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EEOC’s New Guidelines Regarding Pregnancy Discrimination
Posted on: July 21, 2014Categories: HR & ComplianceFor the first time in over thirty years, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has provided an update on the subject of pregnancy discrimination by issuing new guidelines under the Pregnancy Discrimination Act (PDA) and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). These guidelines come at a time when there has been an increase in awareness about pregnancy related discrimination issues. In fact pregnancy discriminations claims have increased by 46% between 1997 and 2011. The EEOC has c ...
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June 2014 Health Care Reform
Posted on: June 10, 2014Categories: HR & ComplianceNews & EventsThe pay or play rules will take effect for most ALEs (Applicable Large Employers) beginning on Jan. 1, 2015. To prepare for compliance, employers that intend to use the look-back measurement method for determining full-time status for 2015 will need to begin tracking their employees’ hours of service in 2014 to have corresponding stability periods for 2015. Please inquire about the Clarke & Company Full Time Tracking Tool. Our Tracking Tool is designed to simplify measurement period ...
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5 Habits that Will Improve your Emotional Wellness
Posted on: June 3, 2014Categories: HR & ComplianceLiveWell 24/7Do you monitor your emotional well-being and take action when you hit a rough patch? Let's be honest, most of us don't. Even if you did pay attention to your psychological health, would you know how to ease emotional pain when your feelings were hurt, how to boost your confidence when your self-esteem was low, or how to recover after experiencing a loss? Again, most of us do not. What makes this a surprising truth as well as an inconvenient one is that our psychological health impacts our qualit ...