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Activision Blizzard Reaches $18 Million Settlement with EEOC

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The case involved various charges of gender discrimination and it’s the EEOC’s second-largest sexual harassment agreement ever. As part of the resolution, employees who worked at the company between September 1, 2016, and the present day may be eligible for monetary relief.

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From Marijuana To #MeToo—Top Employment Law Updates For 2019

PlanSource

We’re only a quarter through 2019 and employment law is already changing at a rapid pace, with an increasingly widespread commitment to greater pay equity, access to paid leave, and protection from harassment and discrimination. Fair Labor Standards Act. Above this salary level, eligibility for overtime varies based on job duties.

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Was Inconsistent Treatment of Asian USPS Worker Discrimination?

HR Daily Advisor

In 1997, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) accepted 16,394 charges alleging retaliation under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, but that number swelled to 33,082 in 2016. However, that changed after she filed a charge of discrimination with the EEOC in May 2011. Postal Service (USPS).

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Addressing Social Issues and Racism in the Workplace

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Compensation. Discrimination claims. The filmed killing of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police and the swell of nationwide and international protests that followed didn’t go unnoticed by the business community. The global unrest over racial injustice has brought racial disparities in the workplace front and center.

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WIRTW #493 (the “Super Bowl” edition)

Ohio Employer's Law

Here’s what I read this week: Harassment. Friends Do NOT Let Friends Engage in Harassing Conduct — via Jonathan HR Law. Dealing with Sexual Harassment When Your Company Is Too Small to Have HR — via Harvard Business Review. Listening for Sexual Harassment — via HR Gazette. Discrimination. MeToo: Where was HR? —

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What your business can do NOW to prepare for the DOL ‘Blacklisting’ rules and guidance.

The Employer Handbook

However, by Halloween next year, just about any federal contractor or subcontractor with a contract valued at $500,000 (except for subcontracts for commercial-off-the-shelf products) will have to comply with these rules. In 2014, President Obama signed the Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces Executive Order. There are other pitfalls too.

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The gender pay gap: How equal pay starts with hiring

Homebase

With social media being a leading contributing factor, consumers are pressuring companies to find real solutions for sexual harassment, workplace discrimination, and to pay workers fairly. The gender wage gap refers to the difference in earnings between men and women. Table of Contents What is the gender pay gap? In the United States.,