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Laws And Regulations Every HR Professional Should Know In 2023

Empuls

The role of Human Resources (HR) is becoming more complex and multifaceted. HR professionals must now navigate a labyrinth of laws and regulations that govern everything from labor standards to digital workspaces. Changes in labor laws 1. HR professionals should lead the charge in implementing these measures.

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Lifting Restriction Dooms Hawaii Employee’s Disability Bias Claim

HR Daily Advisor

Disability discrimination claims are increasing in Hawaii. Case in point: A Hawaii employee sued his employer for disability discrimination even though the employer provided a year’s worth of medical leave and agreed to transfer the employee to a different position to accommodate his heavy lifting restriction.

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Employer’s Lawyer in Hot Water After Threatening Worker with Possible Deportation

HR Daily Advisor

Only an employer can violate the minimum wage and overtime provisions of the federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). But the statute’s nonretaliation provisions are broader and may sweep in “any person” who retaliates against an individual based on conduct protected by the FLSA. So Fernando stayed on. June 22, 2017).

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Maryland Court to EEOC: You Snooze, You Lose Out On Enhanced Damages

HR Daily Advisor

district court in Baltimore declined to award the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) retroactive or prospective monetary relief in an age discrimination case in which the agency claimed that Baltimore County had improperly calculated pension fund contributions. In a significant decision, The U.S. Background facts.

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ADA: How to spot — and safely deny — unreasonable accommodation requests

HR Morning

From 2006 to 2016, EEOC charges against employers for ADA violations increased nearly 75%. With figures like that, some HR pros feel it makes sense to grant each and every accommodation request that employees make. Brainstorm about solutions. But that’s not the case. Decide on an accommodation. What isn’t required.

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Here come the Pastafarians: Will you have to accommodate them?

HR Morning

Although the prison system recognizes 20 different religions (including Rastafarianism and Satanism), Meneghello says, it does not count worship of the Flying Spaghetti Monster as a recognized faith. In 2006, Henderson published the Gospel of the Flying Spaghetti Monster, a spoof on religion and the concept of intelligent design.

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Equal Pay Act Case Gets New Life from 4th Circuit Court of Appeals

HR Daily Advisor

Instead, the appeals court sent the case back to the trial court for further proceedings based on the majority’s assessment of the application of the Equal Pay Act (EPA) to wages being paid by a state agency. The district court granted summary judgment in favor of the employer, and the EEOC appealed. Background.