Webinar: Worker's Compensation Update March 30th

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It is important to clarify when employees are eligible for workers’ compensation benefits and explain what you should and shouldn’t do if an employee is injured on the job. This seminar will discuss:


• When is an employee eligible for worker's compensation benefits?
• Dos and Don'ts when an employee gets injured on the job.
• 2011 changes to the workers' compensation system.
• New legislation and court rulings from 2010.
• Why offer modified work, and what to do when it is refused by your employee.
• Communicating with your injured workers – how and why.

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Speaker: Steven Roberts Esq
Date: Wednesday, March 30, 2011 At 12:00 PM
Duration: 1 Hour

Mr. Roberts is a partner in the workers’ compensation defense firm of Yrulegui and Roberts. He is certified by The State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization as a specialist in Workers’ Compensation.

He has full range of trial experience including all phases of workers’ compensation litigation; appellate court hearings and Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board trials.

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Established in 1937, CEA is a non-profit association providing personalized and cost effective comprehensive information, services, and training for all aspects of human resources management,California Labor Law and relations solutions throughout California. Located throughout the state, CEA’s staff of regional directors draw upon more than 150 years combined knowledge and experience to assist in all aspects of employer-employee relations.

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Scott J. Dear, Director of Membership Services
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Think You Know an Employee's "Age"? Don't Be So Sure

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The article below addresses key points related to UIC HR policy102 that provides a nondiscrimination statement that applies to admissions, employment, access to, and treatment in the University programs and activities. Age is one of the protected classes under Title VII of Civil Rights Act of 1964 and Amendments.
From Diversity Executive

By Frank Kalman 11/5/12
A recent study unearths myriad ways to look at a person’s age. Consider this to drive engagement and performance. Age in the workplace is far more complicated than adding up the number of birthdays an employee has celebrated. Not only is age a measure of how old an employee is, but it’s also a measure of energy, career trajectory, company tenure and more.Read more http://www.diversity-executive.com/articles/view/think-you-know-an-employee-s-age-don-t-be-so-sure/?interstitial=dwb110512

Affirmative Action's Push-Pull on Diversity in Higher Education

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Huff Post College the Blog
Posted: 11/13/2012 6:55 pm
Jackie Jenkins-Scott
President, Wheelock College

Last Tuesday's election showed us how the face of our country is changing. We saw the most diverse electorate in the history of the country with increases in the Latino and Asian American vote, and the African American vote at 13 percent -- the same high level as in the 2008 election. Notably, whites made up their lowest voting population ever at 72 percent of the electorate.
How do these shifting demographics impact higher education and affirmative action? The affirmative action case of Fisher v. University of Texas currently before the United States Supreme Court is a hot topic in higher education.

Full Story: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jackie-jenkinsscott/college-affirmative-action_b_2121560.html
 

AAAA President's Corner

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 AAAA President’s Corner
November 2012
 The American Association forAffirmative Action congratulates President Barack Obama on his re-election tohis second term as the 44^th President of the United States ofAmerica.  During our 2012 NationalConference (“The Fierce Urgency of Now: The Economic Case for EEO, AffirmativeAction and Diversity”), in Washington, DC this past June, we focused on thedemographic trends in America.  We did sobecause the work that we do regarding access, equity and diversity, has made itvery clear to us for some time that business, education and government cannotafford to side step this predictability.  Recent demographic changes inAmerica represent the people that made it possible for Mr. Obama to succeed bygarnering the majority electoral as well as the majority popular vote onNovember 6, 2012.
The United States of Americais rapidly becoming a minority-majority, and women, the GBLT community, and thegreat diversity in the Generation X must be included in the governance of thiscountry for us to maintain global leadership status with respect to economics,education, science, medicine, technology, and employment.
America has to make criticalinvestments and pay attention to our future leaders and decision makers toimprove the quality of life for everyone. That is why equal opportunity, affirmative action, and diversity areimperative tools that go beyond being morally correct. They are necessary toour nation’s social, economic, and political survival.
Please spread the word toyour friends, colleagues, community organizations and anyone who will listen,that we will partner with groups and organizations to champion this nation’sneed to authentically address demographic challenges.  We salute the University of Texas at Austinfor understanding the demographic reality and its bold admissions policy toaccommodate demographic changes.  Forthis reason we submitted an Amicus Curie Brief in the Fisher v. University of TexasCase.
May 6 – 10, 2013, we will hostour 39^th Annual Conference (“Diversity on Trial: The Compelling Casefor Affirmative Action in Education and the Workplace.”), in San Antonio,Texas.   Make certain you join us to learn and to makeyour voice heard in concert with the AAAA national movement. Gregory T. Chambers

Michigan will 'wait and see' how affirmative action fares in federal courts before changing policy

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By KellieWoodhouse, Higher education reporter

University officials are hesitant to reinstate formerly used affirmative action policies due to the possibility the ruling could be further appealed and because of an ongoing U.S. Supreme Court case that is examining the lawfulness of affirmative action.



Full Story:
http://www.annarbor.com/news/mary-sue-coleman-michigan-will-wait-and-see-how-affirmative-action-fares-in-federal-courts-before-ch/

American Association for Affirmative Action Mourns the Passing of its First President, Betty Harman Newcomb

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AAAA Founder was a recognized civil and women's rights leader*May 23, 1926 to January 13, 2013*     Washington, DC - January 24, 2013  - The Founder and first President of the American Association for Affirmative Action (AAAA), Betty Harmon Newcomb, passed away on January 13, 2013 from heart arrest and Alzheimer's disease. "The officers and directors of the American Association for Affirmative Action extend our sincere condolences to the family of Ms. Betty Newcomb on her passing", said Gregory T. Chambers, AAAA President.  Betty Harman Newcomb was born Betty Francis Harman, in Baltimore, Maryland, on May 23, 1926, to Isabel and Blaine Harman. Born in Maryland, where she spent her formative years, she attended Goucher College and graduated from the University of Maryland. Betty earned her M.A. in English from Ball State University.  Ms. Newcomb was appointed Director of Affirmative Action at Ball State University in 1973, a position she held until her retirement in 1987.    Betty was an ardent feminist and staunch advocate for minority rights throughout her life. She commenced her activism as a board member of the League of Women Voters of Indiana in 1959; soon after the Muncie League was formed. She counts one of the milestones of her life as sharing a committee with Alice Stokes Paul, the famous feminist, suffragist and political strategist and author of the Equal Rights Amendment. From 1970 to 1972, she organized and led a successful national caucus within the League of Women Voters to gain endorsement for the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA).  Indiana became the 35th and final state to ratify the ERA but the amendment fell 3 states short of the total needed for its passage.In her greatest achievement for minority and women's rights in 1973, and shortly after her appointment as Affirmative Action Director for Ball State, Betty Newcomb founded the American Association for Affirmative Action (AAAA), an organization for directors of equal opportunity affirmative action programs that now numbers more than a thousand institutional members.The AAAA was Betty's most successful effort to provide equal opportunity for women and minorities. She saw the organization as a way to effect change through collaboration between the two groups most disadvantaged by discrimination in educational institutions.  She said, "Minorities were then fighting women's efforts for equal access until their common interests were both served by the AAAA. "Ms. Newcomb served on the AAAA board for several years and also as President from 1978 to 1979. In addition, she wrote, edited and published most of the articles for the AAAA newsletter between 1973 and 1978. As author of the AAAA newsletter, she had a significant role in the early articulation and implementation of the Title IX Policy in colleges and universities across the nation as well as a significant role in the implementation of sexual harassment policy in colleges and universities. These programs have largely eliminated inequality in university and college sports programs, spurred women and minority enrollment in colleges and universities throughout the United States, and greatly diminished the threat of sexual harassment and sexual exploitation in educational settings. In her retirement, Betty also helped found the Veteran's Feminists of America (VFA)."As the founder and first President of the Association, Betty was a lifelong champion for equal rights and a foe of discrimination and harassment. Her spirit and dedication will live on through her many AAAA friends and colleagues," said AAAA President Chambers.Betty Newcomb was the devoted mother of Blaine Newcomb, Philip Newcomb and Murray Newcomb and cherished grandmother of Nicolas, Ming Lee, and Arielle Newcomb. She is preceded in death by her beloved husband Robert Howard Newcomb, who died February 1st, 2012.  ###

About American Association for Affirmative Action The American Association for Affirmative Action is the association of professionals managing affirmative action, equal opportunity, diversity and other human resource programs. Founded in 1974, the American Association for Affirmative Action (AAAA) assists members to be more successful and productive in their careers. AAAA also promotes understanding and advocacy of affirmative action to enhance access and equality, diversity and inclusion in employment, economic and educational opportunities.

American Association for Affirmative ActionGregory T. ChambersPresident American Association for Affirmative ActionShirley J. WilcherExecutive Director

Think You Know an Employee's "Age"? Don't Be So Sure

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The article below addresses key points related to UIC HR policy102 that provides a nondiscrimination statement that applies to admissions, employment, access to, and treatment in the University programs and activities. Age is one of the protected classes under Title VII of Civil Rights Act of 1964 and Amendments.
From Diversity Executive

By Frank Kalman 11/5/12
A recent study unearths myriad ways to look at a person’s age. Consider this to drive engagement and performance. Age in the workplace is far more complicated than adding up the number of birthdays an employee has celebrated. Not only is age a measure of how old an employee is, but it’s also a measure of energy, career trajectory, company tenure and more.Read more http://www.diversity-executive.com/articles/view/think-you-know-an-employee-s-age-don-t-be-so-sure/?interstitial=dwb110512