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New Jersey Law Against Discrimination Expands Protections Against Ageism

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The state of New Jersey recently updated its Law Against Discrimination (NJLAD) to include protections against age discrimination. The revised law prohibits employers from using age as a factor when hiring or promoting employees and repeals provisions allowing certain employers to enforce mandatory retirements.

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EEOC Probe into Mandatory Retirement Age Results in $6.8 Million Settlement

HR Digest

An EEOC probe into a mandatory retirement age policy at a San Diego-based physicians group has resulted in a massive settlement without the group admitting to any liability in the matter. The ADEA protects employees above the age of 40 from any bias and discrimination in a professional setting. The Scripps $6.8 The Scripps $6.8

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Age Discrimination in the Workplace: A Tale as Old as Time

HR Digest

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. Should We Be Concerned about Ageism?

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Human Resources Generalist: Required Job Duties and Skills

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They are responsible for the entire employee life cycle, such as recruitment and selection, performance management, training and development, and legal and compliance. They are responsible for a variety of tasks such as recruitment and selection, performance management, training and development, and legal and compliance.

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5 Steps to Prevent Age Discrimination in the Workplace

EverFi - HR

According to a recent AARP survey , 78% of older workers report that they have seen or experienced age discrimination at work, the highest level reported since the survey began in 2003. Age discrimination in the workplace doesn’t just negatively affect employees. Payouts for EEOC age discrimination cases topped $83 million in 2021.

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From Compliance to Talent Management: The 15 Essential HR Responsibilities

Analytics in HR

Today, HR professionals play critical roles in policy development, onboarding, manager training, employee experience, digitalization, and much more. Employee development: Onboarding, training and development responsibilities 5. Over the past century, the term “human resources” has grown and changed significantly.

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Conducting an HR Audit – Review, Identify, Improve

CCI Consulting

Essentially, HR audits are an efficient tool used to improve processes like recruitment, retention, onboarding, training, salary and compensation, payroll, performance management, and many more common practices within an HR department. The word “audit” generally elicits the idea that an aspect of the operation is doing something wrong.