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California SB 1162 Signed Into Law: Takes Effect Jan. 1

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The first is that it requires employers with 100 or more employees to report employee mean and median pay data for combinations of gender and race/ethnicity. The first pay data reporting collection deadline is May 10, 2023. Organizations will need to submit their pay data reports by May 10 or thereabouts each year thereafter. .

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California DFEH Sues Activision Blizzard for Systemic Discrimination

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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. Activision Blizzard’s CEO, J. Riot Games has since made significant strides to transform its workplace culture and environment.

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EEOC FY 2021 Charge Data, Mediation Program Studies

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Retaliation was, once again, the number one filed charge in the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s (EEOC) Fiscal Year 2021 charge data; it was included in 56 percent of 61,331 charges (a charge may include multiple types of discrimination). Then, between FY 2018 and FY 2021, sexual harassment charges accounted for 27.7

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Are you doing enough to leverage tech for employee relations?

HRExecutive

Advertisement Yet, without a strong focus on analytics, reaching those ER objectives will be an even tougher challenge, according to HR Acuity’s fifth annual Employee Relations Benchmark Study. This year’s study was based on in-depth research from more than 125 organizations, representing approximately 4.5

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Why talent acquisition pros must learn to analyze data, according to a new book

HRExecutive

Throughout the chapters, practical examples and case studies from organizations across the globe provide real-world context. “We A study performed by St. Guessing gave us massive labor market discrimination. Van de Haterd references a case study of hiring security guards at Schiphol Airport in Amsterdam.

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Why hiring tech is necessary but can have dangerous implications

HRExecutive

Companies aren’t legally allowed to choose who their job advertisements are shown to, but studies show that large social media companies may be more likely to show specific kinds of job ads to particular cohorts. Numerous studies have shown that facial recognition and voice recognition technology are lacking diversity-wise.

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EEOC to Employers: Be Proactive on Addressing Instances of Age Discrimination

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A number of federal, state, and local laws make it illegal to discriminate against a job candidate or employee on the basis of age. For example, theAge Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) prohibits discrimination based on age for persons 40 or older.