Greetings, fellow HR professionals! As we commemorate Women’s Equality Day, it’s not only a time to celebrate the progress made in gender equality but also to reflect on the significance of women in the workforce. Today, we’re diving into the impact of women in business, highlighting the role of gender equality, how that makes money,…
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Perhaps May is best known for Mother’s Day or Memorial Day, but it is also Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month. This annual month-long celebration is an opportunity to acknowledge the historic achievements of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPI) and to highlight their indisputable impact on American history. May is significant to the AAPI…
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It’s April, Spring is here, and everything is in bloom. That makes it a great time to celebrate, and that includes recognizing BLACK WOMEN’S HISTORY Month with a focus on accomplished Black women in the workforce. We all know highly successful women in today’s workforce, even if we don’t know them personally. Take for example…
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Four national oil and gas pipeline companies will pay $1,750,000 and provide additional relief to 16 discrimination victims to resolve a lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) for systematic race, national origin and sexual harassment as well as retaliation in the workplace. The EEOC suit alleged that Plains Pipeline, L.P., Plains…
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The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) officially launched its new contractor portal for Affirmative Action Plan (AAP) verification on February 1, 2022. As a result, federal contractors who meet jurisdictional thresholds must now register for the portal and: Annually certify that they have a current AAP and are in compliance with OFCCP affirmative…
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