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$700,000 to Settle Age Discrimination and Retaliation Suit Filed by EEOC
An employer’s recent settlement with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission should get Employers Council members’ attention. After the EEOC sued the State of New Mexico’s Corrections...
Deadline Approaches for Utah Employers to Submit Information
In 2018, the Utah Legislature passed Senate Bills 28 and 29, which are codified in Section 67-1a-15 of the Utah Code. This statute requires that...
Utah’s Gender Pay Gap
Utah women earn 73 percent of what men earn, putting the state’s gender wage gap at 49th place, with only Louisiana’s worse. Many factors cause...
2019 Utah Legislative Session Highlights
The 2019 Utah Legislative Session ended on March 14, 2019. Although the session was dominated by discussions about tax modernization in Utah (which ultimately failed...
Ten Questions to Improve Engagement
Key point: Questions engage the brain more than statements. When we hear a question, our minds automatically engage to find an answer or a solution....
Alert! Utah Introduces Two Important Bills
The 2019 Utah Legislative Session began January 28, 2019, and will run through March 14, 2019. During the first week of the session, the legislature...
Legal Update: Utah Medical Cannabis Act and Impacts on Your Workforce
On December 3, 2018, the Utah State Legislature met and passed HB 3001, enacting the Utah Medical Cannabis Act (the Act). The bill was approved...
Reducing Absence from Work
Managers who have tackled absenteeism successfully have found the following ideas useful. Pay real attention – not merely lip service – to absences. An occasional memo...
Proposed Utah Marijuana Law Impacts Employers
Cannabis legalization, for medical or recreational purposes, is continuing across the country. Previous publications have focused on the national development of this state-by-state trend, including...