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HR 101: The history of LinkedIn

HR Brew

One year later, on May 5, 2003, Hoffman launched LinkedIn with co-founders Allen Blue, Konstantin Guericke, Eric Ly, and Jean-Luc Vaillant. And on March 6, LinkedIn launched new features meant to help HR better connect with employees about internal opportunities and design upskilling programs to help them reach their goals, HR Brew reported.

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FEDERAL INDUSTRY NEWS

Aurico

Federal Trade Commission Issues New Guidance on the Fair Credit Reporting Act Recent legislation has transferred the authority to issue interpretive guidance under the FCRA to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). Changes to the FCRA, primarily in 1996 and 2003, rendered much of the prior commentary obsolete.

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A widening gender wage gap shows pay transparency isn’t yet working as intended

HR Brew

The gap between what men and women in the US earn recently widened for the first time in two decades, according to a Census Bureau report drawing on 2023 data. Men working full-time, year round earned a median $66,790 in 2023, a 3% change from the previous year, the report found. Pay transparency hasn’t yet closed the pay gap.

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Steve Boese: Coronavirus and the challenge to HR everywhere

HRExecutive

It is expected that when new data from the BLS is reported, the pandemic might be the single most devastating job-loss event in our lifetimes. Estimates as of today vary widely, but there have been reports suggesting that as many as 5 million workers will either be laid off outright, or placed on an indefinite furlough without pay.

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What is “Diverse Slate” Hiring?

Ongig

The NFL, interestingly enough, helped launch diverse slate hiring with the implementation of the Rooney Rule in 2003. Here are some takeaways from a Harvard report you might try first: Think of diversity and your staffing needs. Where did the concept of “diverse slate hiring” come from? Diversity is a broad concept.

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Illinois Equal Pay Act To Require Employer Pay Data Reporting

Trusaic

There are three critical parts to SB 1480: 1) the “Equal Pay Registration Certificate”; 2) public-facing employee demographic data reports, and 3) a prohibition on the use of conviction records as the basis of employment decisions. Public-Facing Employee Demographic Data Reporting. The Equal Pay Registration Certificate.

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Illinois Equal Pay Act To Require Employer Pay Data Reporting

Trusaic

There are three critical parts to SB 1480: 1) the “Equal Pay Registration Certificate”; 2) public-facing employee demographic data reports, and 3) a prohibition on the use of conviction records as the basis of employment decisions. Public-Facing Employee Demographic Data Reporting. The Equal Pay Registration Certificate.

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