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Predictive Scheduling Laws

ExactHire

Predictive Scheduling laws are driven by the public policy of providing workers with predictability and consistency in their work schedules. Patty has repeatedly asked for another shift to bring her up to full-time, but her employer prefers to hire additional part-time workers to avoid the cost of required full-time benefits.

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NLRB Changes the Joint-Employer Standard, Increased Bargaining Power for Temp Workers

HRWatchdog

million of the nation’s workers were employed through temporary agencies in August 2014. The dissent called the ruling “the most sweeping of recent major decisions” and said the majority had rewritten the decades-old test for determining who is an “employer.”. Gail Cecchettini Whaley, CalChamber Employment Law Counsel/Content.

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Where the U.S. Currently Stands on Ban the Box Laws

Cisive

Laws and policies require or recommend that employers consider how all candidates meet the qualifications for jobs prior to considering criminal record information. The National Employment Law Project (NELP) reports that 36 states and more than 150 cities and counties had passed ban the box laws as of January 2021.

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What Supreme Court Ruling on Arbitration and PAGA Means for Employers

HRWatchdog

In this episode of The Workplace podcast, CalChamber Labor and Employment Vice President Bianca Saad and CalChamber employment law expert Matthew Roberts discuss how the U.S. Moriana affects employers and arbitration agreements. 4th 348 (2014). Supreme Court decision in Viking River Cruises v.

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Where the U.S. Currently Stands on Ban the Box Laws

Precheck

Laws and policies require or recommend that employers consider how all candidates meet the qualifications for jobs prior to considering criminal record information. . The National Employment Law Project (NELP) reports that 36 states and more than 150 cities and counties had passed ban the box laws as of January 2021.

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14 Examples of Unconscious Bias in Job Descriptions (2024 Update)

Ongig

An easy definition of unconscious bias is when you unintentionally exclude (and often offend) someone. When you exclude someone you both narrow your candidate pool and damage your employer brand. It also violates the anti-discrimination laws. What is unconscious bias? a transgender person). Years of Experience” Dale E.

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New Guidance Shifts Federal Policy on Religious Liberty in Employment

HR Daily Advisor

New guidance from Attorney General Jeff Sessions on religious liberty in employment “signals a shift in federal employment law and policy,” according to an attorney who focuses on employment law. Entities that meet this narrow definition are permitted to give preference to members of their own religion.”