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EEOC Busy: Focus on Sexual Harassment

HRWatchdog

The EEOC continues to collect money from employers in lawsuits and settlements for sexual harassment. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has been busy! The employer must pay $3.2 The employer must pay $3.2 Employers in California have an affirmative duty to prevent harassment in the workplace.

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Top 10 HR trends of the decade

Insperity

It also leaves HR personnel free to handle more advanced work, such as training and development, compliance management and data analysis. Ten years ago, most companies had firm rules and technology in place that limited or forbade employees from shopping online or accessing social media during work hours. Self-service HR technology.

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On the Road: Employment Law Updates Seminars

HRWatchdog

The New Year brings many things — resolutions, cold weather and CalChamber’s annual Employment Law Updates seminars. Last week, our employment law experts packed their bags and began the annual seminar road trip with a visit to Southern California. Numerous new laws, cases and pending regulations entertained attendees.

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From Marijuana To #MeToo—Top Employment Law Updates For 2019

PlanSource

This article is a recap of a recent webinar featuring Kate Bischoff from tHRive Law & Consulting. Employment law changes tend to come in waves, driven by public perceptions of what’s fair for workers. Fair Labor Standards Act. Fair Labor Standards Act. This salary level was set in 2004. What does this mean?

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Brazilian Labor Law: Ensuring Equal Pay for Equal Work

Trusaic

In cases of pay disparities, employers must create action plans, with detailed goals, deadlines, and training programs. The decree also provides further clarity on labor law amendments. The CLT details employment laws relating to working hours, compensation, vacation time, and health and safety.

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4 key steps to maintaining HR compliance

HRExecutive

As soon as you master an employment law in one jurisdiction, another one pops up. Fortunately, there are key steps employers can take to stay on top of evolving labor legislation—starting with a basic, four-pronged strategy for maintaining daily HR compliance. Labor laws—and our understanding of them—are changing too frequently.

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My conversation with the lawyer who, IMHO, just earned the biggest employment law win of 2018.

The Employer Handbook

By Chris Potter (Flickr: 3D Judges Gavel) [ CC BY 2.0 ], via Wikimedia Commons Yesterday, I blogged here about the most important employment law decision of 2018. But, in the bigger picture, how much of a game changer is this for victims of a hostile work harassment? It’s a case called Minarsky v. 1,888 words long.