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How to Update Compensation Without Performance Ratings

Reflektive

GE becomes the latest major company to remove ratings from its performance appraisal system. But for many companies, removing ratings puts compensation into a black box — employees don’t know how their raises and bonuses will be decided, possibly undermining the goal of removing ratings. Formula Based on Company Metrics.

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How Serious are OFCCP Equal Pay Penalties? Very.

Trusaic

The Office of Federal Contractor Compliance Programs (OFCCP) just won a significant equal pay victory against WMS Solutions, LLC, a staffing company focusing on asbestos abatement. As a condition of receipt of federal funds, contractors may be subject to an OFCCP audit, including a compensation analysis.

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New Jersey Law Against Discrimination Expands Protections Against Ageism

Trusaic

The state of New Jersey recently updated its Law Against Discrimination (NJLAD) to include protections against age discrimination. Below we outline what employers need to know about the anti-discrimination law. The updates expand recourse for employees who are discriminated against based on their age.

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California DFEH Sues Activision Blizzard for Systemic Discrimination

Trusaic

Following a two-year investigation, the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing (DFEH) sued the entertainment gaming giant, Activision Blizzard for systematic discrimination on July 21, 2021. There is no place in our company or industry, or any industry, for sexual misconduct or harassment of any kind.

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California Firm Esri Reaches $2.3 Million Pay Discrimination Settlement

Trusaic

Despite continuous legislative and social efforts aimed at closing the gender pay gap, pay discrimination persists. The technology company based out of California reached a settlement with the Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) earlier this month and subsequently will pay $2.3

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What the heck is ‘bleisure’ and how could your company get sued over it?

The Employer Handbook

It sounds like companies have brainwashed employees into paying for business travel. Typically, the state’s law in which an employee works governs the terms and conditions of the employee’s employment, such as how/when to compensate an employee, leave entitlements, all the way down to required state and local law postings.

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Google Settles $118 Million Gender Pay Discrimination Lawsuit

Trusaic

It’s nothing out of the ordinary when big tech companies like Google make headlines. This time, however, the story is a little different, as the multinational technology giant is under fire for gender pay discrimination. The span of affected women experiencing unequal compensation suggests that Google’s pay equity problem goes deep.