Increasing Gender Equality
Yesterday’s Advisor featured the first seven tips from Attorney Jonathan Segal on improving gender equality. Today, the rest of the story.
Tag: discrimination
California Disability Case Charts New Territory for Employers
A California Court of Appeal has found that an employer may be liable under the California Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA) for failing to accommodate an able-bodied employee’s request to modify his work schedule to care for a disabled family member. The court’s interpretation of the FEHA creates significant new obligations for California employers.
Hire Someone, Anyone, Fast
Yesterday’s Advisor began to explore the dangers of rushing a hire. Today we’ll hear more on that topic.
HHS Finalizes Rule to Improve Health Equity Under the ACA
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has issued a final rule designed to advance health equity and reduce healthcare disparities.
Ask the Expert: How Should Small Employer Handle Maternity Leave?
We have less than 25 employees at our company. A salesperson is going out on maternity leave. This is going to put a burden on us. – If she is out for say 6 weeks and she returns, do we have to give her the same job back or an equivalent job? What if we […]
More human rights ‘frustrations’
by David G. Wong Traditionally, when an employee’s absenteeism was excessive and there was no reasonable prospect of returning to work in the foreseeable future—as long as there was no contractual term providing otherwise—a Canadian employer could discharge the employee for non-culpable absenteeism or treat the employment contract as having been frustrated. This would bring […]
NC General Assembly does more than just invalidate Charlotte’s LGBT ordinance
by Richard L. Rainey On Wednesday night, the North Carolina General Assembly passed House Bill (HB) 2, which was then signed by Governor Pat McCrory. While HB 2 was prompted by the desire to overturn Charlotte’s recently enacted ordinance that banned discrimination against LGBT people in the provision of public accommodations and allowed transgender individuals […]
Employer Pays $50K for Refusing to Hire Worker in Methadone Treatment Program
A temporary staffing agency based in Baltimore has agreed to pay $50,000 to resolve claims that it refused to hire an applicant because of her participation in a methadone treatment program. Randstad, US, LP entered into the agreement to settle a U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission lawsuit alleging that its actions violated the Americans with […]
Court: Employers Can Condition Health Benefit on Wellness Participation
An employer may require its workers to participate in a wellness program in order to receive health insurance benefits, a federal district court has ruled, dismissing a lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. Granting summary judgment for the employer, the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin said it disagreed […]
Thompson’s Top HR Stories of 2015
The start of a new year offers the opportunity to take stock, and to plan ahead. It’s anyone’s guess what 2016 will hold for human resources professionals, but looking back at the stories that drew the most interest from our reader community provides some useful insights on what to watch for in the new year. […]