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Because new systemic compensation enforcement approach requires flexibility, OFCCP can provide “framework, not recipe” for evaluation, according to agency official

New study finds Millennial and mature workers' attitudes align

USCIS Releases New Form I-9

Arizona Restaurant Settles Eeoc Suit Over Removal Of Pregnant Employee From Sunday Schedule During Football Season

Responding To Workplace Violence Starts With Prevention

Protecting Against Family Caregiver Lawsuits

Washington Minimum Wage Increases To $9.19 For 2013

EEOC Commissioners Feldblum And Lipnic To Headline Training Tour To Demystify ADAAA

Human Resource News

Underlying Conduct, Not Fact Of Arrest, Is What Matters In Employment Decision Making, Says EEOC

Cities, States Face Off On Mandatory Paid Sick Leave

Federal Guidance On Notices For Healthcare Coverage Options And COBRA Elections Released

EEOC Settles First Law Suit Filed Under GINA

Controversial NLRB Notice Posting Rule Vacated By DC Circuit Court On Appeal

Washington Governor Awaits Bill Prohibiting Employers From Requiring Disclosure Of Social Media Login Information

Historic EEOC Victory Garners $240 Million In Damages For Intellectually Disabled Class Members

NLRB Finds Two Out Of Three Electronic Media Use Policies Overly Restrictive Of Section 7 Rights

Colorado Employer Lawfully Discharged Quadriplegic Employee For Medical Marijuana Use

Grants Totaling $474.5 Million Available From DOL For Partnerships Between Employers And Community Colleges

BLS Study Looks At Labor Issues Faced By Persons With Disabilities

Senator Introduces Bill To Modify ACA’s Definition Of Full-Time Employee — PROPOSED LEGISLATION

Worldatwork Releases Fact Sheet Revealing Myths And Truths About Telework

Study Shows Social Events, Like The Annual Company Picnic, Don’t Build Unity For Those Who Differ From The Rest Of The Team

With Big Changes, Can Labor Grow Again?

Mercer Provides Plan Sponsors Six Tips For Pension Cash-Out Success

Equal Pay Day Study Finds Gender-Based Wage Gaps In 50 Largest Metropolitan Areas And All 50 States

Shop Exchange Choices Under Health Reform Delayed Until 2015

Census Bureau Releases New Tool For Local Employment Dynamics Data

Small Business Owners Still Confused By Health Reform

March Job Cuts Total 49,255; Up 30% From Year Ago

Long List Of Telecommuting Advantages Compiled By Global Workforce Analytics

Survey Finds That Employed Americans Are Losing An Average Of $130 Per Month Due To The Payroll Tax Increase, But Are Doing Little To Curb Spending

Incentives Play Important Role In Employers' Efforts To Improve Workforce Health And Performance

Communications Firm Offers Five Considerations For Incentive-Based Programs

Reminder: USCIS To Accept H-1b Petitions For FY 2014 On April 1

Grant To Help Adult Inmates Re-Enter Workforce

Two Employers Reach Settlement With DOJ Resolving Allegations They Violated USERRA By Failing To Pay Into 401(K) Plans Of Air Force Veterans

IRS Expands Settlement Program Allowing Sharp Reductions In Back Payroll Taxes Due For Employers That Voluntarily Reclassify Independent Contractors As Employees

No Reason To Fear Hiring Veterans Suffering From PTSD

Spending On Wellness Incentives Has Doubled In The Last Four Years, According To New Health Care Survey

Simple Doctor’s Note Sufficient To Establish Employee’s Fitness To Return To Work From FMLA Leave

Though Hanging A Noose Was “Ignorant And Unacceptable,” 20-Day Suspension Based On Arbitrator’s Finding That Employee Was “More Clueless Than Racist” Was Not So Lenient As To Violate Public Policy

IRS Provides Updated FAQs About Small Business Health Care Tax Credit

Revised FMLA Forms Amend Expiration Date, Offer No Other Substantive Changes

High Court To Hear Donning, Doffing Case To Resolve Meaning Of “Changing Clothes” Under FLSA Sec. 203(o)

Only 11 States, D.C. Have Taken Action to Implement 2014 Health Insurance Market Reforms

EEOC Informal Discussion Letter Underscores GINA’s Confidentiality Requirements

Physician’s Gender Discrimination Suit Settled For $7M, Endowed Chair

Proposed Rules Clarify Definition Of Religious Employer Under ACA’s Contraceptive Coverage Requirement

Health Insurance Exchanges (HIX) Program Records System Established

DOL Expands FMLA Protections For Military Families And Airline Flight Crews

Burger King Franchisee, EEOC Settle Religious Bias Suit Over Rejected Request To Wear Skirt As Accommodation

Second Annual BlessingWhite Employee Engagement Report Shows Engagement Steady Or Rising Around The World

Bipartisan Immigration Deal Would Address Path To Citizenship, Employment Verification — FEDERAL NEWS

Informal Discussion Letter Stresses That Applicant Excluded By Criminal Records Should Have A Chance To Add More Facts

Verification Of Religious Belief Or Practice May Be Required Before Excusing Mandatory Flu Shot, Other Infection Control Measures Imposed

Weapons At Work Gain Greater Scrutiny, President Obama Enters The Fray

Bill Would Require Employers And Union Reps To Submit To Mediation If They Fail To Reach A First Contract Within 60 Days Of Union Certification

Expert Offers Advice For How Employers Can Respond To The Flu

WHD Clarifies Definition Of “Son Or Daughter” For Purposes Of FMLA Leave

February 1 Is Deadline For Posting OSHA Recordkeeping Annual Summary

Comments On Proposed Information Collection Into Employee Misclassification Requested

McCormick & Schmick’s, EEOC Resolve Allegations Of Disability Bias And Retaliation Against Deaf Employee

IRS issues proposed regulations on employers’ shared responsibility for health coverage under ACA — HEALTH CARE REFORM

New Agency Medical Network Changes Health Care For Washington's Injured Workers

WA Unemployment Insurance 2013 Contribution Rates

OFCCP Posts New FAAP Directive, Recently Approved By OMB, On Website; Revised Approval Process Contains Standard Document Requests

Mercer Lists Top Five Priorities For Employer-Sponsored Health Plans In 2013

EEOC Strategic Plan Provides Roadmap For Enforcement Priorities

Experts highlight controversy surrounding EEOC’s criminal background check guidance

Obligation to provide religious accommodation from mandatory flu vaccine to vendors, contractors, volunteers, students turns on whether they are Title VII “employees”

Mercer lists top 5 priorities for employer-sponsored health plans in 2013

Washington Is One Of Six States To Receive Conditional Approval To Establish Health Insurance Exchange

Employers Should Revisit Blanket Leave And Criminal Background Check Policies, Protect Against Gender Identity Bias, EEO Experts Say

Washington State Supreme Court Denies Employer Appeal Of Overtime Verdict

Expert Lists Seven Ways To Improve Employee Morale

Most Employers Feel Well-Informed About Health Reform Requirements, Eastbrook Survey Finds

Database Aimed At Linking Employers With Workers With Disabilities Is Launched

OFCCP Sends New Round of CSALs Directly to Establishments Slated for Review, Rather than Corporate Headquarters — Federal News,(Nov. 30, 2012)

Employees List Improved Productivity, Improved Work/Life Balance, Better Health As Top Benefits Of Telecommuting

Towers Watson Research Shows Prevention Is Key To Reducing Health Care Costs For All Employees, Even Those With Chronic Conditions

Past EEOC Fiscal Year Saw Record Reduction In Charge Inventory And Monetary Recovery In Administrative Process, According To Performance And Accountability Report

Obama Administration Announces Plans To Implement Obamacare Provision Barring Discrimination Based On Pre-Existing Conditions

CH Survey Reveals Shocking Commonality Of Lying At Work

Case Study: CEO Says Hiring Deaf Workers Helped Grow Our Company

KMPG Study Reveals HR Needs To Be More Strategic, Data Driven

NLRB Advice Memos Delve Into Lawfulness Of At-Will Employment Provisions

Expert Discusses Impact Of Election On Health Care

From Prayer Rooms To Holiday Swapping, Expert Shares Ideas For Creating A More Religiously Inclusive Workplace

High School Diploma Requirements In Hiring Not A Problem Under The ADA In Most Cases, Eeoc Letter

Nlrb Division Of Advice Finds Employer’s Social Media Policy Was Not Unlawfully Broad

Washington Supreme Court: Hospital Violated State Minimum Wage Law By Not Compensating Nurses At Overtime Rate For First Ten Minutes Of Rest Periods Missed During Their Standard 40-Hour Workweek

Forestry Giant Settles EEOC Suit Alleging Egyptian Worker Was Continuously Harassed After 9/11

EEOC Q&A Outlines Application Of Title VII, ADA To Employees Who Have Experienced Domestic Or Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, Or Stalking

Beware The Pitfalls Of Workplace Politicking (By Employees And Employers Alike) — But Heed The Risks Of Trying To Quash It

Employers Share Most Unusual Excuses Employees Give For Calling In Sick In Annual Careerbuilder Survey

Study Reveals Unions Are More Resistant To Change And Slower To Adapt To Culture Shifts Than Their Non-Union Counterparts

If the DOL Comes Knocking, Are You Ready to Answer ACA Questions?

Health Insurance Costs Will Decrease For Small Business Under ACA

Posting Remarks on Social Networking Sites — is it Protected Activity?

Expert Provides Quick Employment Tips For Employers And Military Servicemembers

EEOC Busy Filing Lawsuits Against Employers As Fiscal Year Nears End; Disability Bias Tops The List

Einstein Noah Restaurant Group Enters Universal Mediation Agreement With Commission

VETS-100/100a Filing Period Extended To October 31

EEOC Offering Video, Classroom Guides, Interactive Tools To Educate Young Workers About Workplace Discrimination

Sexual Orientation Protections Added To State Anti-Discrimination Law Not Retroactive, But Pre-Amendment Conduct Admissible As Background Evidence To Show Post-Amendment Conduct Was Discriminatory: WA State Court

EEOC Talks Confidentiality Requirements In Internal Workplace Investigations

L&I Proposes No Increase in Workers’ Comp Rate

Wellness Programs Save Employers $1 To $3 For Every Dollar Spent, IFEBP Report Finds

Attorney Discusses Reasons Why Employers Without Social Media Policies Could Be Vulnerable

Quick Tips For Dealing With Workplace Bullying

EEOC’s Draft Plan Targets Recruiting And Hiring Practices, LGBT Bias, Pregnancy Accommodation, ADAAA Issues

Fry’s Electronics Pays $2.3 Million To Settle EEOC Suit On Behalf Of Worker “Sexted” By Manager, Supervisor Who Reported It

Towers Watson Sees Health Care Changes Ahead And Projects Employer Costs Will Increase 5.3% In 2013

EEOC Sues Hospice After It Refused To Provide Reasonable Accommodation To Nurse Returning From Medical Leave

Expert Provides Guide For Achieving Diversity In The Workplace, And Particularly The Boardroom

Study Reveals Lack Of Security On Work Laptops

USCIS Announced That, Despite August 31 Expiration Date, Form I-9 Remains Valid

CCIIO Issues Final Blueprint For State Exchanges

Research Shows More Choice Not Necessarily Better Within Retirement Plans

Seattle’s New Paid Sick/Safe Leave Ordinance Takes Effect September 1

Study Finds Many Bosses Can’t Deal With Workplace Conflicts

House Bill Would Bar Employers From Asking Job Applicants About Criminal Convictions Until After Conditional Job Offer

EEOC Takes New Approach To Targeting Pay Discrimination

Hearing On Proposals To Amend Nlra Highlight Secret Ballot Elections, Employee Raises

Health Reform’s Preventive Services Provisions For Women Effective August 1

Over 80 Percent Of Employers Will Continue To Provide Health Insurance After Health Reform Provisions Take Effect In 2014

Vets-100/100a Filing Period Now Open, Reports Due September 30; Upload Functionality Not Available Until Mid-August

Experts Discuss The Paradox Of Ability Tests In Hiring

Jury Instruction Erroneously Used Right-To-Control Test As Standard For Determining Employment Status Of FedEx Delivery Drivers

EEOC Gathers Input On Priorities For Strategic Enforcement Plan

Summary Of Benefits And Coverage Deadline Is Two Months Away For Some Plans

In Largest DOJ USERRA Settlement To Date, Nevada To Pay $473,000 To Resolve Allegations It Violated US Army Reservist’s Reemployment Rights

Social Recruiting Survey Finds 2/3 Of Companies Now Recruit Via Facebook, Over Half Use Twitter And Almost All Use LinkedIn

Associated General Contractors’ Report Claims OFCCP’s Disability Regs Proposal Will Cost Construction Industry Employers 30 Times More Than Agency Estimates, Veterans’ Regs Proposal Will Cost 20 Times More