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AI for HR: Managing the risks of disparate impact discrimination

HRExecutive

At their core, discrimination claims draw comparisons between employees within a protected group and those outside a particular protected group. Using AI to help with hiring, promotion, discipline and performance management decisions can help HR departments achieve that consistency. And just recently, on Jan.

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Does Dentist’s Age Discrimination Claim Stand a Chance Under the ADEA?

HR Daily Advisor

3rd Circuit Court of Appeals—which covers Delaware, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania—recently heard a dentist’s claim that her discharge constituted age discrimination. Gabby sued Penn Dental, alleging her discharge constituted age discrimination in violation of the federal Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) and Pennsylvania law.

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The Benefits of Performance Ranking for Employees

HR Lineup

But for a company to meet its goals, there should be a performance ranking or appraisal of human resources. The management should ensure that the employee ranking system is unbiased to get adequate feedback and avoid discrimination lawsuits. What is Employee Performance Ranking? General performance appraisal –.

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Compliance & Safety for Construction Firms

FingerCheck

Here’s a sample of federal employment regulations that have to be followed: Affordable Care Act Age Discrimination in Employment Act Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Civil Rights Act Equal Pay Act Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) Occupational Health and Safety Act (OSHA) Pregnancy Discrimination Act.

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Nonprofit HR | Complete Overview for Small Organizations

Astron Solutions

Talent Management. Talent management is a fairly broad category that encompasses employee engagement, retention, development, performance management, and more. As an expansive area of nonprofit HR, there are a number of ways that you might handle all or part of your organization’s talent management.

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Cafe Classic: Prejudice Perpetuated by Prior Pay Pattern

Compensation Cafe

Plus, they create pressure to make hiring offers above the normal entry rate, closer to the central position value, thus potentially creating pay compression with senior peers and inviting other invidious internal equity comparisons when word gets out. Historical pay discrimination is perpetuated when past pay sets future pay.

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Ripped from Today's Global Headlines: Lessons on Executive Pay Ratio Communications

Compensation Cafe

You can expect the Executive Pay Ratio and Median Employee to be used as anchors for comparison. Move forward a few months, and you can read a British politician's comments , "The BBC cynically manipulated its equal pay audit in an attempt to hide its discrimination against women such as Carrie.". The lesson? In this job climate, U.S.