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SBDR: 11 New Employment Laws Recently Enacted in California

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California steals the top spot today as we take a look at some of the new changes to employment law in the Golden State. Meanwhile, Kansas is promoting workforce development and employment in a pretty cool, new way, and Maryland lawmakers are looking out for the actual little guys. The Number: $500.

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Is Withdrawing a Discrimination Claim Protected Activity?

HR Daily Advisor

We all understand that filing a discrimination charge with a government agency is protected activity, but one employee recently claimed that withdrawing such a charge is also protected. On August 3, 2012, the EEOC dismissed her charge without finding evidence to support her allegations of discrimination. Background.

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Retaliation—The Marcia Brady Of Employment Law

HR Daily Advisor

In 2012, Jan experienced health problems that required her to take leave under the FMLA on two separate occasions—March to May 2011 and June to August 2012. The letter described several alleged instances of misconduct by Jan that occurred between March 2011 and May 2012. She can be reached at ksmithhaley@fslc.com. .

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Was Inconsistent Treatment of Asian USPS Worker Discrimination?

HR Daily Advisor

In 1997, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) accepted 16,394 charges alleging retaliation under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, but that number swelled to 33,082 in 2016. Before May 2011, Nancy hadn’t received any disciplinary action as a PPO. As a result, she was issued a letter of warning by a USPS.

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When Is a Discrimination Complaint against a Manager an Act of Harassment?

HR Daily Advisor

What if a manager accused of unlawful discrimination based on employees’ religion asserts that the complaint itself is an act of harassment? See how one employer successfully avoided that minefield. My Manager Discriminates Based on Religion. You can reach him at schickman@freelandlaw.com. Survey Says.

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Disability Discrimination: I Can See Clearly Now, My Job Is Gone

HR Daily Advisor

In 2007, “Demetri” began working at MITRE’s New Jersey location as a midlevel simulation and modeling engineer supporting the U.S. In 2011, MITRE implemented a new system for annual performance evaluations called “laddering.” In his 2011 midyear review, he received another positive written review. Background.

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Was CEO’s ‘New Face’ Comment a Mask for Age Discrimination?

HR Daily Advisor

Was the CEO’s statement that the company wanted a “new face” enough for Peter to establish direct evidence of age discrimination? After Skybridge purchased the company that employed Peter in 2011, it hired him as an at-will employee to be senior director of IT. He was 61 at the time.