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New Employment Laws Starting in 2024

HRWatchdog

Leaves of Absence Governor Newsom signed SB 616 , a major expansion of the state’s paid sick leave (PSL) law, the Healthy Workplaces, Healthy Families Act of 2014. After the initial 2024 increase, the council may establish a new minimum wage rate beginning January 1, 2025. California also expanded its retaliation protections.

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5 Meaningful Things Companies Are Doing to Recruit and Retain Women

Linkedin Talent Blog

This was an especially important initiative for Intel, where women made up only 20% of the company as recently as 2014—compared to 47% of the workplace overall. Accenture recently set a diversity goal to grow its percentage of female employees to at least 50% by 2025 —they were at 36.2%

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Airbnb’s Marisa Moret: “Why you should never be afraid or ashamed to advocate for yourself”

Thrive Global

And in addition to the diversity goals Airbnb has set for our board and executive team, we are also in the process of setting specific recruitment and retention goals for teams to be met by the end of 2025. Airbnb is also deeply committed to fighting discrimination and bias. In 2014 I took a sabbatical and lived in Spain for 6 months.

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10 People Sustainability Strategies for Your Business

Vantage Circle

Angela Davis, Activist As McKinsey says , the 2019 analysis finds that companies in the top quartile for gender diversity on executive teams were 25 percent more likely to have above-average profitability than companies in the fourth quartile—up from 21 percent in 2017 and 15 percent in 2014. trillion in total assets under management.

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One Year After George Floyd: Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Efforts Today

Astron Solutions

For instance, a 2016 SHRM research report forecasted that one out of every two new workers entering the workforce by 2025 will be Hispanic. Age Discrimination: On June 23, 2021, the U.S. House of Representatives passed legislation that would make it easier for people to make claims alleging age discrimination in the workplace.

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ESG Developments: The Impact of CSRD on Pay Equity

Trusaic

On January 5, 2023, the EU’s Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) came into force, replacing the EU’s 2014 Non-Financial Reporting Directive (NFRD). The burden of proof in cases of alleged pay discrimination is on the employer. In this article we explore the latest ESG developments and their impact on pay transparency.

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What School HR Pros Should Know About Title IX (& How It Has Changed)

LaborSoft

On the contrary, discrimination and harassment presents itself early on and within the education system. Title IX is, in essence, a federal amendment from 1972 that prohibits sex-based discrimination in educational institutions that receive federal funding. A Sexual Discrimination Policy Must Be in Place and Acknowledged.