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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. The agency continues to focus on sexual harassment in America’s workplaces as recent press releases demonstrate: On June 13, 2018, the EEOC announced a multimillion-dollar sexual discrimination settlement against a transportation supplier.

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3 Strategic Foci for HR in 2018

HR Daily Advisor

In 2018, however, I see three areas loaded with risk for Arizona employers. Managers need to be trained not to ask about employees’ immigration status generally. Strategic focus is a business buzzword these days. Just Google the term. You will find that many top business publications have recent articles on the topic.

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Bookmark This! Anti Harassment Edition

HR Bartender

As HR pros, we know that we have a role to play in making sure our workplaces are free from harassment. And anti-harassment policies are only the beginning. According to a new survey from Xpert HR, more than half (53 percent) of respondents said that sexual harassment policies and training would take on a greater concern in 2018.

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HR executives are receiving higher pay, titles today than in previous decades

HR Brew

Though the share of companies with top-paid HR professionals has been rising steadily over the past three decades, Bloom and Akan documented a particularly sharp uptick between 2018 and 2022. Akan noted this research is a jumping-off point, and there are a lot of related topics he and Bloom want to explore in the future.

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Charting Your Course Through Changing Regulations

Speaker: Bonnie Treichel, Senior Consultant & CCO, Multnomah Group

More recently, the tides have turned in other directions – forcing employers to direct their attention at mandated state-run retirement plans; employee leave and paid time off; sexual harassment training; pay equity; and more! October 10, 2018 11 AM PST, 2 PM EST, 7 PM BST The world of work is changing.

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6 Trends That Will Define HR in 2018

Reflektive

2018 will be a good year to be in HR. Everybody needs to learn fast.” HR must learn and prepare to instruct others on the benefits of technology and how to use it to improve productivity and business results. “The rise of AI will be the biggest challenge for HR in 2018 and beyond. Anna Tavis , Ph.D.

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EEOC Sees Uptick in Sexual Harassment Charges, Lawsuits Filed in 2018

HR Daily Advisor

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s (EEOC) new report on sexual harassment data for fiscal year (FY) 2018 shows a more than 50 percent increase in sexual harassment lawsuits filed by the agency and a more than 12 percent increase in the number of charges it received over FY 2017. Civility training also is recommended.

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The Role of Tech & AI in Helping Employees Feel Safe and Respected at Work.

Speaker: Claire Lew, CEO of Know Your Company, & George Swisher, CEO of LiiRN

They'll expose how technology and artificial intelligence can help prevent and predict issues of sexual harassment, diversity and inclusion before they become an avalanche internally or worse, publicly – and how they cannot. January 25th, 2018 11 AM PST, 2 PM EST, 7 PM GMT Topics will include: How AI can make HR more "human".

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Ringing in the New Year: 10 Things HR Should Do Now

Speaker: Kirsten Goulde SHRM-SCP, M.S., Principal, K. Goulde & Associates,

From #MeToo to the mid-terms, 2018 was a banner year for significant events and momentous societal movements that should make HR practitioners sit up and take notice. HR’s role in protecting organizations as well as their human assets is a complicated business, yet so necessary particularly during tumultuous times.