Denial of Breast-Feeding Accommodation Violates the PDA
ICYDK: Breast-feeding is protected from discrimination under the federal Pregnancy Discrimination Act (PDA) and employers cannot treat requests for breast-feeding accommodations different from other accommodation requests. https://goo.gl/oZdxQa #GlobalHR #HRTech
Court Won’t Enforce Arbitration Agreement Barring Employee Contact
An arbitration agreement that prohibited an employee with a claim against the company from questioning other workers about the claim was unfair, and the trial court was correct in refusing to enforce it, the California Court of Appeal ruled. https://goo.gl/6VEZnt #GlobalHR #HRTech
Herman Aguinis Named 2017 Losey Research Award Winner
Herman Aguinis, Ph.D., is the recipient of the 2017 Michael R. Losey Excellence in Human Resource Research Award. The award, which the SHRM Foundation sponsors, was announced Nov. 17 at the Society for Human Resource Management’s (SHRM’s) Volunteer Leaders’ Summit in Washington, D.C. https://goo.gl/WiD9X9 #GlobalHR #HRTech