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Disability Discrimination Costs Washington-Based Senior Living Company $2 Million

Pollack Peacebuilding

Prestige Senior Living, LLC, and their affiliates have been ordered to pay $2 million to settle a disability discrimination suit. In addition to paying $2 million, the companies will also pay additional relief aimed at preventing disability discrimination in the future. Discrimination Victims. Prestige Care Inc.,

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LinkedIn Settlement Demonstrates Need For Accurate Pay Equity Audits

Trusaic

In the case, DOL asserted that LinkedIn harbored “systemic gender-based pay discrimination,” or in other words, paid women less than men who performed comparable work. These women held engineering, product, and marketing positions at the company between 2015 and 2017. . billion Microsoft acquisition.

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Employee Experience: A Complete Guide for HR

Analytics in HR

The customer experience is an “outside-in” approach in which the customer has a central role in product and marketing-related decisions. Selling products and services that customers will buy requires empathizing with them and focusing on what they want. This can help employees be more productive and keep them engaged with their work.

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50th Anniversary of Age Discrimination Protections

HRWatchdog

This year marks the 50th Anniversary of the federal Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) prohibiting age bias against workers 40 years of age and older. On June 14, the EEOC held a meeting to explore age discrimination in the United States workforce and future challenges. Acting Chair Victoria A. Not a member?

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New 2017 Midyear Employment Law White Paper

HRWatchdog

Even though the year isn’t over, 2017 has already been busy for California employers. CalChamber’s employment law experts highlight the significant developments so far this year in CalChamber’s free 2017 Midyear Employment Law Update white paper. Not a member? See how CalChamber can help you.

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Lawsuit Prompts LinkedIn To Sign California Equal Pay Pledge

Trusaic

LinkedIn announced on October 19th that it would become the latest business to sign the California Equal Pay Pledge, following the million-dollar settlement reached with the Department of Labor (DOL) for alleged pay discrimination while not admitting fault. . In May of this year, LinkedIn decided to settle. The agency’s argument?

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OFCCP Reaches Pay Discrimination Settlement with Another Federal Contractor

Berkshire Associates

In March 2017 the Office of Federal Contract Compliance (OFCCP) entered into a conciliation agreement with Land O’ Lakes to settle allegations of compensation discrimination against female Livestock Production Specialists that arose from a compliance evaluation initiated in May 2009.