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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. Charges of retaliation surpassed race discrimination in 2009 as the most frequently alleged basis of discrimination, accounting for 44.5

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CalChamber to Host Seminar on Leaves of Absence

HRWatchdog

Plenty of documentation and tracking are involved, which aren’t so simple when leaves are intermittent or when California and federal rules overlap. Other leaves such as paid time off (PTO), kin care, jury duty and military service leave under the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA). Register now!

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Urban Meyer and Ohio State Become Yet Another Cautionary Tale of What Not to Do

HR Daily Advisor

McMurphy further set forth a number of domestic violence accusations made against Smith as far back as 2009. On August 3 rd , Meyer issued a written statement saying that he in fact had learned of the 2015 incident against Smith and followed proper protocols by “elevating the issues to the proper channels.” Many Questions Remain.

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9 Tips for an Effective Employee Discipline Strategy

Effortless HR

You can use reference checks to learn about behavioral issues at previous jobs. Create definitions for what your company considers sexual harassment. Even if something seems obvious, having a documented policy makes the disciplinary process much easier. Every company needs a smart employee discipline strategy.

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Would Removing Alcohol From the Workplace Improve Employee Well-Being?

Thrive Global

The top HR trends reported for 2020 are employee engagement, eliminating sexual harassment, and nurturing employee mental health and work life balance, according to Smart Brief. Alcohol increases sexual harassment incidents. workers valued benefits, time off, and other perks well ahead of company happy hours.

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New Queensland Labor Hire Licensing Laws

Global People Strategist

The findings, documented in a Report of the Queensland Finance and Administration Committee , showed evidence of exploitation of workers in the labor hire industry. The findings, documented in a Report of the Queensland Finance and Administration Committee , showed evidence of exploitation of workers in the labor hire industry.

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Who Let the Dogs in? Possibly HR: Service Animal Requests in the Workplace

HR Daily Advisor

After amendments to the ADA took effect in 2009, a wider range of conditions rose to the level of a “disability” under the law and therefore had to be accommodated. Employees’ service animal accommodation requests tend to bring out the beast in everyone – employees requesting the accommodation, employers, and other employees.