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Federal fair employment laws protect employees from discrimination based on age, race, color, sex, national origin, religion, disability, and genetic information. Federal law covers employers of 15 or more employees, except for the
Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA),
which covers employers with 20 or more employees. State laws often cover employers with fewer employees and provide protection for groups not covered under federal law. Certain individuals in the workplace, such as independent contractors, are not protected by federal fair employment laws if they are not employees. Employers are liable for discriminatory acts by supervisors—in some cases, strictly liable. There are many preventive measures an employer can take to reduce the probability of being sued for discrimination. Civil rights laws also impose numerous recordkeeping requirements on employers.
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Employers Can Face Liability for Employee-to-Employee or Third-Party Racial Harassment
05/23/2022
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EEOC Warns of Higher Risk of Caregiver Discrimination in Changing World, Workplace
05/13/2022
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Discrimination
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Sundays Are Time to Pray, Not for Pay
03/30/2022
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Podcast
HR Works 151: LGBTQ+ Discrimination Still a Major Struggle
06/30/2021
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Workplace Harassment--What Employees Need to Know
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Workplace Harassment--What Employees Need to Know (Audio)
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Workplace Harassment--What Employees Need to Know (Exercise 1)
02/08/2021
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Workplace Harassment--What Employees Need to Know (Exercise 2)
02/08/2021
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Workplace Harassment--What Employees Need to Know (Handout)
02/08/2021
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Workplace Harassment--What Employees Need to Know (Trainer's Guide)
02/08/2021
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Workplace Harassment--What Employees Need to Know - Script View
02/08/2021
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Workplace Harassment--What Supervisors Need to Know
02/03/2021
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Workplace Harassment--What Supervisors Need to Know
02/03/2021
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Workplace Harassment--What Supervisors Need to Know (Exercise 1)
02/03/2021
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Workplace Harassment--What Supervisors Need to Know (Exercise 2)
02/03/2021
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Workplace Harassment--What Supervisors Need to Know (Handout)
02/03/2021
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Workplace Harassment--What Supervisors Need to Know (Trainer's Guides)
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Workplace Harassment--What Supervisors Need to Know - Script View
02/03/2021
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Diversity Fundamentals for Supervisors
09/28/2020
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Diversity Fundamentals for Supervisors
09/28/2020
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Diversity Fundamentals for Supervisors (Exercise 1)
09/28/2020
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Diversity Fundamentals for Supervisors (Exercise 2)
09/28/2020
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Diversity Fundamentals for Supervisors (Handout)
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Diversity Fundamentals for Supervisors (Speaker's Notes)
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Diversity Fundamentals for Supervisors (Trainer's Guides)
09/28/2020
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Diversity for all Employees
09/21/2020
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Diversity for All Employees (Audio)
09/21/2020
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Diversity for all Employees (Exercise 1)
09/21/2020
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Diversity for all Employees (Handout)
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Diversity for all Employees (Trainer's Guide)
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Generational Diversity
09/03/2020
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Generational Diversity (Exercise 1)
09/03/2020
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Generational Diversity (Exercise 2)
09/03/2020
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Generational Diversity (Handout)
09/03/2020
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Generational Diversity (Quiz)
09/03/2020
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Generational Diversity - Speakers Notes
09/03/2020
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Harassment
08/21/2020
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Podcast
HR Works COVID-19 Update: Avoiding Discrimination Lawsuits While Addressing the Pandemic
08/14/2020
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