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

MARCH 10, 2020

A Syosset, NY company sued by the EEOC for religious discrimination after employees said they were fired for refusing to participate in religious practices lost its bid to get a $394,991 award struck down and to get a new trial in the case. The post $395K ‘Onionhead’ religious discrimination award stands appeared first on HR Morning.

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HR Daily Advisor

JUNE 7, 2018

In 2014, a federal court in New York pronounced that refusing to hire DACA recipients with employment authorization could constitute “alienage discrimination” under the Civil Rights Act of 1866. National origin discrimination and citizenship status discrimination are distinct in nature.

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Cornerstone On Demand

MARCH 29, 2017

In 2014, The Atlantic estimated that more than half the employees at startups were under 30. An HR manager should understand sexual harassment laws, illegal discrimination (race, gender, religion, age, etc), the specifics of laws for small businesses (i.e., And, what's more, how do you find such a person?

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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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Everwise

OCTOBER 19, 2016

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. But women aren’t the only potential beneficiaries of this law. The new Massachusetts law breaks that cycle.”.

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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 Daily Advisor

FEBRUARY 23, 2018

We all understand that filing a discrimination charge with a government agency is protected activity, but one employee recently claimed that withdrawing such a charge is also protected. On August 3, 2012, the EEOC dismissed her charge without finding evidence to support her allegations of discrimination. Background.

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Berkshire Associates

DECEMBER 30, 2021

The agreement aims to resolve alleged pay discrimination of Black, American Indian, and Female employees. The findings were found to affect over 2200 employees over a period of two years, from November 2012 through November 2014, at a New York City location.

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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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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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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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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

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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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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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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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

Sexual Harassment

HR Daily Advisor

MARCH 20, 2018

The court found an employee’s complaint contained sufficient allegations of discrimination based on her disability and her use of medical leave to move forward toward trial. In April 2014, CT scans showed that Allison might have additional cancer, prompting her to ask how much FMLA leave she had left. as a warehouse manager.

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Hppy

FEBRUARY 7, 2017

If you’re consistently passing over women or minorities for promotions or upper management positions, you may be bordering on an employee discrimination lawsuit. An employee may believe you’re discriminating against them and attempt to sue you for unethical behavior. In 2014, that number rose to 91 percent.

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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.

Employment Law

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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Cisive

MAY 3, 2021

The state of New York also considers medical marijuana patients as “disabled,” affording protections from state disability discrimination laws and limits employer actions. . There are some safety-sensitive exceptions. Pennsylvania (Specifically the city of Philadelphia).

Hiring Software

The Employer Handbook

APRIL 28, 2023

I’ve seen my share of lawsuits in which plaintiffs use discrimination as an excuse for the performance issues that led to their termination of employment. I have yet to meet a plaintiff-employee whom the defendant-employment can convince to dismiss his discrimination lawsuit because there was no discrimination to begin with.

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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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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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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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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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True Faith HR

JUNE 22, 2014

#HRpickuplines — Matthew Stollak (@akaBruno) June 21, 2014 @CBforEmployers "You''re so smokin'', your name is listed on a material safety data sheet." Let me check the I-9 form" #HRPickUpLines — Matthew Stollak (@akaBruno) June 20, 2014 @CBforEmployers "You may be a Third Party Administrator, but you''re first in my heart."

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HR Daily Advisor

JANUARY 29, 2018

A federal judge in Aberdeen, Mississippi recently heard an employee’s claims that she was rescheduled to the graveyard shift as a result of discrimination and that she had been subjected to a hostile work environment. To state a claim for discrimination, an employee must demonstrate that she suffered an adverse employment action.

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Paycor

FEBRUARY 12, 2020

Depressive symptoms among US workers rose 18% between 2014 and 2018, according to Happify. Avoid Discriminating Against Mentally Ill Employees. This means that legally most mental health conditions are treated as disabilities, and so it’s illegal for employers to discriminate based on mental health.

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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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The Employer Handbook

AUGUST 14, 2017

Evangelical Services for the Aging (opinion here ) began his job as CFO in March 2014. ” Among other things, the plaintiff subsequently sued for age discrimination. The CEO is 57 and a member of the Age Discrimination and Employment Act protected class (40+). “It’s not working out.” He was hired at 63.

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HRExecutive

JANUARY 7, 2015

The 844-page report, available here , analyzed 1,219 class-action rulings on a circuit-by-circuit and state-by-state basis to “capture key themes from 2014 and emerging trends facing U.S. Employment discrimination and wage-and-hour class-action settlements remained flat, however.). For example, two cases— Wal-Mart Stores Inc.

Trends

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

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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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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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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