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New California FEHA Regulations ‘Clarify’ Definition of Employer
Heads up, employers — new Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA) regulations are now effective. In June 2019, the Fair Employment and Housing Council (FEHC)…
Ageism in the Workplace: Prevent Liability by Focusing on Abilities, Not Age
In today’s modern workforce, it’s not uncommon to find employees from a number of generations in a single company. In this episode of The Workplace,…
International Week of the Deaf and Day of Sign Languages Creates Awareness of Employer Reasonable Accommodation Obligations
September 23 is both the start of International Week of the Deaf, which increases support and awareness of the challenges individuals who are deaf face…
VETS-4212 Reporting Cycle Opened August 1
The 2019 U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) Veterans’ Employment and Training Service (VETS) filing season started August 1, 2019, and the filing deadline is September…
EEOC Pay Data Collection Portal Opens
On July 15, 2019, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) opened its web-based portal to collect Component 2 data (also known as pay data.)…
Fast Food Giant Under Fire for Harassment
Twenty-five sexual harassment claims were filed against McDonald’s Corp. this week — 20 were complaints filed with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and five…
Retaliation Still Dominates EEOC Charges Nationwide
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) recently released detailed breakdowns of the 76,418 workplace discrimination charges the agency received in fiscal year (FY) 2018….
True to Form, Our I-9 Webinar Fills You in
When hiring any employee, employers are required by federal immigration law to verify that person’s identity and eligibility to work in the U.S. by completing…
Supreme Court Reverses Equal Pay Case – Judges Cannot Adjudicate From Beyond the Grave
The U.S. Supreme Court has reversed a Ninth Circuit court case because the judge who wrote the opinion died before the opinion was issued and,…
Firing an Employee With a ‘Bad Attitude’ in California
We would like to terminate an employee who has a bad attitude that rubs off on other employees. However, we haven’t given him any warning….
