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National Origin, Discrimination, and Employers—Oh, My!

HR Daily Advisor

Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents or other law enforcement officials show up at your place of employment to arrest a noncitizen worker? Are your I-9 practices consistent with federal law? Below is guidance on some of the more common national origin discrimination issues that may confront employers.

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EEOC Approves Strategic Enforcement Plan

HRWatchdog

The EEOC has set their national priorities for 2017-2021. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) recently approved an updated Strategic Enforcement Plan (SEP) , which sets national priorities for fiscal years 2017-2021. Gail Cecchettini Whaley, CalChamber Employment Law Counsel/Content.

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Will the Solar Eclipse Disrupt Your Workplace?

HR Daily Advisor

On Monday August 21, 2017, in the middle of the workday, millions of people will abandon their jobs to gaze up at the skies and experience what might well be a once-in-a-lifetime event: a total eclipse of the sun. Booming sales of special eclipse-viewing glasses is not the only business impact of the eclipse. A Sign of the Apocalypse?

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An Employer Toolkit for Reasonable Accommodation

HR Daily Advisor

The contents of the toolkit’s “drawers” and other suggestions for reasonable accommodation were presented by Lou Orslene, a codirector at JAN and Deb Dagit, founder of Deb Dagit Diversity and former Chief Diversity Officer at Merck. The two spoke at SHRM’s 2017 Annual Conference & Exposition in New Orleans.

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When Can You Say No to Religious Garb in the Workplace?

HR Daily Advisor

Though that might seem logical from a safety perspective, managers need to concern themselves with a discrimination and compliance perspective as well. Accommodating your employees’ religious practices is likely to be an issue you’ll continue to face as today’s workforce becomes increasingly diverse.

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Can they do that? Firing employees for off-duty conduct

HR Daily Advisor

After the rally, social media users (#yesyoureracist) worked assiduously to identify right-wing marchers who participated in the Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville and pressure their employers to fire them. So can their employers fire them? The effort was successful to some extent. Elmo section of Chattanooga. It doesn’t.

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Equal Pay Protection & Brexit: What’s Next for the UK?

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As EU member states prepare for the EU Pay Transparency Directive, the UK has dispensed with hundreds of EU-derived laws under its Schedule of Retained Law. What does that mean for equal pay protection and UK gender equality? Intersectional discrimination is also defined in EU legislation for the first time.