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The Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA) became law on May 21, 2008. Title I of GINA addresses the use of genetic information in health insurance. Title II prohibits the use of genetic information in employment, restricts employers from requesting, requiring, or purchasing genetic information, and strictly limits the disclosure of genetic information.
Read more: Q & A : EEOC On the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA)
Drafting and continuously updating employee policies can be a tiresome and thankless chore. Securing a budget to retain legal counsel to review the policies and to present personal training sessions can be a challenge for Human Resource professionals. How do employers and HR professionals calculate the long‐term savings associated with ensuring legally compliant, customized policies and professional, interactive training?
Read more: COURT REJECTS RELIANCE ON VIDEOTAPED TRAINING AND NON‐CUSTOMIZED PERSONNEL POLICIES
Every employer has or should have an invested interest in ensuring that the people they hire will be the type of employees that will not subject their organization to avoidable criminal activity, violence from follow employees and the public from endangering conduct.
On October 20, 2010, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission held a hearing on employer use of credit history as tool to screen candidates for employment. The purpose of the hearing, according to an EEOC press release, was to gather information on the practice of using credit histories as employment screening devices, a practice that “could unfairly exclude” some people from job opportunities.
Read more: Will EEOC Target Employer use of Credit Reports for Screening Applicants?
I read the stories every day: some small business, often a local restaurant or a similar "mom and pop" operation, gets sued or tagged by the Department of Labor for failing to pay minimum wages and overtime to employees. Here's just one example.
Read more: Ten Things Small Business Needs To Know About Minimum Wage and Overtime
Anyone who works frequently with employment counsel has heard the words “it depends” – it (the answer to a question) depends on the specific facts and circumstances at issue, which should be analyzed and discussed before a course of action is determined.
Read more: Religious Discrimination or Legitimate Business Decision? It Depends.
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