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Riot Games Settles Gender Discrimination Lawsuit at $100 Million

Trusaic

Entertainment company Riot Games recently settled a multi-year-long gender discrimination class-action lawsuit with the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing (DFEH). Some $80 million will be awarded to female employees who worked at the company between November 2014 and the present day.

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This Interview Question is Now Illegal in Massachusetts

Everwise

According to the American Association of University Women , in 2014, median earnings for men in Massachusetts were $60,588 compared to women’s median earnings of $49,470. The new law gives employees the opportunity to negotiate based on job value instead of prior compensation.”. The new Massachusetts law breaks that cycle.”.

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7 Modules Your Compliance Training Resources Must Include

Kitaboo - Employee Training

Compliance training is usually a part of every employee’s initial training process. Are your Compliance Training Resources Effective? Earlier, in-house training specialists or Human resources team used to undertake the task of delivering training or companies would hire a professional trainer to deliver compliance training.

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Temporary Nondiscrimination Relief Gets Another Year Extension By IRS

ACA Times

410 defines these qualified plans as those that do not discriminate in favor of certain higher paid employees’ (otherwise known as highly compensated employees, or HCEs ) favor. Temporary relief was provided pursuant to Notice 2014-5, for plans beginning before 2016. Notice 2015-28 extended that relief by a year.

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2021 State Drug Testing Law Updates for Employers

Cisive

The web of workplace drug and alcohol testing compliance continues to grow and has become increasingly impactful to employers. The state of New York also considers medical marijuana patients as “disabled,” affording protections from state disability discrimination laws and limits employer actions. . Connecticut.

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Oracle Sues OFCCP in Federal Court

Berkshire Associates

OFCCP began a compliance review of Oracle’s Redwood Shores headquarters in January 2014. As part of the review, OFCCP concluded Oracle paid Caucasian male workers more while steering their female, African American and Asian counterparts into lower paying jobs. OFCCP requested routine employment data and records as part of the audit.

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Protect Your Business: How to Avoid the Most Common Discrimination Charge

Insperity

In 2014, nearly 43 percent of all discrimination complaints filed nationwide with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission accused employers of retaliation. And according to the EEOC, the number of findings based on a retaliation claim is outpacing other types of discrimination. What is retaliation-based discrimination?