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HR 101: Let’s discuss the history of LGBTQ+ rights at work

HR Brew

In January 1975 , the first federal gay rights bill addressing workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation was introduced in Congress. Seven years later, Wisconsin became the first state to outlaw discrimination based on sexual orientation, CNN noted. Fast-forward.

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Stop Spying on Social Media

HRExecutive

According to a 2011 court case, NLRB v. When it comes to the legality of such monitoring, Holt says, a big touchstone is consistency—if you’re inconsistent about any behavior, including whose social-media activity is monitored, it could be seen as discrimination. How are you choosing who gets a social-media screen and who doesn’t?”

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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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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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Using machine learning and sentiment analysis to tackle employee burnout

The HRX

percent in 2011 to 54.4 Andrew Alexander, MD, and Kenneth Ballou, MD, listed them as symptoms of physician burnout in a recent article by the. American Journal of Medicine, which also cites burnout on the rise – from 45.5 percent in 2014. billion in healthcare spending each year and has been attributed to.

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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.