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

Trusaic

That is – the report must document what the mean and median pay is for employees, while also accounting for their gender and race/ethnicity. . Document record keeping. 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.

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Take Note: Here’s how strong DOCUMENTATION torpedoes discrimination claims.

The Employer Handbook

Yesterday’s parting shot advised employers — not legal advice, mind you — that well-documented termination decisions are much better than “take my word on it, we should just fire him.” As you might have guessed, the plaintiff claimed race discrimination. Well, except for one time.

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Avoid Employment Practices Liability Claims with Performance Documentation

AssessTEAM Performance Management

Discrimination, wrongful termination, harassment, and retaliation are common examples of such claims. Documentation and Record-Keeping: AssessTEAM’s software enables organizations to maintain accurate and up-to-date performance records. Ensure that disciplinary actions are fair, proportionate, and well-documented.

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Documentation and communication FTW! (Well, good enough.)

The Employer Handbook

The woman — we’ll call her “Plaintiff” as we usually do here — alleged race discrimination under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

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California Legislature Passes Bills on Discrimination in Employment, PSL Expansion, Reproductive-Related Bereavement Leave

HRWatchdog

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). Potential liability is not just damages and attorneys’ fees, but includes punitive damages as well, Micheli points out.

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Resolving Important Issues in HR Audits

PCS

All documentations should be correct, complete, and up-to-date. Erratic Hiring Practices These can result in discrimination claims, which in turn, leads to a diverse workforce. As a service provider, it ensures ease of payroll processing as well as systematic management of company payroll. Solution – Review HR records carefully.

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A court correctly dismissed claims of age discrimination, IMO. But, this employment lawyer still has a bone to pick.

The Employer Handbook

First, the plaintiff had all sorts of well-documents performance issues. Second, a hallmark of age discrimination in termination cases was missing. For these reasons, I agreed with the court’s decision to dismiss the plaintiff’s age discrimination claims. Did he suddenly become biased against older workers?