Diversity
What Good Leaders Do When Replacing Bad Leaders
Any leader who is assuming a role previously held by someone else has to face their predecessor’s legacy, but those who are replacing poor or controversial leaders have a special challenge. These three strategies will help your company move on: 1) Acknowledge the contributions of the previous leader. Don’t ignore their contributions or blame them…
Read MoreEEOC Issues New Guidance on Religious Discrimination and Accommodation of Religious Beliefs
Whenever there is a change in federal administrations, employers must be aware of how various employment laws, rules and regulations will change. One hot topic in employment law, which has seen significant change in recent years, is religious discrimination and accommodation of religious beliefs in the workplace. This issue is pertinent, not only because of…
Read MoreFederal District Court Found That Employer Did Not Violate Title VII in Prohibiting Black Lives Matter Attire
Over the past couple of months, we have been asked by our clients if there been any court rulings on whether companies can limit employees from wearing Black Lives Matter and other social justice attire to work. The answer is Yes. During this pandemic and the political and social unrest underlying the Black Lives Matter…
Read MoreOverworked Leaders, High-Potential Employees are Looking to Make an Exit, Report Finds
In the past year, the global coronavirus pandemic and economic crisis have caused leader burnout at increasing rates and many are eyeing the door, according to the Global Leadership Forecast 2021 released Feb. 17. A survey conducted by global leadership consulting firm DDI found that a lack of confidence in company leadership may result in retention…
Read More‘Just Going Through the Motions’: Employers Fail to Make DEI a Business Function, Report Finds
The most effective way to advance diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) is by making the practice a business function — not HR programming, a Feb. 16 report by Josh Bersin analysts found. HR programs can add value when the business “has the right focus,” the report found. About 76% of companies have no diversity or…
Read MoreBiden Administration Issues Order on Gender Identity and Sexual Orientation
As one of his first actions in office, President Joe Biden has issued an executive order ensuring that last year’s US Supreme Court decision in Bostock v. Clayton County is applied immediately and efficiently by all federal agencies that enforce any laws that prohibit sex discrimination. In Bostock, the Court ruled that employees are protected…
Read MoreDefining ‘Sex’ in Title VII: The Bostock Decision and LGBTQ Rights
The U.S. Supreme Court recently ruled that federal law prohibits employers from discriminating against gay, lesbian, and transgender employees in workplaces. Hayley Archer discusses the case, its potential implications, and what it means for employees in Wisconsin. In a landmark decision that is a major victory for the LGBTQ community, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled…
Read MoreSenate Confirms 3 Commissioners, Maintaining EEOC’s Right-Leaning Quorum
The U.S. Senate this week confirmed the nominations by Republicans of three commissioners for the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). Keith E. Sonderling, deputy administrator of the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division, was confirmed Sept. 22 with a term that expires July 1, 2024 with a vote of 52-41. Sonderling was nominated in July 2019,…
Read MoreEEOC: Kroger’s Refusal to Exempt Workers From Wearing Rainbow Logo Was Discrimination
An Arkansas Kroger store engaged in religious discrimination when it refused to exempt two employees from a dress code that required they wear a rainbow heart logo, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) alleged in a lawsuit (Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. The Kroger Co. dba Kroger Store No. 625, No. 4:20-cv-1099 (E.D. Ark., Sept.…
Read More‘It’s Just Breathtaking’: How a Turbulent 2020 Is Likely to Impact HR Policies In The Long Run
Policy revisions are sure to come, but not all will necessarily be permanent. The end of a year is typically a time for businesses to take stock of their successes and failures as well as the major turning points that defined them. In 2020, however, a succession of world-changing events may force those conversations sooner…
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