isc Wisconsin Supreme Court Eases the Burden for Employers Defending Arrest and Conviction Record Discrimination Claims Under State Law By www.littler.com Published On :: Fri, 11 Mar 2022 17:08:59 +0000 The Wisconsin Fair Employment Act (WFEA) prohibits employers from discriminating against applicants and employees on the basis of their arrest and conviction records.1 Generally, an employer cannot make decisions on the basis of an arrest or conviction record unless the crimes “substantially relate” to the circumstances of the job at issue.2 For many years, the state agencies responsible for enforcing this law—the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development (DWD) and the Labor and Industry Review Commission (LIRC)—have taken the view that crimes of domestic violen Full Article
isc Atlanta Amends Anti-Discrimination Ordinance to Include Protections for Gender Expression and Criminal Histories By www.littler.com Published On :: Thu, 10 Nov 2022 15:20:07 +0000 The City Council of Atlanta, Georgia recently passed an ordinance that amends its existing anti-discrimination law to include protection on the basis of “criminal history status” as well as “gender expression.” The ordinance is effective immediately. With regard to gender expression, the law simply amends existing law to include “gender expression” as an additional protected characteristic. Full Article
isc Atlanta Amends Anti-Discrimination Ordinance to Include Protections for Gender Expression and Criminal Histories By www.littler.com Published On :: Wed, 16 Nov 2022 15:41:49 +0000 Rachel P. Kaercher, Wendy Buckingham and William J. Simmons examine a new ordinance passed by the Atlanta City Council that amends its existing anti-discrimination law to include protections on the basis of criminal history status and gender expression. SHRM Online View (Subscription required.) Full Article
isc Employers Face June 1, 2024 Deadline to Comply with Lehigh County, Pennsylvania’s New Expansive Anti-Discrimination Ordinance By www.littler.com Published On :: Thu, 02 May 2024 16:48:51 +0000 The Lehigh County Human Relations Ordinance was enacted February 26, 2024, establishing county-specific non-discrimination requirements for employment, housing, education, health care and public accommodations. The ordinance also creates a Lehigh County Human Relations Commission charged with investigating and enforcing claims of discrimination. The ordinance becomes effective June 1, 2024. Expanded Protected Characteristics and Employer Coverage Full Article
isc Department of Labor and IRS Intensify Cooperation on Worker Misclassification By www.littler.com Published On :: Tue, 27 Dec 2022 21:57:40 +0000 On December 14, 2022, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) signed and published a Memorandum of Understanding for Employment Tax Referrals (the “MOU”). The MOU establishes a system for referrals from the DOL’s Wage & Hour Division (WHD) to the Small Business/Self Employed Specialty Employment Tax unit (“SB/SE”). Full Article
isc Treasury Department’s Greenbook Discusses Tax Treatment of On-Demand Pay By www.littler.com Published On :: Wed, 22 Mar 2023 13:58:43 +0000 The U.S. Department of the Treasury has released a document to explain the revenue proposals included in President Biden’s FY 2023 proposed Budget. Full Article
isc California Limits the Discretion Employers Have to Insist on a Driver’s License Even for Jobs that Require Driving for Work By www.littler.com Published On :: Mon, 30 Sep 2024 18:31:16 +0000 Starting in January 2025, California’s Fair Employment & Housing Act (FEHA) will prohibit employers from including a statement in a job advertisement, posting, application, or other material that an applicant must have a driver’s license unless the employer “reasonably” anticipates driving to be an essential job function that cannot be comparably performed by alternative means. The stated purpose of the new FEHA amendment is to help facilitate employment for non-drivers who rely on ride hails, public transportation, biking, and walking as their primary means of transportation. Full Article
isc California Limits Employers’ Discretion to Insist on a Driver’s License By www.littler.com Published On :: Wed, 16 Oct 2024 14:38:50 +0000 Rod M. Fliegel discusses California legislation that further amends the Fair Employment and Housing Act to prohibit discrimination in the hiring process based on the applicant’s lack of a driver’s license. SHRM View (Subscription required) Full Article
isc Congress Considers Banning Discretionary Clauses in ERISA Plans By www.littler.com Published On :: Thu, 19 May 2022 17:44:57 +0000 On May 12, 2022, the “Employee and Retiree Access to Justice Act” was introduced in the House of Representatives by Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA). Senator Tina Smith (D-MN) introduced a companion bill in the Senate. The bill seeks to ban arbitration and discretionary clauses in employer-sponsored benefit plans governed by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA). Full Article
isc 4 Questions On Discrimination Attys' Minds In The New Year By www.littler.com Published On :: Tue, 17 Jan 2023 17:22:01 +0000 Alyesha Dotson says the Supreme Court’s upcoming decision on whether to overrule a 2003 decision that upheld affirmative action in student admissions won’t set new precedent for employers, but may have repercussions in how diversity, equity and inclusion programming is conducted moving forward. Law360 Employment Authority View (Subscription required.) Full Article
isc NLRB General Counsel Suggests How Colleges and Universities Can Satisfy NLRA Disclosure Obligations Without Violating FERPA By www.littler.com Published On :: Mon, 26 Aug 2024 15:18:27 +0000 Colleges and universities that employ their own students face conflicts about how to protect student information, as required by the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA), while disclosing information about student-employees who seek to unionize, as required by the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA). On August 6, 2024, the National Labor Relations Board’s general counsel issued a memorandum with her advice about how higher education institutions should handle this dilemma. Full Article
isc Labor Unions and Campus Protests: A Moderated Legal Discussion By www.littler.com Published On :: Wed, 22 May 2024 21:24:07 +0000 Full Article
isc Are Outside HR Professionals Necessary in Discrimination Cases? By www.littler.com Published On :: Tue, 07 Mar 2017 18:10:46 +0000 Mark Phillis discusses the practice of looking to HR professionals to testify in court and conduct workplace investigations. Bloomberg BNA Human Resources Report View Article Full Article
isc Navigating Montana’s Laws Regarding Vaccination Status and Discrimination and WDEA Claims By www.littler.com Published On :: Wed, 08 Sep 2021 22:33:29 +0000 Full Article
isc The Labor Dept. Wants to Revise a Trump-Era Policy on Handling of Discrimination Claims Against Contractors By www.littler.com Published On :: Wed, 30 Mar 2022 19:23:41 +0000 David Goldstein talks about some differences as the Labor Department proposes changes to a Trump-era rule that it says “undermined” how it handles and resolves discrimination claims by federal contractors. Government Executive View Full Article
isc Court finds employers' discretion in awarding bonuses must be exercised fairly By www.littler.com Published On :: Wed, 14 Sep 2022 17:23:20 +0000 Rhonda B. Levy and George Vassos discuss an Ontario Court of Appeal decision that puts employers on notice that their discretion in awarding bonuses is not unconstrained and must be exercised fairly and reasonably. Human Resources Director Canada View (Subscription required.) Full Article
isc Litigation Strategies to Defend Against Claims of AI Discrimination By www.littler.com Published On :: Wed, 06 Nov 2024 20:46:28 +0000 Full Article
isc High Court to Review Standard Applied to ‘Reverse Discrimination’ Cases By www.littler.com Published On :: Thu, 07 Nov 2024 14:46:32 +0000 Alyesha Asghar and Julian G.G. Wolfson explain “background circumstances,” which are required as evidence in cases of reverse discrimination, and the implications for employers and IE&D. Wolters Kluwer View (Subscription required) Full Article
isc 7 E-Discovery Predictions For 2024 And Beyond By www.littler.com Published On :: Wed, 17 Jan 2024 21:32:18 +0000 Paul Weiner, Denise Backhouse and Gretchen Marty explain how the legal and technical matters of e-discovery are prominent in lawsuits and in the legal industry as a whole. Law360 View (Subscription required.) Full Article
isc Artificial intelligence risks dominate Davos discussions By www.littler.com Published On :: Fri, 19 Jan 2024 18:40:51 +0000 Deborah Margolis, Jan-Ove Becker and Stephan Swinkels discuss AI’s impact on the global economy and the workforce. International Employment Lawyer View (Subscription required.) Full Article
isc Australia Aims to Give Employees the Right to Disconnect By www.littler.com Published On :: Fri, 09 Feb 2024 19:23:50 +0000 Australia’s Senate on Thursday, February 8, 2024, passed a bill that would prevent an employer from contacting employees outside of work hours. The bill gives the employee the right to refuse to monitor, read or respond to contact, or attempted contact, from an employer outside of the employee’s working hours without fear of being penalized, unless the employee’s refusal is unreasonable. Full Article
isc The Risks Of Employee Political Discourse On Social Media By www.littler.com Published On :: Tue, 17 Sep 2024 14:15:02 +0000 Bradford Kelley and James McGehee discuss the potential risks for employers when employees use social media for political purposes. Law360 View (Subscription required) Full Article
isc EHRC race discrimination fund supported 27 cases in 2022/23 By www.littler.com Published On :: Wed, 16 Oct 2024 14:32:13 +0000 In light of news that the EHRC legal support scheme funded only 27 race discrimination cases during 2022-23, Philip Cameron and Lisa Cameron say it’s important that legal support schemes continue to support litigants in employment discrimination cases. Personnel Today View Full Article
isc Employers in Europe struggling to manage political discussions at work By www.littler.com Published On :: Wed, 16 Oct 2024 14:51:38 +0000 Stephan Swinkels and Jan-Ove Becker discuss workplace issues that European employers are struggling with, including geopolitical events, political debates and LGBTQ+ rights. Human Resources Director Asia View Full Article
isc An Accidental Outcome? Alex MacDonald returns to discuss how the NLRA’s success has resulted in fewer unions & what might happen under a new administration in DC By www.littler.com Published On :: Tue, 22 Oct 2024 21:01:27 +0000 Alex MacDonald discusses his article “The Accidental Success of the NLRA: How a Law About Unions Achieved Its Goals by Giving Us Fewer Unions” on a podcast. Labor Union News Listen Full Article
isc Right To Disconnect Plan May Erode Firms' Long-Hours Culture By www.littler.com Published On :: Tue, 29 Oct 2024 19:32:09 +0000 Ben Smith and Maya Beauville say the UK government's softened plan to grant employees the right to disconnect out of hours is unlikely to change the legal sector's entrenched long-hour culture anytime soon. Law360 View (Subscription required) Full Article
isc Draft of ETSI Coordinated vulnerability disclosure guide available for public comments By www.etsi.org Published On :: Tue, 24 Aug 2021 09:07:17 GMT Draft of ETSI Coordinated vulnerability disclosure guide available for public comments Sophia Antipolis, 24 August 2021 ETSI will soon release a Guide to Coordinated Vulnerability Disclosure. Before publication, it made the draft publicly available for comments. Please send your feedback by 15 September to the technical committee CYBER at cybersupport@etsi.org Read More... Full Article
isc ETSI releases Report on Coordinated Vulnerability Disclosure By www.etsi.org Published On :: Thu, 17 Feb 2022 15:24:03 GMT ETSI releases Report on Coordinated Vulnerability Disclosure - Helping organizations fix security vulnerabilities Sophia Antipolis, 17 February 2022 ETSI has released on 27 January a Guide to Coordinated Vulnerability Disclosure. The Technical Report ETSI TR 103 838 will help companies and organizations of all sizes to implement a vulnerability disclosure process and fix vulnerability issues before they’re publicly disclosed. Read More... Full Article
isc San Francisco Bay Area Holiday Party - Don't Miss the Fun! By www.alumni.mcgill.ca Published On :: Wed, 31 Dec 1969 19:00:00 -0500 Starts: Sun, 08 Dec 2024 18:30:00 -050012/08/2024 04:30:00PMLocation: San Mateo, U. S. A. Full Article
isc Detailed Data on Balance of Issuers in ninth Staff Review of Disclosure regarding Women on Boards and in Executive Officer Positions By www.osc.ca Published On :: Tue, 29 Oct 2024 15:24:59 GMT Full Article
isc CSA Multilateral Staff Notice 58-317 - Review of Disclosure Regarding Women on Boards and in Executive Officer Positions - Year 10 Report By www.osc.ca Published On :: Tue, 29 Oct 2024 15:41:58 GMT This document is only available in PDF format. Full Article
isc Detailed Data on CSA Multilateral Staff Notice 58-317 Report on tenth Staff Review of Disclosure regarding Women on Boards and in Executive Officer Positions By www.osc.ca Published On :: Tue, 29 Oct 2024 15:53:42 GMT Full Article
isc CSA Staff Notice 51-365 Continuous Disclosure Review Program Activities for the Fiscal Years Ended March 31, 2024 and March 31, 2023 By www.osc.ca Published On :: Thu, 07 Nov 2024 13:52:57 GMT This document is only available in PDF format. Full Article
isc Canadian securities regulators publish report on continuous disclosure reviews By www.osc.ca Published On :: Wed, 06 Nov 2024 19:54:45 GMT TORONTO - The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) today published its biennial Full Article
isc SpotOn London 2012 Storify: Fixing the fraud: how do we safeguard science from misconduct? By www.nature.com Published On :: Wed, 14 Nov 2012 12:00:49 +0000 #solo12fraud Full Article Featured Policy SpotOn London (#SoLo) Storifys #solo12fraud
isc SpotOn London 2013: Contract for interdisciplinary working By www.nature.com Published On :: Tue, 05 Nov 2013 13:53:59 +0000 In preparation for this year’s SpotOn London 2013 workshop, Interdisciplinary research: what can scientists, humanists Full Article Featured Guest Posts Policy #solo13hss
isc SpotOn London 2013 Panel discussion: What do you need to start a revolution? By www.nature.com Published On :: Tue, 12 Nov 2013 17:14:53 +0000 What do you need to put together a successful public campaign about science issues? This Full Article Outreach SpotOn London (#SoLo) #solo13
isc CSA Notice and Request for Comment – Proposed Amendments to National Instrument 81-101 Mutual Fund Prospectus Disclosure, National Instrument 81-102 Investment Funds, National Instrument 81-106 Investment Fund Continuous Disclosure, National Instrument 81 By www.osc.ca Published On :: Wed, 18 Sep 2024 15:33:03 GMT This document is available as PDF only. The following links go to sections in the PDF. Full Article
isc Tenable Research to Discuss Cloud Security Attack Techniques and Detection Strategies at fwd:cloudsec Europe 2024 By www.tenable.com Published On :: Mon, 09 Sep 2024 16:05:00 -0400 Tenable®, the exposure management company, announced today that Shelly Raban, senior cloud security researcher for Tenable, will give a presentation at fwd:cloudsec Europe 2024, taking place on 17 September, 2024 in Brussels, Belgium.During the session titled, “Who Watches the Watchmen? Stealing Credentials from Policy-as-Code Engines (and Beyond),” Raban will explore techniques adversaries use to exploit modern policy-as-code and Infrastructure-as-code (IaC) domain-specific languages (DSLs), compromise cloud identities and exfiltrate sensitive data. Raban will conclude her presentation by sharing various detection strategies that cyber defenders can implement to detect malicious activity. The session will be hosted in the Main Room from 2:50 - 3:10 pm CEST. More information on the event is available on the fwd:cloudsec Europe website. More information about Tenable Cloud Security is available at: https://www.tenable.com/products/tenable-cloud-security About TenableTenable® is the exposure management company, exposing and closing the cybersecurity gaps that erode business value, reputation and trust. The company’s AI-powered exposure management platform radically unifies security visibility, insight and action across the attack surface, equipping modern organizations to protect against attacks from IT infrastructure to cloud environments to critical infrastructure and everywhere in between. By protecting enterprises from security exposure, Tenable reduces business risk for more than 44,000 customers around the globe. Learn more at tenable.com. ###Media Contact:Tenabletenablepr@tenable.com Full Article
isc Los Museos de Bellas Artes de San Francisco presentan «Mary Cassatt at Work» By theartwolf.com Published On :: Tue, 01 Oct 2024 07:02:01 +0000 Los Museos de Bellas Artes de San Francisco presentan «Mary Cassatt at Work» Del 5... Full Article
isc Nahrungssicherheit – eine strategische Herausforderung By www.ifpri.org Published On :: Fri, 17 Apr 2015 2:47:59 EDT Full Article
isc Ncis: Los Angeles Season 12 disc 4 By library.gcpl.lib.oh.us Published On :: The twelth season finds Callen and Sam continuing to take on dangerous, vital cases with international ties while working to find balance as they each try to maintain new and blossoming relationships. Also, Hetty finds a cryptic way to lure Nell back to NCIS, and Deeks and Kensi will take the big step of looking to purchase their first home as they continue to try to have a baby, which may need to take a backseat when Deeks finds himself sidelined from his job, and a case from Kensi’s past will put her life in jeopardy. Full Article
isc Ncis: Los Angeles Season 12 disc 5 By library.gcpl.lib.oh.us Published On :: The twelth season finds Callen and Sam continuing to take on dangerous, vital cases with international ties while working to find balance as they each try to maintain new and blossoming relationships. Also, Hetty finds a cryptic way to lure Nell back to NCIS, and Deeks and Kensi will take the big step of looking to purchase their first home as they continue to try to have a baby, which may need to take a backseat when Deeks finds himself sidelined from his job, and a case from Kensi’s past will put her life in jeopardy. Full Article
isc Ncis: New Orleans Final Season disc 2 By library.gcpl.lib.oh.us Published On :: The seventh season finds Pride and the team fighting for justice in their beloved city as New Orleans grapples with the effects of COVID-19. Pride, seeing how the pandemic has overwhelmed the system, finds creative ways to help his neighbors with the assistance of Rita Devereaux, and is asked by the Mayor to be a part of a special task force assigned to help make actual change in their city. Also, Wade is overwhelmed by the high volume in the morgue due to COVID-19, Hannah shoulders being separated from her daughter, and Tammy and Carter investigate a suspicious death aboard a humanitarian ship offshore, where they learn that some crew members are infected with the deadly virus. Full Article
isc Ncis: New Orleans Final Season disc 3 By library.gcpl.lib.oh.us Published On :: The seventh season finds Pride and the team fighting for justice in their beloved city as New Orleans grapples with the effects of COVID-19. Pride, seeing how the pandemic has overwhelmed the system, finds creative ways to help his neighbors with the assistance of Rita Devereaux, and is asked by the Mayor to be a part of a special task force assigned to help make actual change in their city. Also, Wade is overwhelmed by the high volume in the morgue due to COVID-19, Hannah shoulders being separated from her daughter, and Tammy and Carter investigate a suspicious death aboard a humanitarian ship offshore, where they learn that some crew members are infected with the deadly virus. Full Article
isc Ncis: New Orleans Final Season disc 4 By library.gcpl.lib.oh.us Published On :: The seventh season finds Pride and the team fighting for justice in their beloved city as New Orleans grapples with the effects of COVID-19. Pride, seeing how the pandemic has overwhelmed the system, finds creative ways to help his neighbors with the assistance of Rita Devereaux, and is asked by the Mayor to be a part of a special task force assigned to help make actual change in their city. Also, Wade is overwhelmed by the high volume in the morgue due to COVID-19, Hannah shoulders being separated from her daughter, and Tammy and Carter investigate a suspicious death aboard a humanitarian ship offshore, where they learn that some crew members are infected with the deadly virus. Full Article
isc Ncis: New Orleans Final Season disc 5 By library.gcpl.lib.oh.us Published On :: The seventh season finds Pride and the team fighting for justice in their beloved city as New Orleans grapples with the effects of COVID-19. Pride, seeing how the pandemic has overwhelmed the system, finds creative ways to help his neighbors with the assistance of Rita Devereaux, and is asked by the Mayor to be a part of a special task force assigned to help make actual change in their city. Also, Wade is overwhelmed by the high volume in the morgue due to COVID-19, Hannah shoulders being separated from her daughter, and Tammy and Carter investigate a suspicious death aboard a humanitarian ship offshore, where they learn that some crew members are infected with the deadly virus. Full Article
isc Seal Team Season 4 disc 2 By library.gcpl.lib.oh.us Published On :: Season four finds Bravo Team up against some of the biggest obstacles yet, both on and off the battlefield. Jason Hayes wrestles with the toll of his long career as a Special Operator and struggles to guide an evolving Bravo Team. Also, Ray Perry delves into the world of Special Activities, and Clay Spenser and Sonny Quinn face unexpected crossroads in their personal lives. Full Article
isc Seal Team Season 4 disc 3 By library.gcpl.lib.oh.us Published On :: Season four finds Bravo Team up against some of the biggest obstacles yet, both on and off the battlefield. Jason Hayes wrestles with the toll of his long career as a Special Operator and struggles to guide an evolving Bravo Team. Also, Ray Perry delves into the world of Special Activities, and Clay Spenser and Sonny Quinn face unexpected crossroads in their personal lives. Full Article
isc Seal Team Season 4 disc 4 By library.gcpl.lib.oh.us Published On :: Season four finds Bravo Team up against some of the biggest obstacles yet, both on and off the battlefield. Jason Hayes wrestles with the toll of his long career as a Special Operator and struggles to guide an evolving Bravo Team. Also, Ray Perry delves into the world of Special Activities, and Clay Spenser and Sonny Quinn face unexpected crossroads in their personal lives. Full Article
