Tag: race

June 16, 2023

Juneteenth, the federal holiday commemorating the end of slavery in the U.S., is an annual reminder of our collective journey toward equality. The commemoration offers a moment for organizations to reflect on the progress that has been made toward racial […]

April 18, 2023

The Biden administration is considering putting restrictions on AI tools, such as ChatGPT, amid growing concerns that the technology could be used to discriminate against job applicants and spread misinformation. The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) is fielding opinions […]

October 27, 2022

Joy Chen is an Asian American executive who has achieved a lot in her career. At 31, Chen became the deputy mayor of Los Angeles, where she helped create new programs that expanded access to skills and jobs. She’s authored […]

October 26, 2022

The SHRM Research Institute and Boston College released preliminary findings from new research about equity in the workplace on Oct. 25 at the SHRM INCLUSION 2022 conference in San Diego. The joint report, National Study of Workplace Equity: Identifying the […]

September 20, 2022

When Sharawn Tipton began her career, she beamed with optimism. She had just graduated from California State University, East Bay in Hayward, Calif. As a young Black woman in corporate America, Tipton was determined to prove herself. She consistently performed […]

May 18, 2022

Employers must review their artificial intelligence tools to ensure they are not violating the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), according to new guidance released by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ). Earlier this […]

October 27, 2021

HR professionals have power to make an even bigger difference in their companies’ policies that promote diversity, equity and inclusion (DE&I) following the social justice movements that started a year ago. A group of HR leaders spoke Tuesday at SHRM […]

July 24, 2020

In the last few months, you can’t turn on the television or the radio without hearing of another incident of racial injustice occurring in the United States. This reality has led many of all races to become more vocal and […]

February 14, 2020

Imagine two résumés showing equally desirable qualifications. One belongs to a thin applicant and the other to an applicant viewed as overweight. Which candidate gets the job? An even more intriguing question: What if the heavier applicant had a more […]

November 7, 2019

If you think discrimination happens at other companies but not yours, think again. Recent research shows that three out of five employees have experienced or witnessed discrimination based on age, race, gender, or LGBTQ identity at work. With odds like […]

September 27, 2019

Try and discover reasons women are not applying for jobs at your company. You can start by looking at your job announcements and recruitment. Examine the way your jobs are advertised, the networks they’re being sent to, or whether recruiting […]

September 12, 2019

President Donald Trump’s recent Tweet suggesting that four Democratic congresswomen should “go back and help fix the totally broken and crime infested places from which they came” has sparked robust debate across the country. So what happens when an employee […]

January 16, 2019

Last year, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP), a division of the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL), issued a directive related to federal contractors’ compliance with Executive Order 11246. In conjunction with a variety of federal statutes, Executive […]

December 28, 2016

A 59-year-old black employee may proceed with his claims that he was impermissibly fired because of his age and race. Evidence that an employer’s nondiscriminatory reason for termination was “unreasonable” may defeat summary judgment in employment discrimination claims, according to […]