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That time when Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett upheld a plaintiff’s $300K discrimination win

The Employer Handbook

Today, let’s see how Judge Barrett dealt with a jury verdict in the plaintiff’s favor on her national origin discrimination claim that the plaintiff brought under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The plaintiff sued for national origin discrimination, among other things. Proctor Hosp.

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Honor Unleashed: The Untold Story of the First Black Marines

EverFi - HR

The Montford Point Marines returned home, not to a hero’s welcome, but to continued discrimination. However, due to persistent racial discrimination, many African American veterans, like the Montford Point Marines, initially struggled to fully access these benefits. 2005, August 28). 2005, June 29). TigerPrints.

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Claims of Age Discrimination Trigger a New Wave of Lawsuits

Careerminds

In summer 2013, Spirit AeroSystems Holdings – an airplane company that spawned from Boeing’s sale of its Wichita division in 2005 – laid off 360 workers. The post Claims of Age Discrimination Trigger a New Wave of Lawsuits appeared first on Outplacement Services, Career Transition, Careerminds.

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Was Inconsistent Treatment of Asian USPS Worker Discrimination?

HR Daily Advisor

The steady increase in retaliation claims is likely due to a number of factors, including the fact that an employee doesn’t have to prove that she was discriminated against or harassed to proceed, and potentially succeed, on a retaliation claim. However, that changed after she filed a charge of discrimination with the EEOC in May 2011.

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Maternity leave benefits: Customizing options for the small employer

HR Morning

Employers with more than 15 but less than 50 employees aren’t required to guarantee maternity leave under FMLA, but still have to abide by the Pregnancy Discrimination Act. Under the Act, a worker can’t be discriminated against based on pregnancy, childbirth and related medical conditions. A good fit.

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The job ad that was too much of a ‘hit’; IT workers refuse to implement staff monitoring

TLNT: The Business of HR

” The site was originally created in 2005, to advertise a cyber security company that never took off. In response to the question “Why I want this job,” he said: “I’m looking for a job, that pays well, related to my military experience (shooting and killing the marked target), so I can support my kid on the way.

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What Burnout Is and Why It Isn’t Confined To The Occupational Sphere

Workplace Psychology

It is a chronic state of being out of synch with your job, and that can be a significant crisis in your life” (Leiter & Maslach, 2005, p. In their book, Banishing Burnout , Leiter and Maslach (2005) wrote that: “ Burnout is lost energy. You are constantly overwhelmed, stressed, and exhausted” (Leiter & Maslach, 2005, p.