Harkin Promises Approval of Sexual Orientation ...       November 6, 2009
News: A pivotal senator on employment issues predicts congressional approval next year of legislation that would ban workplace discrimination against homosexuals.
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Dear Workforce: How Do We Curb Sexual Harassment ...       October 28, 2009
Feature: This appears to be a growing problem. CEOs and HR directors cannot afford to pretend it does not exist. (10/28/2009)
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Dear Workforce: How Do We Curb Sexual Harassment ...       October 28, 2009
Feature: This appears to be a growing problem. CEOs and HR directors cannot afford to pretend it does not exist. (10/28/2009)
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Observance of Wiccan New Year Ends in Religious ...       October 23, 2009
News: In a complaint filed in federal court in Connecticut, Gina Uberti alleges she was unfairly terminated for practicing Wicca, known as the largest of neopagan religions.
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$1.2 Million Judgment in Disability Case       October 16, 2009
Feature: Employers must always engage in an interactive process with employees seeking job accommodations. Employers should not assume that an employee is no longer able to perform the essential functions of her job with or without an accommodati...
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California Appeals Court Rules History of ...       October 16, 2009
News: Despite a lengthy pattern of accommodating a disabled employee, a single failure to accommodate the worker violated California's anti-discrimination law, a state appeals court ruled in a decision published Thursday, October 15.
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Terminated Employee's 'Regarded As' Claim Weighed       October 16, 2009
Feature: Employers must return to work employees who have been released by their doctors to work and who can perform essential job duties and responsibilities of their positions. Where requested or necessary, reasonable accommodations should be ...
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Vanguard Sued for Race Discrimination Over Hiring ...       October 12, 2009
News: A lawsuit alleges the investment firm violated federal law when it refused to hire a black applicant. The firm denies that it based its decision on race.
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Congress Takes Aim at Age Bias, Arbitration in ...       October 8, 2009
News: The Senate Judiciary Committee is examining two court rulings--one from the 2008-09 term that shifted the burden of proof in age discrimination cases from the employer to the employee and another from early in the decade that strengthened ...
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