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How Tech Companies Can Navigate “The Great Resignation”

Sterling Check

Hire with Confidence Amid Unique Challenges. After several years of near-full employment, hiring freezes and downsizing swept the nation in 2020. Today, companies are ready to ramp up hiring once again, but candidates are in short supply and employers face stiff competition for top talent. year over year.

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5 Examples of Racial Bias in Hiring

Ongig

We found 5 examples of racial bias in hiring. Racial bias in hiring starts with the job description. The 2004 field experiment on labor market discrimination answers the question, “Are Emily and Greg More Employable Than Lakisha and Jamal?” Let’s have a look! Racial Bias in Job Descriptions.

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We interrupt this mediation discussion for a NEW Supreme Court employment discrimination decision!

The Employer Handbook

” In 2012, the Supreme Court decided Hosanna-Tabor Evangelical Lutheran Church and School v. In Hosanna-Tabor, an elementary school teacher brought an employment discrimination claim against her religious employer. Morrissey-Berru. The “ministerial exception.” Morrissey-Berru (available here ).

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Federal Court Rules in Favor of Texas Against 2012 EEOC Guideline

Sterling Check

In a blow against the EEOC, a federal judge recently ruled in favor of the State of Texas against the EEOC 2012 Enforcement Guidance on the Consideration of Arrest and Conviction Records in Employment Decisions Under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Currently, the ruling is directly related only to the state of Texas.

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Pay Equity Legislation Changes You Need to Be on Top Of

Trusaic

The idea behind the amendment: to ensure that employers don’t discriminate between employees when they’re being promoted or moving into another job based on gender or other protected status for any form of compensation including bonuses, profit sharing, stock options, or benefits. Pay equity legislation has been advancing at a rapid pace.

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Fired Learning Consultant with Performance Problems Points to Racial Bias

HR Daily Advisor

A recent case highlights the importance of making sure that supervisors and managers are properly trained on documenting performance problems and personnel decisions. Turner, who is African American, was hired by McGraw-Hill Global Education Holdings, LLC, in February 2007. On March 8, 2012, Turner received a written warning.

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Lineman Claims His Overtime, Training Opportunities Were Derailed On Basis of Race

HR Daily Advisor

An African-American railroad worker alleged that he was denied overtime and certain training due to race discrimination. In 1997, Amtrak hired “Luke” as a signal helper and then promoted him in 2001 to lineman in the company’s Electric Traction Department. His employer denied the allegations. What Happened.