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Stop Spying on Social Media

HRExecutive

According to a 2011 court case, NLRB v. Through social media, employers may learn information regarding a candidate’s race, age, religion, disability or other protected classification,” says LaKisha M. Ten of his colleagues saw this post, and it eventually made its way to his manager, Robert McSweeney, the target of the vehemence.

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10 Ways to Celebrate Women’s History Month at Work

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International Women’s Day celebrated its 100th anniversary in 2011. Every year in March, people from all over the globe celebrate International Women’s Day. It’s a day to observe women’s economic, social, cultural, and political achievements. It’s also a time to recognize how far the world has come in trying to achieve a gender-equal world.

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

HR Daily Advisor

District Court for the District of New Jersey ruled that an employee who claimed he was terminated for discriminatory reasons based on his disability was laid off for legitimate nondiscriminatory reasons in a reduction in force (RIF). In 2011, MITRE implemented a new system for annual performance evaluations called “laddering.”

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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. instead of “Marcia, Marcia, Marcia!” Here’s yet another one.

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Was Inconsistent Treatment of Asian USPS Worker Discrimination?

HR Daily Advisor

The steady increase in retaliation claims is likely due to a number of factors, including the fact that an employee doesn’t have to prove that she was discriminated against or harassed to proceed, and potentially succeed, on a retaliation claim. Before May 2011, Nancy hadn’t received any disciplinary action as a PPO.

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Migating The Risks Of Title IX Infractions On Campus

LaborSoft

Back in September, the OCR issued an interim question-and-answer document, nullifying the Obama administration’s version from 2014 and outlining new directions regarding the policies inherent in Title IX and changes to how schools need to respond to claims. It is important to be aware of the recent rollbacks that were made to the U.S.

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Substitute Custodian Vying for Clean Sweep on Harassment, Retaliation Claims

HR Daily Advisor

A substitute school custodian said she was pressured to have sex with a foreman in exchange for more hours and then retaliated against for refusing his advances and lodging a sexual harassment complaint. She was not guaranteed any work and, in fact, was rarely scheduled to work during the 2011–2012 school year. What Happened.