The hotly contested issue of what exactly needs to be filed for 2019 EEO-1 reporting has been resolved – at least for now. Pay data for both 2017 and 2018 must be reported to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) by September 30, 2019. The data that has...
The federal Equal Pay Act went into effect in 1963, but it hasn’t brought an end to pay disparities between men and women. Neither have state laws with the same objective. Long story short: the laws weren’t strong enough, and they didn’t account for all the causes of...
Much has been written and said about an employer’s liability for sexual harassment by its own employees, and we have provided tips on how to prevent it in your workplace. However, you can also be liable when a non-employee harasses one of your employees. Both...
Q: We interviewed a candidate who had the right type and length of experience, but spoke with a thick accent and was difficult to understand. Is it okay to reject an applicant because of their accent? A: There is risk in rejecting the candidate based on their accent,...
The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) applies to a lot of organizations—all public employers and any private employer with 15 or more employees. Nevertheless, there’s a lot of confusion about what the law requires and what its terms entail. A big reason for this...