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Why would an employee sue his employer for offering him 100% telework as a disability accommodation?

The Employer Handbook

But, in 2011, the defendant placed a worker known for wearing heavy perfume in an adjacent cubicle. The plaintiff was a “career” employee, having worked for the same employer since 1997. Why did the employer do that? And, better yet, why didn’t the employer relocate the fragrant fellow?

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US Foods and OFCCP Settle Hiring Discrimination Claims

Berkshire Associates

has entered into a conciliation agreement with the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) to settle allegations of hiring discrimination at the foodservice distributors’ Wixom, Michigan facility. According to the conciliation agreement, OFCCP alleges that from January 2011 through December 2012 US Foods, Inc.

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Ninth Circuit Expands Ministerial Exception in Religious Workplaces

HRWatchdog

From 2011 through 2018, Yaakov Markel worked for the Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America (the Union) as a mashgiach , which is an inspector appointed by a board of Orthodox rabbis to guard against any violation of the Jewish dietary laws. Not a member? Learn how to power your business with a CalChamber membership.

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SBDR: 11 New Employment Laws Recently Enacted in California

Zenefits

These new laws provide protection for workers against discrimination based on hairstyle, enact penalties for late or incorrect wages, and guarantee accommodations for lactating employees, among other things. In 2011, Montgomery County, MD officials fined 6 children $500 each for operating an unlicensed lemonade stand. .

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Book Review: Applied Psychology in Talent Management (8th ed.) by Wayne Cascio and Herman Aguinis

Workplace Psychology

Like the 7th edition (published in 2011), Applied Psychology in Talent Management (8th ed.) Finally, control and evaluation to provide feedback to the workforce planning system and monitor the degree of attainment of HR goals and objectives (Cascio & Aguinis, 2011, 2019). The adverse impact ratio is SR 1 /SR 2 =.10/.20 80 ratio.”.

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Venus Morris Griffin of Meybohm Real Estate: “Figure out what sets you apart, and brand it!”

Thrive Global

In 2011, her life was forever changed when a phone call in the middle of the night unraveled her husband’s wrongdoings. Don’t discriminate. As a part of my series about strong women leaders of the Real Estate industry, I had the pleasure of interviewing Venus Morris Griffin. They both will walk away feeling respected.

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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? My Manager Discriminates Based on Religion. ” In January 2011, Joseph Holsinger, Arave’s new regional manager, e-mailed everybody in the region about the survey.