Employers beware: Pay gap regulations blossom across the country
As state and local municipalities plant the regulatory seeds to stem the pay gap between men and women, clients need to remain vigilant as a patchwork of policies blankets the nation.
Gender discrimination
Employers beware: Pay gap regulations blossom across the country
As state and local municipalities plant the regulatory seeds to stem the pay gap between men and women, employers need to remain vigilant as the patchwork of policies blankets the nation.
Benefits Think Keeping compliant: Pay equity law updates
Connecticut now joins California, Delaware, Massachusetts, Oregon, and Vermont as one of six states having such laws, which are designed to remedy historic pay disparities between male and female employees.
James M. Nicholas
Foley & Lardner
Gender bias is a huge challenge in the workplace: Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg
HR professionals must systematically find these biases, check them and change them, Sandberg said at the annual SHRM conference.
Gender bias is a huge challenge in the workplace: Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg
HR professionals must systematically find these biases, check them and change them, Sandberg said at the annual SHRM conference.
From strip clubs to massages: When clients are sexually inappropriate
It’s tough enough to grapple with sexual harassment in the workplace. It’s more complex when clients are involved.
10 key findings: Sexual harassment in the professional workplace
An unprecedented, industrywide survey of sexual harassment in the professional workplace reveals industries with the highest prevalence of unwanted sexual behavior, the differences between large and small companies, and blind spots that may be preventing corrections. Fortunately, the data also lights a path forward.
Wealth management fares worst in broad study of sexual harassment
From inappropriate touching to belittling comments, women advisors confront workplace environments that are far from welcoming.
Does Silicon Valley’s ‘bro culture’ pervade IT elsewhere?
Many workers in the technology departments across a range of industries describe behavior that may fall short of a legal definition of sexual harassment, but is still disturbing and could contribute to low employee morale and high turnover.
Benefits Think Tough questions about sexual harassment in wealth management
It’s an uncomfortable topic, especially after a bruising round of accusations in the 1990s.
The year in regulation: ACA remains, GOP tax bill succeeds
From the push for repeal and replace at the beginning of 2017 to tax reform coming in at the tail end, laws and legislation for employers has been a roller coaster over the past 12 months.
The year in regulation: ACA remains, GOP tax bill succeeds
From the push for repeal and replace at the beginning of 2017 to tax reform coming in at the tail end, laws and legislation for brokers has been a roller coaster over the past 12 months
Estee Lauder sued for discriminating against new fathers
One of the world’s largest cosmetics firms parental leave policy allows new fathers to take two weeks of paid leave for “child bonding,” while new moms get six weeks, according to a lawsuit filed Wednesday with the EEOC.
Benefits Think Employers must use caution when basing pay decisions on prior salary history
A recent investigation by the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs should have companies evaluating current hiring practices with regard to compensation.
Carmen N. Decot
Foley & Lardner
EEOC to maintain key priorities under new White House
Agency commissioner outlines strategic enforcement plans, which include prioritizing cases in emerging areas of law like protection for LGBT individuals against sex-based discrimination.
EEOC to maintain key priorities under new White House
Agency commissioner outlines strategic enforcement plans, which include prioritizing cases in emerging areas of law like protection for LGBT individuals against sex-based discrimination.
Patchwork laws pose challenges to employers, big and small
Even within one state, benefit compliance can be tricky for both large and small companies as policies come out from the federal level all the way down to city municipalities.
Benefits Think ACA transitions as Congress deliberates
Changes may be imminent for the Affordable Care Act but provisions continue to emerge amid the debate for a new plan, say attorneys Jean Hemphill and Edward Leeds.
Jean C. Hemphill
Ballard Spahr LLP
What women want in a retirement plan
Men and women approach retirement planning in opposite ways, and benefit managers need to change the way they advise female staffers.
Benefits Think A review of 4 key cases and new laws affecting employers
Covering the legality of cash payments, pregnancy discrimination, health questionnaires and arbitration agreements, legal experts break down recent decisions.
Lori Zahalka
Mayer Brown