City of Chicago Expands Sexual Harassment Training and Other Obligations

On April 27, 2022, the Chicago City Council passed an amendment by the Commission on Human Relations and Mayor Lori Lightfoot to the city’s sexual harassment laws to make them stronger and promote a safer workplace environment.

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What Florida's New "Stop WOKE Act” Means for Employers’ DEI Training Programs

Florida’s new “Stop WOKE Act” prohibits employers from requiring employees to participate in diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) training courses that promote certain concepts related to race, color, sex, and/or national origin.

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Why Do You Need Code of Conduct Training for Your Organization?

Code of conduct training is imperative to make sure that employees understand the materials and actually work towards creating an ethical workplace.

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Diversity Training in the Workplace: What It Is and Why It's Important

Diversity training is the most fundamental part of an organization’s approach to diversity and inclusion, so it’s essential that organizations consider what that training should include and focus on.

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3 Steps for Successful Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) Training

Diversity, equity, and inclusion training helps us to promote the ideals of diversity, equity, and inclusion in our workplaces. To understand diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) training we first need to start with the basics: what exactly is diversity, equity, and inclusion?

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What Is Cybersecurity Training for Employees?

Employers must take steps to protect themselves and their employees from data hacks and cybersecurity breaches. The best way to do so is to provide their employees with cybersecurity awareness training.

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House Expands Aid for Small Restaurants, Excluding Employers With Wage Violations

On April 7th, 2022, the House of Representatives passed the “Relief for Restaurants and other Hard Hit Small Businesses Act of 2022,” by a vote of 223-203.

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EEOC Introduces X Gender Markers- What It Means for Employers

Encouraging a workplace culture where employees identify their pronouns in their email signature is also a simple step that can go a long way when fostering a work environment that is respectful of transgender and nonbinary individuals.

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Four HIPAA Enforcement Actions Highlight the Importance of HIPAA Training

At the end of March, 2022, the Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights announced penalties and corrective actions in four HIPAA investigations.

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White House Urges Employers to Provide Cybersecurity Training in Light of Possible Russian Cyberattacks

The White House has issued a “Statement by President Biden on our Nation’s Cybersecurity” calling on the private sector to “harden [their] cyber defenses immediately.”

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Discrimination and Harassment in the Workplace

Employers must provide their employees with a work environment free from workplace discrimination, including workplace harassment. In addition to the obvious moral imperative to treat employees fairly, federal law prohibits workplace discrimination.

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Why Active Shooter and Workplace Violence Prevention Training for Employees is Critical

Employers should institute workplace violence prevention programs, and training is a critical element of any such program. What is Workplace

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