HR Digest

DECEMBER 28, 2023

While this number has seen a slight decline from its 2018 peak, it remains a significant demographic within the country. include both lawful and unauthorized individuals, with the former making up the majority. The Role of Safe Harbor Safe harbor provisions protect employers from liability or penalties if certain conditions are met.

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Recruiters Lineup

JANUARY 5, 2024

As businesses grow and expand, the need to hire skilled and dedicated employees becomes crucial. Navigating the hiring process in a new country can be challenging, and understanding the specific regulations and cultural nuances is essential. Employers must handle personal data with utmost care, especially during the hiring process.

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HR Morning

OCTOBER 30, 2019

A wrongful termination claim can be filed in a court of law if an employee believes he or she has been ‘illegally’ fired from the job. Such claims result from an alleged violation of federal or state anti-discrimination laws, employment contracts or labor laws, including whistle-blower laws.

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HRWatchdog

MARCH 8, 2018

Recruiting, interviewing and hiring new employees involve significant legal risks if not handled properly. In fact, California has stricter protections for job applicants than federal laws do — even more so since January 1, 2018. No business wants to open itself to a costly discrimination lawsuit. Register now!

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HR Daily Advisor

JANUARY 20, 2017

Read on, because it remains critical that anyone who works with (or in spite of) California employment laws must keep himself or herself well informed. AB 1687 was enacted to protect against age discrimination in the entertainment industry. Applicants for Employment: Criminal History. In September, Governor Edmund G.

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Embroker

DECEMBER 13, 2021

Let’s hope your answers to these questions are “No” and “Not much because I didn’t face any employment-related lawsuits.”. If that is the case, you are one lucky employer. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) received 67,448 charges of workplace discrimination in 2020 and obtained $439.2

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Business Management Daily

SEPTEMBER 9, 2019

GINA, or the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act, outlaws genetic discrimination. The federal law has been around for a decade, yet many employers still don’t know exactly how to comply. GINA essentially bars using genetic information in employment decisions and bars acquiring genetic information improperly.

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HR Daily Advisor

JULY 26, 2017

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) that alleged Bass Pro discriminated on the basis of race in its hiring and recruiting practices at its retail stores and then unlawfully retaliated against employees who opposed those practices. Earlier today, Bass Pro Outdoor World, LLC, agreed to pay $10.5 Click here to register.

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Paycor

MARCH 1, 2019

A basic but often overlooked step is to require new hires to acknowledge (with a signature) that it’s their responsibility to read and follow the handbook. It’s a good idea to assess your handbook on an annual basis because laws and regulations constantly change. It is not discrimination—but be careful because it can be.

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HR Morning

JULY 8, 2019

Courts have historically found marijuana-positive drug tests sufficient grounds to terminate an employee or refuse to hire someone. Employers were safe to move forward without worrying about whether the individual was approved to use medical marijuana or if an employee was actually impaired while at work. ” With 4.4%

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HR Daily Advisor

MARCH 16, 2018

In December 2017, the Communications Workers of America and three individuals filed a class-action lawsuit in federal court in California against companies they claim are unlawfully discriminating against people because of age. Social recruiting is about reaching candidates with niche expertise and experience, not about discrimination.

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The Employer Handbook

OCTOBER 11, 2019

Back in the early Summer of 2017, most of the experts — the pundits, if you will — were predicting that American businesses were not going to spend as much in 2018 on advice from employment law attorneys. Then, in September 2017, along came a guy named Harvey Weinstein. The rest is history.

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HR Daily Advisor

MARCH 14, 2018

Ban the box laws that remove the box on applications that job applicants are asked to check if they have a criminal record are now more the rule than the exception for Human Resources professionals when screening applicants. For more information on ban the box laws, background checks, and salary inquiries join Lester S.

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HRWatchdog

AUGUST 21, 2018

CalChamber’s HR webinar on September 20 reminds California employers of how important and essential it is to make sure supervisors are well-versed in California’s employment laws. Date: Thursday, September 20, 2018. Live webinar is mobile-optimized for viewing on tablets or smartphones. Time: 10 a.m. –

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Paycor

JULY 19, 2018

From recruiting to hiring to payroll and HR regulations, wrangling compliance rules can very easily turn into a full-time job. A company’s recruiters help make rapid and sensitive yes/no decisions, so the pre-hire phase of the employee lifecycle can be a risky time. Hiring Compliance. So, how are your clients managing?

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HR Daily Advisor

JANUARY 12, 2018

Fines for knowingly hiring or continuing to employ unauthorized workers can reach as much as $16,000 per violation , while substantive and uncorrected technical violations can be as much as $1,100 per violation. Here are 4 important areas employers need to understand in order to avoid common Form I-9 violations.

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HRWatchdog

MARCH 13, 2019

When hiring any employee, employers are required by federal immigration law to verify that person’s identity and eligibility to work in the U.S. Anti-discrimination protections. Live webinar is mobile-optimized for viewing on tablets or smartphones. by completing the Form I-9. Form I-9 process. Using E-Verify.

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HRWatchdog

OCTOBER 23, 2018

As previously reported , California’s Fair Employment and Housing Council (FEHC) has been working on amendments to the state Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA) to address two laws that went into effect on January 1, 2018 — the New Parent Leave Act (NPLA) and the statewide ban-the-box law.

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Cisive

AUGUST 12, 2019

Employers are protected from lawsuits related, among other things, to drug testing or disciplining an employee including termination if that action was taken in a good faith belief that the employee used or possessed marijuana at work, while on duty or in violation of the Company’s policy. The law as it is today ( L.D.

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PlanSource

JULY 16, 2018

This article is a recap of a recent webinar with Bill Robbinson – Shareholder, Corporate & Employment Law – Zimmerman, Kiser & Sutcliffe. In our latest webinar, Bill Robbinson, Shareholder at Zimmerman, Kiser, & Sutcliffe joined us to review some of the latest employment law updates.

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HR Daily Advisor

MAY 7, 2018

A: Although human resources can conduct investigations into employee complaints of discrimination, sometimes it’s a good idea to hire an outside investigator. Generally, it’s not a good idea to use your labor and employment law firm as the investigator. Q: What are the advantages of using an outside investigator?

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HR Shelf

JUNE 7, 2022

Unethical relationships: When a subordinate feels pressured to accept the advances of a supervisor to protect their employment. Discrimination and harassment: When employees are mistreated due to their gender, race, nationality, religion, age, or disability. Cases of sexual harassment: This can be both direct and indirect.

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Ongig

JUNE 11, 2019

New Jersey Schools Authority Made Up Job Descriptions for People it Already Hired. Delgado-Polanco then instructed her team, according to NorthJersey.com, to cover their tracks by writing job descriptions for those hires after the fact. Kleber won an initial ruling in April 2018. Instead, focus on the skills you need.

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Business Management Daily

DECEMBER 17, 2019

Accommodations may be necessary during the hiring process and once the employee is working. Reasonable religious accommodations during hiring. Employee requests for religious accommodations often occur during the hiring process. You cannot refuse to hire the applicant because he needs accommodation. million in damages.

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HR Daily Advisor

SEPTEMBER 4, 2018

Effective July 1, 2018, California’s Fair Employment and Housing Council (FEHC) issued new regulations under the Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA) that directly address issues like language restrictions at work, immigration status, and national origin discrimination and harassment.

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The Employer Handbook

AUGUST 1, 2019

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, with whom I am spending the day today in Atlanta at the 22nd annual Examining Conflicts in Employment Laws (EXCEL) Training Conference. Do you have questions about filing your EEO-1 pay data for 2017 and 2018? So, today’s post is chock full of recent EEOC news and notes.

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HR Daily Advisor

JUNE 8, 2017

The new law in New York City not only prohibits employers from asking about an applicant’s pay history, it also prohibits employers from trying to get the information from the applicant’s employer, and from conducting a search of public records to try to discover the applicant’s salary history. Currently, the only U.S.

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Cisive

SEPTEMBER 23, 2019

Because compliance is changing so quickly on the state and federal level, HR departments are finding it more and more challenging to keep up with current regulations and changes to employment law. An article on ensuring fair hiring practices in HRO Today explains the employer’s role in Ban the Box regulations.

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HR Daily Advisor

APRIL 12, 2018

The law contains a specific caveat barring employers from “discriminating” against employees who use medical marijuana with a legal state certificate. Pennsylvania employers will now join others in a growing number of states learning how to handle employees who test positive for medical marijuana. Background.

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HRWatchdog

MARCH 22, 2017

The USCIS will begin accepting H-1B petitions subject to the fiscal year 2018 cap on Monday, April 3, 2017. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will begin accepting H-1B petitions subject to the fiscal year 2018 cap on Monday, April 3, 2017. For more information, visit USCIS’s H-1B FY 2018 Cap Season webpage.

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HR Daily Advisor

MARCH 7, 2018

Although a number of religious discrimination lawsuits in recent years have focused on accommodation requests related to a person’s attire, grooming habits, and need for additional breaks and designated spaces for daily prayers, this most recent case involves work schedules. Takeaway for Employers. Work Schedule and the Sabbath.

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Business Management Daily

DECEMBER 19, 2019

Immigration and Customs Enforcement opened 6,812 new investigations into employers suspected of violating immigration laws—everything from hiring undocumented workers to making errors on their I-9 Forms. That’s a 14% increase from 2018, but a whopping 400% jump from the number of investigations filed in 2016 and 2017.

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ExactHire

AUGUST 25, 2016

Just as recently, I learned about the passage of a new employment law in the state of Massachusetts that bans employers from inquiring about an applicant’s salary history prior to offering the individual a job. It is slated to be effective in July of 2018. Essentially, gut counts for something.

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HRWatchdog

APRIL 10, 2017

Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) said it has hit the congressionally mandated cap on H-1B visa petitions for fiscal year 2018, and also received a sufficient number of H-1B petitions to meet the 20,000 beneficiaries cap under the U.S. Gail Cecchettini Whaley, CalChamber Employment Law Counsel/Content.

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The Employer Handbook

SEPTEMBER 27, 2018

And I’ll teach you a thing or two about employment law. Two days later, on October 4, I’m presenting an update on the significant changes in 2018 in NJ employment law (e.g., I can guarantee you this assuming that you recover from the hysterical blindness, I’m told it’s only temporary. Laurel, NJ.

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HRWatchdog

JULY 6, 2018

This law went into effect on January 1, 2018, but the federal Department of Justice challenged the law, plus several other California “sanctuary state” laws. Gail Cecchettini Whaley, CalChamber Senior Employment Law Counsel. These forms are available for free.

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HR Daily Advisor

AUGUST 21, 2018

Finally, California employers should be reminded that under many circumstances, if a contract has uncertain language, then it will be interpreted most strongly against the party that drafted it — usually the employer. ry Inquiries, and More, at HR Comply California , October 17-19, 2018, in San Diego, California.

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