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By: Nikki Thomsen, SHRM-SCP, SPHR (she/her), HR Consultant, Insight HRM Retaliation is Still Number 1 on the EEOC’s List of Charges The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) continues to report that Retaliation is still the number one charge, since roughly 2009, where it tied with Racial Discrimination, with last year’s total reaching 34,332…
read moreDiscrimination and Harassment Claims in the Workplace There were 67,448 charges of employment discrimination in FY 2020 filed with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and of those 35.9% included a harassment claim. Resolution and litigation of these claims resulted in $439.2 Million awarded to victims. This does not necessarily include charges filed at the…
read more2019’s Hot HR Topics in Michigan Recreational Marijuana: Consider updating your employer policies regarding drugs & alcohol to include marijuana. Re-evaluate your policies on drug testing for pre-employment as well as reasonable suspicion. Paid Medical Leave Act (Michigan’s new rule): Employers with 50 or more employees (part time and full time) should review their paid…
read moreWorkplace Harassment: Strategies for Prevention Webinar Series: The recent wave of harassment allegations, never-ending media coverage of the next great organization to be smeared by the vile acts of their employees and the ongoing coverage of the criminal sexual assault and abuse in the Nassar trial have all led to a common question among employers…
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