Recently, an Illinois jury gave employers a not so subtle reminder that every claim of workplace harassment should be investigated properly. The jury awarded a former employee $95 million in compensation for the extreme harassment she endured from a manager at work despite her complaints to the Company hotline. The plaintiff Ashley Alford, an employee [...]
Last month, New York became the sixth state to legalize same-sex marriage. With the increasing legalization of same-sex marriage, state and federal governments will now have to contend with whether same-sex couples will be allowed to enjoy the same benefits as heterosexual couples. There are several bills introduced in Congress to address this issue. Representative [...]
With record unemployment numbers, politicians have turned their attention to the growing number of “unemployed need not apply” job ads. Last April, New Jersey made headlines when it became the first state to outlaw “unemployment discrimination” in job ads. Legislators in Congress and New York have proposed broader protections for the unemployed. Is this the [...]
Connecticut is the first state in the nation to require employers to provide their employees with paid sick leave. Both the state Senate and House already passed the bill. Governor Malloy is expected to sign it into law soon. The new requirements will go into effect on January 1, 2012. The bill requires employers with [...]
As published by the Society for Human Resource Management on May 18, 2011 Have you asked an employee about their mother’s fight with breast cancer, or the employee’s recent charity work with the American Heart Association? Knowing this information could subject you to legal liability under Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA). Most employers believe GINA [...]