HRWatchdog

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

These newly enacted laws include leaves of absence, discrimination, workplace safety and more. So, as 2023 closes, take some time to familiarize yourself with the upcoming employment law changes before 2024 is upon us. The law applies to most employers, but not all.

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HR Digest

DECEMBER 21, 2023

The Scripps Clinic age discrimination case revolved around a 2014 policy that mandated that physicians had to retire from their role in the group at the age of 75 in order to ensure patient safety. The ADEA protects employees above the age of 40 from any bias and discrimination in a professional setting. The Scripps $6.8

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HRWatchdog

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Keep in mind that in 2023, two notices were updated mid-year — the Federal Minimum Wage notice and the Know Your Rights: Workplace Discrimination is Illegal — and those updated notices are included on the new 2024 posters.

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Berkshire Associates

DECEMBER 13, 2017

Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) has entered into a conciliation agreement with LandCare USA, LLC, formerly known as TruGreen LandCare to settle allegations of hiring discrimination at its Austin, TX location.

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HR Daily Advisor

OCTOBER 3, 2017

District Court in Norfolk, Virginia, drives this point home—and reminds employers to train managers and supervisors on discrimination and sexual harassment in order to avoid these types of lawsuits in the future. She has been at BLR since 2014. Most recently, she graduated in 2014 with a MS of Educational Technology.

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Berkshire Associates

MARCH 22, 2018

The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) has entered into a conciliation agreement with TPG Hotels, operates major brands including, Marriott, Hilton, Hyatt, Intercontinental, Starwood, Wyndham, and other independent properties, to settle allegations of hiring discrimination at its St. Louis, Missouri location.

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HR Daily Advisor

OCTOBER 16, 2017

Charlie contended that as a result of his workplace stress, he had a panic attack while he was driving and got into a car accident in February 2014. The ADA forbids a covered employer from discriminating against a qualified individual on the basis of a disability with regard to the terms, conditions, and privileges of his employment.

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HRWatchdog

DECEMBER 7, 2022

The eight notices that must be updated for the new year are: California’s Minimum Wage notice (reminder: California’s minimum wage increases to $15.50

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Berkshire Associates

MAY 18, 2018

The pay inequities allegedly began in 2012 in their Pleasanton and Santa Clara, CA locations and in two North Carolina locations beginning in 2014. Some areas of the alleged discrimination are: The settlement is a result of routine compliance evaluations initiated by the OFCCP.

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HRWatchdog

OCTOBER 16, 2023

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. Unless otherwise stated, these bills are effective starting January 1, 2024. These requirements have a delayed implementation, taking effect on July 1, 2024.

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Zenefits

MARCH 27, 2019

A bipartisan bill which would make it easier for older workers to prove age discrimination in the workplace have been introduced in the U.S. The “ Protecting Older Workers Against Discrimination Act ” (POWADA) would reverse a 2009 U.S. Federal, State, and Local Anti-Discrimination Laws. EEOC targets age discrimination.

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The Employer Handbook

MAY 7, 2019

And in the Winter of 2014, the woman did land a job in the school district as a full-time substitute teacher. So, she gave up applying and just sued for age discrimination. Under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act , an employer can’t refuse to hire someone because of her age (forty or over). And you know what?

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The Employer Handbook

APRIL 20, 2023

in 2014 and the Court’s 2020 decision in Bostock v. In Bostock , some Justices foreshadowed how RFRA may supersede discrimination protections for LGBT individuals. The Do No Harm Act’s sponsors posit that Supreme Court decisions from the past decade, such as Burwell v. Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc.

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HR Morning

FEBRUARY 3, 2017

Yet another example of how painful getting caught for discrimination law violations can be for employers: A New Jersey jury has just awarded a Lockheed Martin engineer an astonishing $51 million for discriminating against him because of his age. . It’s thought to be the largest award ever in an age discrimination case.

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HRWatchdog

JULY 7, 2015

On June 25, 2015, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) released an updated Enforcement Guidance: Pregnancy Discrimination and Related Issues. Young’s lawsuit alleged that UPS violated the federal Pregnancy Discrimination Act (PDA). The agency made the updates in response to the Supreme Court’s decision in Young v.

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HR Daily Advisor

JULY 6, 2017

Alleged Discrimination and Retaliation. The discipline was overturned in arbitration in July 2014, and he was reinstated. Ultimately, he received a fourth written disciplinary notice, and his employment was terminated on October 6, 2014. Ted” began working for Trane Ingersoll-Rand Company and Trane U.S.

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Trusaic

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

The OFCCP also announced that federal contractors and subcontractors must begin using the updated 2014-2018 EEO tabulation census data to develop all AAPs that are created on or after January 1, 2022. These two requirements complement another recent OFCCP pledge to leverage EEO-1 Component 2 pay data to look for pay discrimination practices.

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HRWatchdog

JULY 5, 2022

Retaliation was, once again, the number one filed charge in the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s (EEOC) Fiscal Year 2021 charge data; it was included in 56 percent of 61,331 charges (a charge may include multiple types of discrimination). In FY 2018, which was immediately after the #MeToo movement exploded, the EEOC received 13.6

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HR Daily Advisor

OCTOBER 10, 2017

According to the Sentinel , “As part of the settlement, the contractor also agreed to conduct religious-discrimination training, change policies to protect employees from religious discrimination, and make yearly reports to the EEOC.”. She has been at BLR since 2014.

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The Employer Handbook

JANUARY 30, 2018

In June 2014, the plaintiff came to work with 150 hair braids, that the plaintiff testified were burgundy and blonde. Then, the plaintiff sued for race discrimination. That policy prohibited employees from maintaining specific hair colors such as purple, pink, fuchsia, crimson, and burgundy. The employe reprimanded her.

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Trusaic

JULY 8, 2019

The parties will enter mediation in an effort to resolve the USWNT’s gender discrimination lawsuit against USSF. On International Women’s Day, the USWNT filed a gender discrimination lawsuit against USSF in the United District Court in Los Angeles under the Equal Pay Act and Title VII of the Civil Rights Act. national soccer teams.

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HR Morning

APRIL 27, 2016

A Texas company will pay over $1 million to learn a lesson in the dynamics of hiring discrimination: You can’t avoid a bias lawsuit from one minority group by favoring another. . will pay $1,042,000 as part of the settlement of a class race and national origin discrimination lawsuit brought by the U.S. Lawler Foods, Inc.

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Cornerstone On Demand

JANUARY 3, 2018

Ageism is a citadel of discrimination on which we still need to launch a steady assault. Older Candidates Have a Lot to Offer In 2014, Sachs lost her job. In the tech world, 40 is, in some ways, the new 60. We may be living longer and many of us now want to work longer as well, but fortune favors the young.

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HR Morning

MAY 20, 2016

Think the feds aren’t serious about enforcing laws against disability discrimination? In 2014, company revenues totaled $56.2 Check this: A recent case is going to cost home improvement retailer Lowe’s a cool $8.6 Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced the consent decree, which was approved by U.S.

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HR Daily Advisor

DECEMBER 21, 2016

He responded by filing a lawsuit against his employer alleging that he was discriminated against in violation of the federal Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and Massachusetts Gen. Chapter 151B, the state law prohibiting employment discrimination, including discrimination based on a disability.

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ACA Times

OCTOBER 27, 2016

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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Berkshire Associates

DECEMBER 9, 2019

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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Crimcheck | Pre-Employment & Background Check Information

AUGUST 9, 2021

The two most recent ones were in November 2014 and March 2015. Inadvertent Discrimination During Hiring Anti-discrimination laws are among the easiest to violate especially during the hiring process. Even the reason supplied for not recruiting a candidate can be grounds for discrimination suit. As such, it is inadvertent.

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Global People Strategist

JANUARY 3, 2022

The elimination of discrimination in employment and occupation- no employee is to be subjected to any kind of unjust treatment or discrimination based on any demographic features. The abolition of child labor- no minor are to be employed in factories or other working sites. Governments as Enforcers. The Way Forward.

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Insperity

JANUARY 4, 2016

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?

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HR Daily Advisor

FEBRUARY 16, 2016

Yesterday we explored how the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) has been taking a hard stance on hiring and pay discrimination cases. The OFCCP says that its compensation targets are projected to increase to 40% of all discrimination violations and settlements in FY 2015 and in FY 2016 (up from 35% in FY 2014).

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HR Daily Advisor

MARCH 13, 2018

Melody Mitchell was hired by the hospital on August 25, 2014, to work as a psychiatric intake clinician. On or about November 26, 2014, Mitchell requested a religious exemption from the hospital’s flu vaccination requirement. She was given two weeks to receive the vaccination. When she didn’t, her employment was terminated.

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Women of HR

JUNE 14, 2016

The impact of gender discrimination on employees. It was made clear in a 2014 Fortune article that women were much more likely to receive a critical performance review than men. How HR can eliminate gender discrimination in performance reviews. Often, this prejudice is levelled at women.

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HRWatchdog

AUGUST 31, 2023

In 2014, Teamsters Local 628 challenged Stericycle, Inc.’s Roberts says that in California there are certain policies that employers are required to have, such as harassment, discrimination and retaliation prevention, lactation accommodation, and family and medical leave policies. Stericycle, Inc.

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Berkshire Associates

APRIL 6, 2017

The agency also argues that the contractor identified these statistically significant disparities in their 2014 affirmative action plan (AAP), but did not develop and execute an action-oriented program to attempt to remedy these issues as required by the affirmative action regulations.

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HR Morning

APRIL 1, 2016

This week, they made their complaint official, filing a federal wage discrimination charge with the EEOC. . And the men’s team earned $9 million in the 2014 World Cup for losing in the round of 16, while the women made $2 million when they won the 2015 championship. Last summer, after their World Cup win, members of the U.S.

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HR Daily Advisor

DECEMBER 5, 2017

’s (WCCS), executive director from March 2011 to October 20, 2014. He claimed his symptoms worsened significantly in 2013 and 2014 and limited his ability to sleep, concentrate, engage in social interaction, and use his hands. Clark” was employed as Warren County Community Services, Inc.’s Clark filed a lawsuit in the U.S.

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