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EEOC Busy: Focus on Sexual Harassment

HRWatchdog

The EEOC continues to collect money from employers in lawsuits and settlements for sexual harassment. million into a settlement fund for wages and benefits lost by women in over 20 states who were denied positions because of the employer’s employment testing. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has been busy!

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Stop Spying on Social Media

HRExecutive

Protected activity is defined as two or more employees who are acting together to improve issues such as wages, hours and working conditions. Through social media, employers may learn information regarding a candidate’s race, age, religion, disability or other protected classification,” says LaKisha M. He has since been rehired.)

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Quebec: Changes to Labor Standards for Employees

Global People Strategist

The Bill was approved on June 12, 2018 and is set to affect non-federal employees in Quebec, or about 90 percent of the workforce. Quebec’s changes are following on the heels of similar legislation recently implemented in other provinces, such as in Ontario and Alberta which saw new legislation come into effect in 2018.

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How to Handle Workplace Investigations: A Guide for California Employers

Zenefits

The Golden State has the largest state wage-and-hour state enforcement agency in the country. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) that women at several of its California stores were subjected to almost daily sexual harassment by a general manager and shift leader. Many of these are not in place in other states.

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Latest sexual harassment complaints against McDonald’s will test joint-employer rules

HR Morning

McDonald’s and a number of its franchisees face allegations of sexual harassment and retaliation in complaints filed this week. The 25 workers allege they were subjected to unwanted physical contact and other harassment while working at McDonald’s restaurants. Joint employer rules in flux. Who’s the boss?

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Latest sexual harassment complaints against McDonald’s will test joint-employer rules

HR Morning

McDonald’s and a number of its franchisees face allegations of sexual harassment and retaliation in complaints filed this week. The 25 workers allege they were subjected to unwanted physical contact and other harassment while working at McDonald’s restaurants. Joint employer rules in flux. Who’s the boss?

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5 new California laws for 2018 that could affect all HR pros soon

HR Morning

The leave is unpaid, though some employees are eligible for compensation if they’ve worked at least 1,250 hours in the year before their leave began. Expanded harassment training. With the new year came new rules for California employers. Here are five new California laws that went into effect January 1st.