

HRWatchdog

In a recent all-female survey, 42 percent of respondents cited the pay gap as the most important issue they face. California also is dedicated to wage equality: In 2016, the California Fair Pay Act was enacted to revise and expand previous state law relating to gender pay inequality or disparity.

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