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Employment Law Tip: 10 Ways to Avoid Race Bias and Harassment Claims
As mentioned eralier, race discrimination charges continue to dominate the employment discrimination charges received yearly by the EEOC. And headlines frequently announce new race bias lawsuits, big verdicts, and settlements. Here are 10 tips you can use to avoid race bias problems in your workplace and stay out of court:
EEOC Issues New Guidance on Race and Color Discrimination
Despite big advances since the Civil Rights Era, problems of race discrimination in employment persist. In 2005, racial bias continued to be the most frequently alleged type of discrimination under federal law, accounting for 35.5 percent of charges received by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC).
California High Court Dismisses “Friends” Harassment Suit
The California Supreme Court has ruled 7-0 that sexually coarse and vulgar language used in meetings by writers developing scripts for the hit television sitcom “Friends” didn’t create a hostile work environment for a writers’ assistant on the show. According to the court, most of the objectionable language and conduct wasn’t aimed at the assistant, […]
Are Your Employees Dressed for Work or the Beach?
by Jeff Nolan There were times over the past few weeks when I might have been tempted to show up for work wearing shorts and a T-shirt, but fortunately, that temptation was quashed by our firm’s “personal appearance” policy! Does summer weather encourage some employees to push the limits in your workplace? Do you have […]
The Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA) and alcohol and drug testing in the workplace: When to do it… when you have to stop
While some employers may regard alcohol and drug addiction as self-control issues, the Americans With Disabilities Act emphatically does not. Both addictions are qualified disabilities under ADA. Those who suffer from them are consequently protected against discriminatory behavior by employers. The Americans With Disabilities Act, requires that you offer equal employment opportunity to rehabilitated alcoholics […]
Improving hiring and retention in entry-level jobs
To fill those entry-level jobs, offer an atmosphere of respect and opportunity, and get to know the communities from which you want to hire. It’s natural that an organization be nervous about the loss of a key executive. But what really terrifies many these days is having their entry-level people leave. In today’s service economy, […]
Is your company’s compensation plan shortsighted?
These days, employers need to put their compensation plan through the same thorough analysis as their capital spending, pricing and other elements of strategic planning Senior managers who think a compensation plan just salary and benefits, and don’t let their HR professionals view the plan in a wider way, may be shorting themselves by ignoring […]
Employment Law Tip: Placing a Help-Wanted Ad? 10 Points to Consider
Good hiring practices can help you find and keep the best candidates, and can even help keep you out of court. A key part of this is making sure your employment ads are accurate and non-discriminatory. Before placing a help wanted notice in a trade publication or a local paper, evaluate it with the following […]