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How the Age Discrimination in Employment Act Protects Older Employees

HR Digest

The Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA), established in 1967, serves as a crucial safeguard against workplace inequality, explicitly prohibiting age discrimination against individuals who are 40 years of age or older.

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The Rise of Social Media Screening in a Changing Hiring Process

Sterling Check

We sat down with Ken Schnee and Ben Mones to discuss the impact of social media on the hiring process and trends effecting the screening world. This Q&A will help you answer the question on how you can make more informed decisions about your candidates while continuing to hire quickly and with confidence. Ken Schnee.

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What is blind recruitment – and does it work?

cipHR

The idea is that removing such information makes it easier for hiring managers, recruiters and HR professionals to make objective decisions about a candidate’s skills, experience and suitability for a role, and to lessen the risk of bias (whether conscious or unconscious ) affecting the decision-making process.

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CalChamber to Host HR Boot Camps

HRWatchdog

CalChamber’s employment law experts (your personal HR trainers) explain and provide compliance information for these core fundamentals: Register Now! Hiring, including Form I-9 verification and criminal background checks. Discrimination and harassment prevention. Discipline and termination. Registration.

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9 Tips for an Effective Employee Discipline Strategy

Effortless HR

You can run thorough background checks to weed out employees who are unqualified or potentially dangerous. You can use reference checks to learn about behavioral issues at previous jobs. Write everything down: You need to keep track of all disciplinary action—even if it is just an informal oral reprimand.

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Court Declines to Apply ADA’s Benefits Safe Harbor to Employer’s Wellness Incentive

HR Daily Advisor

Background. In 2009, Orion implemented a wellness program that included a health risk assessment (HRA) and biometric screening. One employee refused to participate; she openly questioned whether the medical information gathered would be kept confidential. The case is EEOC v. Orion Energy Systems, Inc. , 14-CV-1019 (E.D.

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7th Circuit: No ADEA Liability for Terminating Retirees Because of Benefit Costs

HR Daily Advisor

7th Circuit Court of Appeals—which covers Illinois, Indiana, and Wisconsin—recently decided an interesting and complex case involving allegations of age discrimination. The 7th Circuit found the county hadn’t engaged in any form of discrimination, including disparate impact or disparate treatment discrimination. Background.