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| Save Your Business from Costly Fines By Managing HR Compliance Risks |
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Protecting your company from legislative compliance risks is a high priority for any CEO or CFO. Ignorance and violation of workplace regulations cost U.S. organizations millions of dollars each year. With the trend of an increasingly litigious society, legislative compliance poses a greater risk than ever.
Understanding workplace regulatory requirements and having a high-quality human resource/payroll system in place will enable you to keep accurate records and produce required HR compliance reports quickly and easily. On this site, you'll find detailed information on HR compliance as it relates to COBRA, EEO, FLSA, FMLA, HIPAA, Sarbanes-Oxley, and sexual harassment. To read a free report about HR compliance regulations and the risks faced by companies that violate them, click here. |
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Feature: Supreme Court rules in age discrimination case |
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On June 19, 2008, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in an age discrimination case that employers must prove that a layoff that causes a disproportionate impact on older workers was not based on age but on another “reasonable factor.” In the case of Meacham v. Knolls Atomic Power Laboratory, all but one employee who had lost their jobs during layoffs at a federal research laboratory in upstate New York were at least 40 years old, which is the age when protections begin under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act. The Supreme Court decision overturned a New York federal appeals court ruling that had put the burden of proof on employees.”
For more information on other EEO issues, click here.
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To prove discrimination based on a disability, a person only has to provide evidence that the employer used a disability or the perception of a disability in making an employment decision. The applicant does not have to prove that the disability was the exclusive reason for the action. |
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According to USA Today, there are more than 450 employment lawsuits filed in the U.S. every day. |
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Employment lawsuits have risen 400% in the past 20 years. |
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When an employment case goes to a jury, the employer loses in about 60% of those cases. |
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Jury awards in favor of employees average about $400,000. |
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