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Association Discrimination—Part Law, Part Courts, Part EEOC

Association Discrimination is hitting the front burner of employment law, says attorney Joseph L. Beachboard. This new type of discrimination comes partly from laws, partly from court decisions, and partly from EEOC—and every employer needs to add it to the list of discrimination types they train about. Beachboard, who is a shareholder in the Los […]

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Fashion Exec’s Facebook Faux Pas Not Funny, Says Employer

By: Elaine Quayle What was he thinking?  When a fashion house CFO vented, blogged, and tweeted his workplace frustrations on his social media outlets, he forgot that more than his friends could read them! According to The Wall Street Journal and other media reports, Gene Morphis, chief financial officer of Francesca’s Holdings, used his blog, […]

64% of Companies Offer Telecommuting as a Way to Recruit Talent

In a recent survey, released by Randstad North America, 82% of workers said having the ability to work anywhere at any time allows them to maintain a healthy work/life balance and according to a new study, over half (64%) of employers now offer this work arrangement when recruiting new talent.

AI is Creating HR Problems for Employers

AI Hiring Tools Can Violate FCRA  A recent lawsuit filed in California should raise serious concerns to any employer using artificial intelligence (AI) to screen applicants. The lawsuit, Kistler et al. v. Eightfold, AI Inc., claims the platform scraped personal data on over a billion workers, assigned each applicant a scored ranking, and filtered out lower-ranked […]

HR Works Podcast Launches

by Steve Bruce and Jen Carsen BLR’s new podcast, HR Works, provides clear, relevant, actionable information on topics that matter to HR professionals. When you’re armed with best practices, plus the knowledge to keep your organization in compliance, HR works!

EEOC Issues New Wellness Rules: The GINA Rule

By Senior Legal Editor Joan Farrell, JD The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has issued a final rule on employer-sponsored wellness programs in relation to the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA). The GINA wellness rule provides guidance for employers that offer incentives to an employee for information from the employee’s spouse about a manifested disease […]

A Brave New World of Recruiting with Social Media

Yesterday, Kelly Dingee introduced us to why social media is so important for sourcing and recruiting. Today we’ll learn what makes it so different and why it’s just the powerful tool you’ve been looking for. Dingee is the director of strategic recruiting at Staffing Advisors. She highlighted some helpful tips in a recent webinar presented […]