12/16/2024
When interviewing more than one candidate to fill a job, the easiest way to prevent failure-to-hire lawsuits is to ask the same questions of every candidate. That’s especially important when there are several rounds of interviews or when a committee conducts the interviews.
12/16/2024
The federal Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act lets employees sue at any time for pay discrimination if their current paycheck reflects past discrimination. Thus, if a female employee discovers she’s being paid less than a man doing the same work, she can sue and receive back pay for at least two years’ worth of discriminatory paychecks.