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It’s vital employers understand the new EHRC guidelines on menopause 

Workplace Insight

Recent guidelines issued by the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) aim to simplify employers’ legal obligations to support workers going through menopause. Flexibility in shift patterns, such as allowing for variation of start and finish times to accommodate workers who may be having difficulty sleeping, can also be helpful.

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EEOC, OSHA Retaliation Claims Surge

InterWest Insurance Services

Often these claims are part of another complaint, either concerning workplace discrimination or harassment issues and filed with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, or concerning workplace safety issues, which are filed with Fed-OSHA. In 2023, the EEOC saw a record number of retaliation complaints — 46,047, up 20% from 2022.

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EHRC publishes hybrid working guidance for disabled staff

Employee Benefits

The Equality and Human Rights Commission has published guidance to highlight legal obligations and practical steps for employers to best support disabled employees with hybrid working. As per the Equality Act 2010, employers must offer these to remove, reduce or prevent obstacles a disabled worker may face.

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Judge Sojourner

Florida Workers' Comp

She was originally appointed by Governor Crist in 2010 to the Lakeland District Office. Interestingly a similar-named James Vocelle was Chair of the Industrial Relations Commission in the 1950s. Judge Sojourner was appointed to replace Judge Hofstad in 2010 and served there for seven years before transferring to Orlando in 2017.

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Understanding Meal and Break Policy at Work

HR Digest

Stock exchange traders in Hong Kong had the longest lunch break of any of the world’s big bourses, at two hours, until 2010. According to Bob Pozen, author of Extreme Productivity: Boost Your Results, Reduce Your Hours , workers should take a break in the workplace every 75-90 minutes. How long should workplace breaks be?

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Another Judge Makes the News

Florida Workers' Comp

Despite being very comprehensive, it does not include the Commission's final decision of April 22, 2022. The Kentucky Judicial Commission unanimously "order(ed). The Commission lamented that "many of the children are too young to understand what is going on in the courtroom and too young to participate in any proceedings."

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Ohio Worker Awarded Permanent Loss of Use Award Despite Not Reaching MMI

The Workcomp Writer

The appellate court acknowledged that the employee had not reached MMI, but noted further that the Industrial Commission had determined that while the employee’s condition might improve, that “improvement” would never rise to any level beyond residual functioning. Commentary As indicated in Larson’s Workers’ Compensation Law , § 80.03[2].

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