Editor's Choice

All Items: Discrimination

  • January 1, 2025: Employers, Act Now Before New Compliance Requirements Take Effect

    More than 140 federal, state and local employment law requirements take effect on or around January 1, 2025, covering topics such as minimum wage, employee leaves, health care benefits, employee classification, payroll and more. Now is the time to review these developments and ensure your organization is ready to comply.

  • July 1, 2024: Are You Ready for These Employment Law Compliance Requirements?

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    July 1, 2024

    More than 50 federal, state and local employment law requirements take effect on or around July 1, 2024, covering topics such as overtime pay, minimum wage, pregnancy accommodations, retirement benefits, leaves of absence and more. Now is the time to review these developments and ensure your organization is ready to comply.

  • Coronavirus (COVID-19): Discrimination and Accommodation Considerations

    Employers should follow these tips to comply with federal antidiscrimination and accommodation laws and protect the privacy of employee medical information in light of the COVID-19 pandemic.

  • Addressing the Post-Roe Era in the Workplace

    XpertHR offers many tools and resources to help employers deal with the challenges relating to the US Supreme Court's decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization, which allows states to restrict abortion rights.

  • Mental Health and the Workplace

    XpertHR offers many tools and resources to help an employer address mental health issues in the workplace.

  • LGBTQ+ Protections Expanded Nationwide: Time For Employers To Act

    XpertHR provides insight to help employers comply with Title VII and state protections for LGBTQ+ individuals.

  • Understanding and Responding to Tragic Events, Racial Inequity and Systemic Injustice

    Incidents and tragedies such as those concerning George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery and Breonna Taylor, subsequent protests and other calls for justice must be acknowledged by organizations in a candid and honest manner.

  • Hate Crimes and the Workplace

    Unfortunately workplace crimes motivated by hate or bias against a protected group are increasingly common. XpertHR offers many tools and resources to help an employer prevent and address hate crimes in the workplace.

  • Age Discrimination and Older Workers

    XpertHR offers many tools and resources to help an employer address age discrimination and manage older workers.

  • Employee Wellness

    Employee wellness programs are typically used to prevent illness by motivating employees to adopt and maintain healthful behaviors. An employer creating or managing an employee wellness program has many legal and internal considerations to take into account, such as what the program will include and how laws such as the ADA and ACA will affect the program.

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Editor's Choice: HR guidance and support on how to develop and implement policies to prevent and respond to employee discrimination claims against protected classes.