The New York Times reported President Trump will preserve intact President Obama’s LGBT order (Executive Order 13672) protecting applicants and employees … Read more
The Importance of Developing Women Leaders
With HR professionals facing so many day-to-day business distractions, it’s easy to lose sight of our loftier talent-management objectives. Human resources … Read more
New California Law Demands Racial Pay Equity
Avoiding discrimination lawsuits as a California employer is similar to trying to avoid getting in a car accident if you drive on California’s freeways … Read more
What We Can Expect From the EEOC In 2017
In recent years, it has been difficult to predict with certainty what employers can expect from the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). While … Read more
EEOC to Ratchet Up Scrutiny of Gig Economy Employers
This week the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission approved an updated Strategic Enforcement Plan (SEP) for fiscal years 2017–2021, setting out its … Read more
3 Reasons Why Women Walk Away From Leadership Positions
One of the many societal changes sparked by the women’s liberation movement of the 1960s and ‘70s was a shift in gender role ideology. The new way of … Read more
Your Performance Reviews Are Biased Against Women
Language in performance reviews often conforms to gender stereotypes that result in women and men being put on different career paths, with men being … Read more
The 3-2-1 Response to Your Company’s “Lady CFO” Problems
In a recent Google shareholders call, a small thing happened that has big implications. Google’s CFO, Ruth Porat, answered a question posed to her by a … Read more
The 3 Biggest Compliance Worries You Should Be Worrying About
I came across Littler Mendelson’s Executive Employer Survey Report, which “examines the legal, economic and social issues having the greatest impact on the … Read more
EEOC Settles First Sexual Orientation Lawsuit
In early March, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission filed its first lawsuits, in which it alleged that employer had violated Title VII by … Read more