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New Jersey’s new governor wastes no time going after equal pay and gender equity issues.
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Well, that sure was fast.
Your company’s generous parental leave benefits could actually trigger a discrimination lawsuit
Just before the Labor Day weekend, I blogged here about an Americans with Disabilities Act complaint filed in federal court by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission that should have employers scrutinizing their leave policies and procedures.
Today, I’ve got news of another EEOC lawsuit filed in my backyard in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. As I explain below, this one will have you reaching for a different leave policy — parental leave — to ensure no that there’s no hatin’ on the fellas. Continue reading
A “too cute” employee, her boss’s ex-Playmate wife, and maybe some sex discrimination
Honestly, I generally try not to resort to clickbait ledes or trending terms like Donald Trump, Taylor Swift, Solar Eclipse, Game of Thrones finale spoilers, and leaked Apple iPhone 8 images, to increase web traffic. That’s beneath a professional ***fart*** blogger like me.
But, since you’re here, please form a single-file line. My servers can only handle so many of you at a time.
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The best way to prepare your workplace now for President Trump’s new Religious Freedom Executive Order
Yeah, that’s basically it. Keep calm and carry on. Continue reading
Hold up! Wait a minute! A federal judge just stayed Philly’s new salary-history law.
It may not have occurred exactly as I’ve depicted above. Although, this accompaniment foreshadows a strong second career in musical direction for the Bloggerking, amirite? Continue reading
EXCLUSIVE(ish)! Philly Chamber sues to block new law banning job interview questions about salary history
Earlier this year, Philadelphia passed a law banning employers from asking about a job applicant’s salary history. In that blog post, I foreshadowed a possible lawsuit from business groups to block the law, which would otherwise take effect on May 23.
Could ‘mansplaining’ create a gender-bias claim? It’s direct evidence of it says one court!
My 2 cents on President-Elect Trump’s impact on HR-compliance in 2017. (Literally, worth 2 cents)
I’ll open this post with a haiku. Because, I feel like we could all use a haiku.
President-Elect
For HR, what will he do?
Not a stinkin’ clue!
A new SHRM study should have employers reexamining their policies on parental leave
On average, organizations gave mothers 41 paid days of maternity leave, compared with 22 paid days of paternity leave for fathers. That statistic comes from 2016 Paid Leave in the Workplace, a survey recently conducted by the Society for Human Resource Management.
Does this disparity demonstrate discrimination against men?