This past winter, the EEOC issued a proposed rule what would change the EEO-1 reporting requirements of employers. Now, after having listened to public comments on that proposal, the agency has issued an update. Here’s what you need to know. The proposed rule, as it now stands after having been updated, will still require employers […]
Posted on July 17th, 2016 by admin
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The moral of this story: Like the feds, the courts want to see you do everything in your power to work with disabled individuals. If you can’t show that you did everything in your power to help those with disabilities perform their jobs, you’re going to have a lot of difficulty getting a discrimination claim thrown […]
Posted on July 16th, 2016 by admin
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What’s keeping C-level execs up at night? Just a few small concerns like the new overtime rules, a likely increase in bias claims based on sexual orientation, the Affordable Care Act and the threat of workplace violence. Those are the takeaways from the 2016 Executive Employer Survey from Littler, the giant employment law firm. The fifth annual […]
Posted on July 15th, 2016 by admin
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One federal agency continues to take the shredder to common, and seemingly harmless, employer policies. And this time, it may have made its most head-scratching move of them all. The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) just issued another ruling that all employers — not just unionized shops — have to abide by, according to federal law. […]
Posted on July 14th, 2016 by admin
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You think absenteeism is a problem in this country? Check out what’s been happening in Spain. Officials in the town of Jerez de la Frontera, in the southern part of the country, recently announced that a driver and a gardener on the municipal payroll were being fired — because they hadn’t shown up for […]
Posted on July 13th, 2016 by admin
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Conflict is not, by its nature, a bad thing. In a world without conflict, problems in the workplace wouldn’t be discovered or addressed, and innovation would grow stagnant. We get into trouble when conflict is poorly managed and is allowed to affect people personally. To properly manage conflict and make sure it’s a positive […]
Posted on July 12th, 2016 by admin
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Why aren’t employees taking full advantage of the myriad benefits HSAs offer to savvy participants? Because misinformation about how these accounts actually work is dominating the conversation. The many common distorted perceptions employees subscribe to regarding HSAs and high-deductible plans they’re linked to — The HSA is the same as an FSA or The […]
Posted on July 11th, 2016 by admin
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Recently, the EEOC announced a dramatic increase in it’s notice-posting violations (they doubled!). Now, the DOL has followed suit, announcing numerous civil penalty increases. What’s behind all of this? Back in November, the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements Act of 2015 was passed. It directs federal agencies to adjust their civil monetary penalties […]
Posted on July 10th, 2016 by admin
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In recent years, employers have enjoyed a comfortable status quo in which they’ve held the upper hand over anxious job seekers. But recent research says the balance of power may be shifting. New findings from the 2016 Emerging Workforce Study (EWS), commissioned by Spherion Staffing, indicate that more employees believe they have leverage to demand higher […]
Posted on July 9th, 2016 by admin
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We’re betting we’ll be seeing a lot more of this new type of bias case — the EEOC just announced a settlement in one of its first lawsuits alleging discrimination based on sexual orientation. Pallet Companies, doing business as IFCO Systems, will pay $202,200 and provide other relief to settle the case of a lesbian employee at IFCO’s Baltimore facility who […]
Posted on July 8th, 2016 by admin
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