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California lawmakers have begun instituting some workers’ compensation reform in the form of SB 863. This law has been widely hailed as a “new and improved” workers’ compensation reform package, and includes many changes to the way injured employees are compensated when they cannot return to work in their original role.
As we discussed yesterday, part of the federal government’s plan to achieve pay equality for men and women involves the collection of compensation data from federal contractors.
LITIGATION VALUE: $450,000 (could be more if several employees file claims) As Julie has been called upon to practice law this week, she asked me to blog in her place. I’m Troy Foster, a fellow labor and employment attorney with Ford & Harrison and also a big fan of the show. Thankfully this week’s episode […]
by Jeremy M. Brenner The law prohibits discrimination against employees and applicants based on a number of protected statuses. Employers often implement policies that are intended to benefit workers but actually cause illegal systemic discrimination. Unfortunately, no matter how genuine an employer’s good intentions are, they typically do not excuse it from discriminatory conduct. Read […]
The truth is rarely pure and never simple (Oscar Wilde once said), and nowhere is that more true than when investigating workplace allegations of harassment, theft, discrimination, safety violations or substance abuse. Here are a few tricky situations that pose challenges investigators need to understand so as not to let the process derail. The Reluctant […]
While the recent jobs report showed an increase in the U.S. unemployment rate and lackluster jobs growth, an increasing proportion of employers are expressing concerns over finding sufficient talent. For example, recent data from Personiv found that an eye-opening 83% of senior leaders in the accounting and finance fields report a talent shortage, a jump of […]
Our company will be acquired and therefore all of our employees will be terminating our current company and will be hired by the acquiring company. In regards to our Dependent Care Account, can current participants who are contributing change their contribution amount based on this acquisition being out of their control? We would not want […]
Was your organization prepared for the coronavirus pandemic? If not, don’t worry; your organization was among the majority of employers that did not see this catastrophe coming.
By Holly K. Jones, JD For four years, now, SilkRoad has delivered its annual State of Talent Management Talent Talk Report, which compiles and analyzes data from thousands of HR and talent management professionals to determine what trends, themes, and disruptors are driving change in our profession.
A recent study published by the Administrative Science Quarterly has found a trend indicating implicit bias when hiring professionals look at résumés. Today’s Advisor explores how some applicants are discriminated against when their résumés indicate their minority status.