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How to Reduce Employment Practices Liability Claims
Employment practices liability (EPL) claims are on the rise. And, this time, it’s the economy, stupid.
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Recent Articles about Employment Discrimination
More Workers Complain of Bias on the Job
Experts say high unemployment led to a record amount of workplace discrimination claims in 2010. Read more
LGBT Employees Still Face Discrimination
Lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender employees continue frequently to report discrimination in the workplace, says a new UCLA report. Read more
Employee Discrimination Claims Hit Record High in 2009
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission won $294 million on behalf of employees in 2009, the highest amount yet. Here's how you can avoid becoming a target. Read more
Employee Discrimination Case Reaches Supreme Court
A fired hospital employee and Army reservist in Illinois takes his case to the high court over the interpretation of the fabled “cat’s paw" theory. Read more
Ledbetter Law Will Increase Suits
Bill extends the period for workers to sue former employers for pay discrimination. Read more
Survey: Workplace Discrimination Still Prevalent
March 1, 2007 -- Workplace discrimination is still prevalent in American business, according to a recent survey by TheLadders.com, a New ... Read more
Employee Bias Claims, By The Numbers
Who files bias claims, and why? Read more
Anti-Aging Suit Skirts Small Businesses
April 1, 2005 -- The Supreme Court loosened the rules on age discrimination cases Wednesday, ruling that older workers do not need to pro... Read more
A New Wrinkle on Age Bias
It just got easier to file age discrimination claims. Is your business at risk? Read more
Terminating Pregnant Employees
Can you terminate an employee who is pregnant during her probation period? Read more
Age Discrimination
America's workforce is aging. And as workers stay on the job longer, they generally move up the compensation ladder, acquiring more benefits and higher sa... Read more
Disability Discrimination
Many individuals fortunate enough to be healthy in mind and body--and to be employed--lament the difficulties a workplace can impose. But for those with p... Read more
Law and Disorder
How company owners can protect themselves from employee litigation. Read more
Vintage Suit
In Pennsylvania, job bias claims based on age surpass claims based on race or gender. Read more
Unhappy Evolution
Craig Waters's article, "The New Malpractice," (June) is the latest in a series suggesting that courts are lending a sympathetic ear to the increasing num... Read more
Age Discrimination in Employment Act
The Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) prohibits any employer from refusing to hire, discharge, or otherwise discriminate against any individual ... Read more
Age Discrimination
Age discrimination is the practice of letting a person's age unfairly become a factor when deciding who receives a new job, a promotion, or other job bene... Read more
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) was established to enforce provisions of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Title VII forbids d... Read more
Gender Discriminations
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Pregnancy in the Workplace
Related Terms: Family and Medic... Read more
Racial Discrimination
Related Terms: Affirmative Action Racial... Read more
Stifled Growth
The myth of the 25th employee Frayda Levin hates federal regulations, from controls on age discrimination to rules on how to treat... Read more
Aging Gracefully
What would happen if we raised the mandatory retirement age? The Washington Post's Robert Samuelson, who has argued the mandatory age should rise, asks in... Read more
Supreme Court Ruling Protects Employers
Workers now have less time to file claims of unlawful employment practices, such as discriminatory pay scales. Read more
Skyrocketing Job Bias Claims
Discrimination filings have hit at an all-time high. Read more
Protect Against Bias Suits
Do you have children?" sounds like a harmless enough question. But if you ask it when you're interviewing a job applicant, you may face a discrimination ... Read more
Is Your Dress Code Discriminatory?
A 61-year-old lifeguard is suing for age discrimination after he was fired for refusing to wear a Speedo. Read more
Human Resources Management and the Law
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Employee Rights
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A Timeline of American Employee Rights
Inc.com traces a brief history of U.S. labor law--from the roots of union organization, to newly-introduced efforts to reform it. View slideshow
Wall Postings
Available government labor law posters which display all federal regulations. Read more
The Two L's of Legal Compliance: Leadership and Learning
The U.S. Supreme Court has articulated its mandate to employers: Not only is a policy prohibitingharassment and discrimination in the workplace required, ... Read more
Nepotism On Trial
A case now before the Supreme Court of the United States is challenging the notion that business owners can favor members of their own families in hiring ... Read more
The E-mail Heard 'Round Silicon Valley
Each day, Inc.'s reporters scour the Web for the most important and interesting news to entrepreneurs. Here's what we found today: ... Read more
Tips on Avoiding Wrongful Termination Lawsuits
Some companies deserve to be sued by an employee for wrongful termination, but a disturbing number of companies are victims of frivolous lawsuits initiate... Read more
Benchmark: Employee Lawsuits
The results of a recent survey of 195 small company CEOs about the experiences they had with employeee lawsuits. Read more
Keeping Up;
To get information on the laws in your city or state, you should check with the local human-rights commission or whatever the equivalent is of the U.S. Eq... Read more
An Ounce Of Prevention
Many companies are rethinking -- and rewriting -- personnel policies to help head off employee lawsuits. Read more
Employment Practices Liability Insurance
Related Terms: Americ... Read more
Equal Pay for Equal Work
A federal law, the Equal Pay Act (29 U.S.C. § 206), requires employers to pay all employees equally for equal work, regardless of their gender. It was pa... Read more
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