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Marijuana, Opioids and Disability Discrimination: What Employers Should Know

Cisive

In an era where employers are having to plan for changes in workplace drug testing compliance, primarily due to evolving marijuana laws and our nations opioid crisis, another compliance beast continues to rear confuse employers: Disability Discrimination. Employers are prohibited from discriminating against employees with disabilities.

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‘Managing’ Diversity for Your Organization: Inclusion, Employee Relations and More

Compensation Today

Employee Relations. When we fail to manage diversity, employee relations issues can arise. Some ways to mitigate these types of issues are: Develop clear anti-discrimination policies and enforce them consistently and fairly. Promptly investigate any complaints by employees. Training and Development.

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Walmart sued for sacking employee with Crohn’s disease; EVs to be rolled out as staff per…

TLNT: The Business of HR

Walmart sued for dismissing worker with Crohn’s disease The US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) is taking retail giant, Walmart, to court for violating the Americans With Disabilities Act , after it dismissed a North Carolina employee who had Crohn’s Disease.

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Why Corporate Transparency is a Win-Win for Business, Consumers, Top Talent

Visier

Now, workers are disrupting entire industries, and businesses that refuse to meet new employee-related demands are worse off for it. That said, in 2017, Whole Foods was acquired by Amazon. As with consumers, workers are becoming pickier about what they want and what they’re willing to tolerate from employers.

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WIRTW #491 (the “rage” edition)

Ohio Employer's Law

Discrimination. EEOC Releases Fiscal Year 2017 Enforcement And Litigation Data — via EEOC News Releases. Religious discrimination against one of “your own”? Ransomware Detections Up 90% for Businesses in 2017 — via Dark Reading. HR & Employee Relations. Union membership remained steady in 2017.

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Is employee copying of documents protected activity or unlawful stealing?

Ohio Employer's Law

What if, instead of competing against you, the employee is preparing to go to battle against you in a discrimination lawsuit? Does an employee have a right to copy your documents to prepare a discrimination lawsuit? But might there be something else going on? Not surprisingly, the answer depends. Cincinnati Ins.

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3 Steps to Protect Information While Leveraging Social Media

HR Daily Advisor

Garrison, who presented a session at BLR’s 2017 Advanced Employment Issues Symposium (AEIS) titled #Protecting Information Systems , noted that social media is a powerful marketing and public relations tool for companies. Her HR experience includes recruiting, employee relations and communications, affirmative action and compensation.