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Court ruling: You must give EEOC access to your records


September 24, 2008 by Jim Giuliano
Posted in: Complaint investigation, Employment law, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views, Records documentation

Ruling in a case involving FedEx, a federal court said if the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission wants to look at your hiring and personnel records, you have to open up those records.

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If HR is doing its job, why the jump in complaints?


May 2, 2008 by Jim Giuliano
Posted in: Age discrimination, Communication, Complaint investigation, Disability discrimination, Employment law, Hiring, Managers, Money, Race discrimination, Sexual harrassment, Special Report

Discrimination charges against employers last year jumped to the highest number since 2002. With all the emphasis on following the law and training supervisors, why do things seem to be getting worse?

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Discrimination: Blind people say employers don’t realize they’re being unfair


March 27, 2008 by Jim Giuliano
Posted in: Communication, Disability discrimination, Hiring, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views

The rise of David Paterson to the governor’s chair in New York drew attention to how employers show bias against the blind – often unintentionally – in two major ways.

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