HR Digest

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

California caste discrimination Bill becomes the first in U.S. to pass a bill banning discrimination based on caste, a centuries-old system of social stratification with roots in South Asia. California caste discrimination bill now heads to the desk of Governor Gavin Newsom, with activists calling on the Democrat to sign it into law.

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HR Workplace Services

OCTOBER 4, 2023

Click here to review the EEOC’s announcement regarding the 50% increase in discrimination lawsuits … The post EEOC: 50% Percent Increase in Discrimination Lawsuits appeared first on HRWS.

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HRExecutive

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

Disability discrimination is consistently the No. 1 charge of discrimination,” said the commissioner. This creates the potential for mental health disability discrimination accusations. Despite the dynamics of current events, Sonderling said, most of the key principles of avoiding discrimination haven’t changed.

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HR Digest

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Discriminatory practices follow us everywhere but age discrimination in the workplace is rarely discussed, despite being such a common experience. openly accused of age discrimination in the workplace, there is little doubt that smaller businesses do the same. percent of these U.S.

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SHRM Resources

OCTOBER 1, 2023

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), spoke with SHRM Online about why the federal government is cracking down on companies that discriminate against workers with a mental health condition. Andrew Lucas, a commissioner with the U.S.

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SHRM Resources

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission filed 143 discrimination or harassment lawsuits in fiscal year 2023—a more than 50 percent increase over the filings from the previous year. New federal data shows that the U.S.

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Trusaic

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

Known as EEO-1 Component 2, the EEOC’s short-lived pay data reporting requirements demonstrated significant value in identifying and resolving pay discrimination in the workplace. The use of federal pay data reporting would greatly assist the EEOC with investigating and resolving charges of pay discrimination.

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HR Digest

JUNE 9, 2023

New York City has become the first major city in the United States to ban weight and height discrimination. The law, which went into effect on January 1, 2023, prohibits employers from discriminating against individuals based on their weight or height in hiring, firing, promotions, and other terms and conditions of employment.

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Trusaic

AUGUST 18, 2022

Despite continuous legislative and social efforts aimed at closing the gender pay gap, pay discrimination persists. While the news of the pay discrimination settlement is not good for Esri’s reputation or brand image, it’s worth noting that the company did enter an early resolution agreement to correct the alleged violations.

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HR Digest

JUNE 10, 2023

Target and two union workers have reached a settlement over allegations that the company discriminated against older workers in its hiring practices. The EEOC investigated the complaint and found that there was reasonable cause to believe that Target had discriminated against the two workers. What does this mean for employers?

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SHRM Resources

SEPTEMBER 17, 2023

whose deportation was deferred under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program could not pursue an alienage discrimination claim against the company for refusing him employment. Circuit Court of Appeals held that requiring permanent work authorization of employees does not show an intent to discriminate. The 4th U.S.

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FLEX

AUGUST 3, 2022

Many health and welfare programs offered by employers are subject to non-discrimination testing as identified in the Internal Revenue Code (the“Code”). The non-discrimination tests are designed to ensure that certain groups of employees are not treated more favorably than other groups of employeesin terms of benefits.

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HRExecutive

JUNE 21, 2023

In the last four years, 22 states have adopted versions of the Crown Act , first passed in California in 2019 to prohibit employers from discriminating based on hair style and texture that is commonly associated with a particular race or national origin. I want employers to think about their environment.”

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Trusaic

JULY 12, 2022

This time, however, the story is a little different, as the multinational technology giant is under fire for gender pay discrimination. This isn’t the first time Google has been in the spotlight for pay discrimination. Organizations that think this type of discrimination only exists in the tech industry should think again. .

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The Employer Handbook

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

Earlier this month, an employer learned the hard way that it could not rely on a contract provision to greenlight discrimination. The Age Discrimination in Employment Act makes it “unlawful for an employer. ” That’s age discrimination. The only differences between the two teachers were their ages.”

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SHRM Resources

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Marshals Service recently settled a longstanding class-action lawsuit alleging racial discrimination in hiring, promotions and job assignments.

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The OutSolve Blog

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Since June 2023, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) has executed 10 conciliation agreements, addressing the critical issue of race-based hiring discrimination. These agreements, totaling over $5.3

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The Employer Handbook

DECEMBER 8, 2023

On Monday, three House Republicans and three House Democrats reintroduced the Protecting Older Workers Against Discrimination Act (POWADA), billed as a bipartisan proposal to strengthen anti-discrimination protections for older workers. So, in practice, the lines establishing the burdens of proving discrimination are often blurred.

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Forbes Coaches Council

DECEMBER 4, 2023

I believe organizations should be motivated to hire older workers because of the unique strengths they offer. Let’s consider the value of hiring someone in their 60s.

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Trusaic

JANUARY 9, 2022

Entertainment company Riot Games recently settled a multi-year-long gender discrimination class-action lawsuit with the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing (DFEH). The post Riot Games Settles Gender Discrimination Lawsuit at $100 Million first appeared on Trusaic. To learn more about achieving pay equity, click here.

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Trusaic

OCTOBER 27, 2021

Earlier this month, Tesla lost a discrimination lawsuit filed by an former employee to the tune of $137 million. Former contract elevator operator Owen Diaz alleged that he and others experienced racial discrimination while working in Tesla’s factory in Fremont, California from 2015 to 2016. Tesla’s costly DEI missteps.

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Attorneys For Employees News & Resources

OCTOBER 31, 2023

In 2023, discrimination in the workplace is rarely overt. On the one hand, it is encouraging that more and more employers have recognized their obligation to be fair and equitable and take action when faced with complaints alleging discrimination. appeared first on Employee Law.

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Trusaic

JULY 20, 2020

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) is a government agency charged with enforcing federal civil rights laws, such as the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (ADEA). Campbell, commit not to engage in age discrimination, update its ADEA training, publish a notice of employee rights, and submit to monitoring by the EEOC.

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HRWatchdog

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

SB 403: Discrimination on the Basis of Ancestry The first bill Roberts and Micheli discuss is SB 403, a bill that adds “caste” to the list of protected classes under the Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA). AB 2188, SB 700: Discrimination on the Basis of Use of Cannabis AB 2188 was enacted in 2022 and will take effect on January 1, 2024.

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Berkshire Associates

JULY 20, 2023

The EEOC recently updated the required EEO poster, known as the Know Your Rights: Workplace Discrimination is Illegal poster. The update includes the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act, which went into effect on June 27, 2023.

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SHRM Resources

APRIL 17, 2023

government has been cracking down on employers using AI to discriminate against job applicants. Workplace experts explain how ChatGPT can exacerbate this ongoing issue and lead to lawsuits if companies aren’t careful.

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SHRM Resources

MAY 7, 2023

Supreme Court recently declined to hear a reverse discrimination and retaliation case brought by two white police officers who opposed a diversity initiative.

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Helpside

JULY 13, 2023

45% of employees have experienced age discrimination in the workplace. Under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (ADEA) is it unlawful to discriminate against any individual age 40 or older. If businesses make employment decisions based on age, they may face legal liability.

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SHRM Resources

MAY 18, 2023

A new survey revealed that the percentage of tech workers who experienced racial and gender discrimination rose in 2022. Read about the perils of bias in an industry that has historically struggled to hire Black individuals and women.

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HRWatchdog

JULY 14, 2021

In fact, the FEHA has very specific requirements as far as age discrimination is concerned.). Age discrimination also affects women more than men, according to the report, which stated that of survey participants who disclosed their gender, “nearly 62 percent of women and 52 percent of men indicate having experienced ageism.”

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The Tim Sackett Project

OCTOBER 7, 2021

In hiring, we now know that we basically discriminate against almost every form of everything! The reality is, every single time you hire, you are discriminating against something. As a society, though, we’ve deemed some forms of discrimination as wrong, and some we are completely fine with. ” That’s bad.

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HR Tech Girl

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

The post Transhumanism: The Future Of Discrimination In The Workplace appeared first on People Managing People. Recent developments in the news have brought transhumanism back into the spotlight. But what does the future of this movement mean for the workplace?

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HR Workplace Services

MAY 4, 2022

Click here to read the Department of Justice’s (DOJ’s) Civil Right’s Division’s guidance regarding how to combat discrimination against people in treatment or recovery for opioid addiction … The post DOJ: Combatting Discrimination During Opioid Crisis appeared first on HRWS.

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SHRM Resources

OCTOBER 19, 2022

Tesla has countersued the California Civil Rights Department (CRD), which has sued the carmaker for widespread discrimination and harassment against Black employees at its Fremont, Calif. Tesla alleges that the state overstepped its statutory limits and failed to conduct neutral investigations before it sued Tesla.

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The Employer Handbook

MAY 4, 2023

Last night, I read a decision from a federal court in New York involving a plaintiff, who is Jewish, who claimed that her employer and her supervisor discriminated against her based on her religion. Indeed, the Supreme Court has rejected any conclusive presumption that employers will not discriminate against members of their own race.

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SHRM Resources

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

Sexual harassment, pay discrimination and artificial intelligence (AI) are among the priorities that the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) will focus on this year in its guidance and enforcement efforts.

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