Jennifer Carsen

252 articles by Jennifer Carsen

• JPMorgan Chase sued for allegedly placing black bankers at lower-income branches

  Feb. 24, 2020

• 1 year between complaint and firing doesn't show bias, 5th Cir. says

  Feb. 21, 2020

• Major work stoppages have spiked in recent years

  Feb. 20, 2020

• California Apple employees owed pay for time spent waiting on bag checks

  Feb. 19, 2020

• Google engineer's complaint about diversity was protected, NLRB says

  Feb. 19, 2020

• Most managers not trained to deliver pay communications

  Feb. 17, 2020

• Unum boosts adoption assistance to $25K for employees

  Feb. 13, 2020

• EEOC to prioritize 'robust' compliance assistance, new chair says

  Feb. 12, 2020

• 'Snubbing' from supervisors is not discrimination, 7th Cir. finds

  Feb. 11, 2020

• Large employers expanding paid leave benefits

  Feb. 10, 2020

• Termination 8 months after EEOC complaint wasn't retaliation, 11th Cir. says

  Feb. 7, 2020

• Software company not liable for product inaccessible to blind employee

  Feb. 6, 2020

• Miami-Dade police officer wasn't fired for EEOC complaint, 11th Cir. concludes

  Feb. 6, 2020

• Court says it 'need not defer' to DOL opinion letter

  Feb. 5, 2020

• Owner's 'boorish behavior' wasn't harassment, 11th Cir. finds

  Feb. 3, 2020

• Nurse staffing firm to pay $3.2M to settle overtime claims

  Jan. 31, 2020

• Staffing firms can sue employers for race bias, 5th Cir. says

  Jan. 30, 2020

• HR is 'a function at odds with itself,' report concludes

  Jan. 29, 2020

• PNC pays $2.75M to settle unpaid time suit

  Jan. 28, 2020

• New Jersey becomes 1st state to require severance for mass layoffs

  Jan. 27, 2020

• Transgender employee fired for 'bad attitude' can advance discrimination claim

  Jan. 24, 2020

• Firefighters paid above FLSA requirements were not underpaid overtime, 9th Cir. says

  Jan. 23, 2020

• Data security and marijuana laws are causing HR pros the most worry in 2020

  Jan. 22, 2020

• Workers unsure of W-2, 1099 classification distinctions

  Jan. 21, 2020

• 5th Cir.: Salaried pay does not itself establish overtime exemption

  Jan. 17, 2020

• Employees earned record number of class certifications in 2019

  Jan. 16, 2020

• Wayfair employee alleges HR ignored sexual harassment complaints

  Jan. 15, 2020

• NYPD failed to accommodate workers who nurse, moms say

  Jan. 14, 2020

• DOL letter 'expansively' broadens employers' ability to alter salaries

  Jan. 13, 2020

• DOL updates guidance on bonus, overtime calculations

  Jan. 10, 2020

• Managers who care too much risk seeming unengaged

  Jan. 9, 2020

• EEOC continued 'aggressive litigation' under Trump — but changes may be on the horizon

  Jan. 8, 2020

• New York ends tipped wages in 'miscellaneous' industries

  Jan. 7, 2020

• Workers challenging American Airlines' timekeeping lose class status

  Jan. 6, 2020

• Postmates, Uber challenge AB-5 in suit

  Jan. 3, 2020

• The new year brings 21 new state minimum wages

  Dec. 30, 2019

• Employers may prohibit workers from using company email to unionize, NLRB rules

  Dec. 20, 2019

• Big Lots' $7M settlement ends post-shift waiting time suit

  Dec. 18, 2019

• Chipotle did not discriminate against undocumented workers, 9th Cir. says

  Dec. 17, 2019

• Between 28% and 46% of private-sector workers are subject to noncompetes

  Dec. 16, 2019

• Pilots, flight attendants sue Frontier for breastfeeding and pregnancy bias

  Dec. 13, 2019

• Employers ban vaping as its reputation goes up in smoke

  Dec. 13, 2019

• Title VII pay claims do not require EPA violations, court says

  Dec. 12, 2019

• FMLA didn't protect worker who made threats while on leave

  Dec. 11, 2019

• Attorneys general urge DOL to drop fluctuating workweek proposal

  Dec. 11, 2019

• Employer health plans increasingly skimp on mental health offerings

  Dec. 9, 2019

• Small business owners are optimistic about 2020, but some still struggle to fill positions

  Dec. 6, 2019

• 79-year-old Delta flight attendant with 'outstanding' record alleges age discrimination

  Dec. 4, 2019

• Target manager didn't frame employee for drug possession, 2nd Cir. concludes

  Dec. 4, 2019

• Poll: Managers struggle to balance people management with other duties

  Dec. 2, 2019

• SHRM: More than one-third of workplaces not politically inclusive

  Nov. 27, 2019

• Don't just add 'other': How to make employment forms inclusive

  Nov. 27, 2019

• Half of workers will shop online at work this season

  Nov. 26, 2019

• Demotion can be a reasonable ADA accommodation, 7th Cir. says

  Nov. 25, 2019

• Impeachment distractions may cost employers $2B per hour

  Nov. 22, 2019

• Lawsuit: California's 'woman quota' for company boards is illegal

  Nov. 21, 2019

• Bill floats full FMLA leave for spouses working for one employer

  Nov. 19, 2019

• UChicago perpetuated a 'good ol' boys club,' women allege

  Nov. 18, 2019

• 'Times have changed:' Vague remarks fail to support age suit

  Nov. 18, 2019

• Suit: Urban Outfitters worker 'abruptly' terminated after announcing pregnancy plans

  Nov. 15, 2019

• 'Smoking gun' evidence gives weight to nurse's disability discrimination claim, 6th Cir. says

  Nov. 14, 2019

• Court vacates religious exemption for healthcare workers

  Nov. 14, 2019

• Mercer: US employers hone in on healthcare affordability

  Nov. 13, 2019

• Jury sides with Amazon in religious discrimination lawsuit

  Nov. 13, 2019

• 9th Cir.: 'Simple teasing' doesn't amount to discrimination

  Nov. 13, 2019

• JetBlue apologizes after employee dressed up as 'homeless' person for Halloween

  Nov. 12, 2019

• Employers paid a record $322M to resolve DOL wage claims in 2019

  Nov. 7, 2019

• Manager fired for abrasive behavior, not cancer leave

  Nov. 7, 2019

• Jury's finding that barbers were independent contractors can stand, 11th Cir. says

  Nov. 1, 2019

• 1 in 10 New Yorkers say they've experienced 'quid pro quo' sexual harassment

  Oct. 31, 2019

• National Safety Council says no amount of marijuana is OK for 'safety sensitive' jobs

  Oct. 30, 2019

• The 'happiest place on earth' underpays its female employees, lawsuit says

  Oct. 29, 2019

• Safeway ends California cashier seat suit with $12M deal

  Oct. 28, 2019

• Taco Bell franchisee pays $225K for allegedly requesting too much info from green card holders

  Oct. 25, 2019

• Line speed trumps safety at Amazon, employee group alleges

  Oct. 24, 2019

• Lowe's beats discrimination claims with documentation

  Oct. 23, 2019

• Pennsylvania passes bill requiring construction employers to use E-Verify

  Oct. 22, 2019

• Open enrollment 2019: 8 questions to ask your broker

  Oct. 22, 2019

• Walmart to pay $14M to settle pregnancy bias class action

  Oct. 21, 2019

• MIT steps up sexual harassment training for employees, students

  Oct. 18, 2019

• Kamala Harris floats paid family leave plan that would offer new parents up to 6 months

  Oct. 17, 2019

• Walmart beats age claim by demonstrating evenly applied discipline

  Oct. 16, 2019

• 11th Cir.: Employee whose sales accounts were transferred did not experience FMLA retaliation

  Oct. 15, 2019

• Domino's franchisee delivers $800K settlement in drivers' underpayment suit

  Oct. 15, 2019

• Model's rigid schedule may have made her an employee, says 2nd Cir.

  Oct. 11, 2019

• Employee had 'unequivocal' notice of arbitration agreement, 5th Cir. rules

  Oct. 11, 2019

• Court OKs Waste Pro garbage collectors' overtime, joint employment suit

  Oct. 9, 2019

• Employment agreements can't shorten workers' windows for bias suits, 6th Circuit says

  Oct. 4, 2019

• New York Jets player sues NFL for disability discrimination

  Oct. 3, 2019

• 9th Cir.: McDonald's not a joint employer under California law

  Oct. 2, 2019

• 74 employers have used DOL's new self-reporting program, paying out $4M

  Oct. 1, 2019

• Unum: 40% of people unsure if they have have life insurance

  Sept. 30, 2019

• Woman allegedly called 'little old lady' by manager gets age discrimination trial

  Sept. 27, 2019

• 3rd Cir.: Supervisor fired for loss of $130K, not age or disability

  Sept. 26, 2019

• Mercer: Health benefits costs to rise nearly 4% in 2020

  Sept. 25, 2019

• Google engineer claims retaliation and discrimination in hiring, pay and promotions

  Sept. 24, 2019

• Employer's maximum leave policy violated ADA, EEOC says

  Sept. 24, 2019

• Google worker says manager drove him out: 'Tell grandpa to pick up the pace'

  Sept. 20, 2019

• 11th Cir.: ADA does not cover the potential to contract Ebola

  Sept. 20, 2019

• CorePower Yoga pays $1.5M to settle wage and hour class-action suit

  Sept. 18, 2019

• Uber drivers allege misclassification as California expands protections

  Sept. 17, 2019

• Cintas pays $424K after allegedly refusing to hire men

  Sept. 17, 2019

• New York City sues Chipotle, alleges labor law violations

  Sept. 13, 2019

• 'Let it break:' How HR can stop putting out fires and think strategically

  Sept. 13, 2019

• City didn't discriminate, but retaliated for bias complaint, says 11th Cir.

  Sept. 12, 2019

• Study: Men in same-sex couples lose out most on paid parental leave

  Sept. 12, 2019

• Club to pay $4.5M after exerting 'overwhelming control' over dancers it called independent

  Sept. 11, 2019

• Manufacturer to pay $1M for terminating workers who participated in OSHA investigation

  Sept. 10, 2019

• New Mexico county follows Maine in mandating PTO for any use

  Sept. 9, 2019

• 7th Cir. allows Hispanic and Latino Ford applicants' disparate impact claims to proceed

  Sept. 6, 2019

• Employer with alleged policy to fire pregnant women settles for $200K

  Sept. 5, 2019

• New York grants improved protections to victims of domestic violence

  Sept. 4, 2019

• 9th Cir. changes course and OKs mandatory arbitration for ERISA claims

  Sept. 3, 2019

• 7th Cir.: Illinois DOT did not retaliate in firing worker for 'rocky probationary period'

  Aug. 30, 2019

• 6th Cir.: Employer's policy banning deaf workers from forklifts was discriminatory

  Aug. 29, 2019

• EEOC: Trucking company used pre-hire test to weed out applicants with pre-existing conditions

  Aug. 28, 2019

• Walmart wins gender discrimination case, but court questions its culture

  Aug. 27, 2019

• Jury awards ex-LA Times columnist $15M for disability suit

  Aug. 26, 2019

• 22 Qdobas hit with largest child labor penalties in Massachusetts AG history

  Aug. 23, 2019

• 7th Cir. upholds ruling against employee who stole documents, alleged pay bias

  Aug. 22, 2019

• Postmates introduces 'health care options,' access to college courses for gig workers

  Aug. 21, 2019

• A manager with customer complaints fails to establish race discrimination

  Aug. 20, 2019

• Health IT products may help employers personalize wellness programs

  Aug. 16, 2019

• NLRB extends election rule comment period

  Aug. 16, 2019

• 6th Cir. affirms $677K jury award to FedEx worker told 'females are better suited to administrative roles'

  Aug. 15, 2019

• Employer's suspension of worker with safety concerns violated NLRA

  Aug. 14, 2019

• Study: Parents supporting unemployed adult children work more and spend less to make ends meet

  Aug. 12, 2019

• UPS did not need to create a new position as an accommodation, court says

  Aug. 9, 2019

• 7th Cir.: Parks employee fired for poor attendance and insubordination, not retaliation

  Aug. 8, 2019

• 10th Cir.: Hospital rejected applicant for poor interview, not race or age

  Aug. 7, 2019

• Lab worker's non-hire may have been in retaliation for complaint, 7th Cir. says

  Aug. 7, 2019

• Men appreciate work-life balance advancements more than women do

  Aug. 6, 2019

• Merely providing handbook with arbitration provision is not a contract, 8th Cir. affirms

  Aug. 5, 2019

• Hospital showed no retaliation in firing worker 'unwilling to discuss her performance'

  Aug. 2, 2019

• University of Arizona settles with 3 former deans alleging gender-based pay bias

  Aug. 1, 2019

• American Airlines violated NYC law by disciplining workers for taking sick days, city says

  July 30, 2019

• Ford applicant with missing left hand fails to show discrimination, says 8th Cir.

  July 29, 2019

• Auto-deducted meal breaks — can they be done?

  July 29, 2019

• Google to pay $11M to settle age discrimination class action

  July 29, 2019

• Study: Sexual harassment down but gender harassment up in #MeToo era

  July 26, 2019

• Air Evac EMS settles overtime suit for $3M

  July 26, 2019

• Railway company not liable for worker's fatal accident during commute

  July 25, 2019

• Pay transparency: How much should you share with employees?

  July 24, 2019

• Study: 37% of workers don't use up all of their PTO

  July 24, 2019

• Most harassment witnesses never reported what they saw to HR

  July 23, 2019

• Employer not liable following prompt response to alleged co-worker harassment

  July 22, 2019

• EEOC: Hearing-impaired worker denied accommodation for training videos

  July 19, 2019

• DMV worker fired for violating employee handbook, not retaliation

  July 18, 2019

• 5th Cir.: Sexual harassment investigation did not create hostile work environment

  July 17, 2019

• Addressing workers' financial woes can boost retention, productivity

  July 15, 2019

• Scantily-clad baristas must cover up, says 9th Cir.

  July 15, 2019

• Medical coders win $1.5M in misclassification wage suit settlement

  July 11, 2019

• California rolls out state retirement savings program

  July 10, 2019

• 9th Cir. vacates DirecTV gig worker suit, makes room for Dynamex application

  July 10, 2019

• EEOC says Citizens Bank failed to accommodate worker with anxiety, forced him to quit

  July 9, 2019

• 9th Cir.: 'De minimis' standard doesn't apply to Nike, Converse bag inspections

  July 9, 2019

• 7th Cir.: American Airlines employee with MS no longer qualified after restructuring

  July 9, 2019

• The ins and outs of I-9 compliance

  July 8, 2019

• XPO Logistics to settle class action suit for $16.5M over driver classification

  July 3, 2019

• Macy's accused of racial discrimination on the basis of criminal history

  July 1, 2019

• California electronics company pays $4.9M in auto-deducted meal breaks suit

  June 28, 2019

• 7-Eleven pays out nearly $2M to settle background check allegations

  June 27, 2019

• Sprint pays $4M to settle claims of illegal deductions from employee commissions

  June 26, 2019

• 5 female anchors sue NY1 for gender and age discrimination

  June 25, 2019

• 'I'm not out here': Facebook fishing trip video dooms worker's FMLA claim

  June 25, 2019

• 150+ CEOs commit to advancing diversity and inclusion

  June 24, 2019

• Study: Employers make leave management a priority

  June 24, 2019

• Survey: 87% of dads say fatherhood changed their career goals

  June 20, 2019

• Corporate directors support innovation but don't know how to adopt changes

  June 20, 2019

• Wiccan professor at Catholic university claims religion and sex bias

  June 19, 2019

• Kids' consignment sale volunteers were employees, DC Cir. finds

  June 19, 2019

• 3rd Cir.: Hospital admin terminated for cost reasons, not bias

  June 18, 2019

• Obesity alone is not an ADA-covered disability, 7th Cir. says

  June 17, 2019

• Dental practice sued for age bias after firing 8 hygienists older than 40

  June 17, 2019

• No special call-out hurdles for FMLA leave, district court says

  June 17, 2019

• Report: Benefits could ease caregiver retirement woes

  June 12, 2019

• Job offer allegedly rescinded because of pregnancy leads to $80K settlement

  June 12, 2019

• Mandatory drug testing, counseling for nuclear plant guard didn't violate ADA

  June 7, 2019

• Nearly half of LGBTQ employees aren't 'out' at work, fearing career damage

  June 6, 2019

• Upping workers' comp payouts only mildly impacts health outcomes

  June 5, 2019

• 5th Cir. revives Italian doctors' disparate treatment claims

  June 4, 2019

• Employer alliance to tackle skyrocketing health care costs

  June 4, 2019

• Workers on FMLA leave have no right to be 'left alone,' court says

  May 30, 2019

• SHRM backs overtime rule threshold with a few caveats

  May 29, 2019

• 6th Cir.: Investigation cleared decision to fire women, not men, for policy violation

  May 29, 2019

• What HR can do about the measles — and what it can't

  May 29, 2019

• Citgo VP of HR says she was fired for refusing to commit crimes

  May 28, 2019

• Duke settles no-poach class action for historic $54M

  May 24, 2019

• Supervisor's 'gaydar' comment supports bias claim

  May 23, 2019

• Southwest Airlines ranked world's No. 1 company for HR

  May 22, 2019

• EEOC sues O'Reilly Automotive, alleging female workers were solicited for sexual acts

  May 22, 2019

• Las Vegas hospital pays $4.25M to settle suit involving auto-deducted breaks

  May 21, 2019

• Accommodation request did not 'immunize' worker from termination

  May 20, 2019

• Fisticuffs, not race, caused promotion denial, 1st Cir. says

  May 17, 2019

• Muslim employees accuse Amazon warehouse of bias

  May 16, 2019

• Most employers working toward pay equity, survey finds

  May 13, 2019

• 6th Cir.: Teacher passed over for younger, less-qualified applicants failed to show age bias

  May 10, 2019

• Employers struggle to support employees with drug and mental health issues

  May 9, 2019

• 1st Cir.: Worker 'totally disabled' for SSDI purposes had no ADA claim

  May 8, 2019

• Tesla debuts employee loans amid complaints of unpredictable schedules

  May 7, 2019

• 11th Cir.: Tyson worker with asthma, back pain failed to show ADA disability

  May 6, 2019

• Party City pays $155K to settle suit alleging manager disparaged applicant with autism

  May 2, 2019

• Nursing mother forced to pump in parking lot gets $22K settlement

  May 1, 2019

• Survey: Family-friendly benefits are on the rise

  April 25, 2019

• 6th Cir.: Employee fired for health issues has viable ADA 'regarded as' claim

  April 24, 2019

• 24/7 availability can be an ADA essential function, 5th Cir. says

  April 23, 2019

• Court revives NYC worker's retaliation suit — despite finding no discrimination

  April 22, 2019

• Survey: Hasty benefits decisions damage employee morale

  April 18, 2019

• NLRB: Grousing in restroom wasn't protected activity

  April 16, 2019

• Jones Day attorneys seek $200M, alleging pervasive sex bias

  April 15, 2019

• Employee's strong performance record keeps ADA claim alive

  April 11, 2019

• Court releases former ADP sales reps from noncompetes

  April 10, 2019

• Gen X lags behind others in employee engagement, financial security

  April 8, 2019

• 11th Cir.: Worker's accommodation request negates 'regarded as' ADA claim

  April 4, 2019

• Dick's Sporting Goods pays $2.9M to settle unpaid security check suit

  April 3, 2019

• Unpaid intern not an 'employee' protected by anti-bias laws

  April 2, 2019

• Complex leave mandates drive continued outsourcing, survey finds

  March 29, 2019

• 'Dinosaur' comment keeps age bias claim alive

  March 27, 2019

• IT admin has no age claim, despite 'old and antiquated' comment, 3rd Cir. says

  March 25, 2019

• Humana to pay $500K to settle claims it fired worker 2 weeks after FMLA leave ended

  March 22, 2019

• Needle-phobic Walmart pharmacist gets another shot at accommodation claim

  March 22, 2019

• Employers struggling with absence, disability management

  March 18, 2019

• Suit: Party City told pregnant employee it was 'unlikely to accommodate' her

  March 13, 2019

• Jury awards misclassified Steak 'n Shake managers $3M

  March 11, 2019

• HR rep violated NLRA by calling police on complaining employee, court says

  March 7, 2019

• Flight attendants allege American Airlines attendance policy discriminates against women

  March 6, 2019

• DOL: Employers failed to include shift differentials in overtime calculations

  March 4, 2019

• Curbing time theft — without creating an Orwellian nightmare

  March 4, 2019

• Jury awards $1.2M to firefighter who reported harassment of Kurdish, female co-worker

  March 1, 2019

• Harassment need not be 'hellish' to be actionable, 7th Cir. says

  Feb. 28, 2019

• The perks and pitfalls of unlimited PTO

  Feb. 27, 2019

• How are future HR leaders shaped? SHRM aims to find out

  Feb. 22, 2019

• Professor not constitutionally protected from salary reduction

  Feb. 22, 2019

• New bipartisan bill seeks to expand ADEA protections

  Feb. 20, 2019

• Booz Allen, other contractors hit with no-poach class action

  Feb. 19, 2019

• Cinemark to pay $2.9M to settle California pay stub claim

  Feb. 15, 2019

• California on-call workers entitled to pay even when not scheduled to work

  Feb. 13, 2019

• Jury sides with FedEx in gender bias case

  Feb. 8, 2019

• Split 6th Cir. says insurance agents were contractors

  Feb. 7, 2019

• Franchising sector says Browning-Ferris cost it $33B annually

  Feb. 5, 2019

• Hospital employee fired for mishandling narcotics, not age or sex, 1st Cir. finds

  Jan. 31, 2019

• 6 tips for surviving Super Bowl Monday

  Jan. 31, 2019

• Illinois ruling highlights risks of biometric identifier use

  Jan. 29, 2019

• 6th Cir.: Firing 1 month after FMLA leave wasn't retaliatory

  Jan. 25, 2019

• Jury: Comcast employee was harassed, but it wasn't severe

  Jan. 24, 2019

• Court certifies class of 5M Walmart applicants in background check suit

  Jan. 23, 2019

• 4th Cir.: Employee denied promotion because of poor communication skills, not bias

  Jan. 18, 2019

• Comments about Parkinson's may send BNSF to trial

  Jan. 17, 2019

• Starbucks to install needle-disposal boxes after workers raise safety concerns

  Jan. 16, 2019

• Employers should keep an eye on harassment prevention, leave mandates, Paychex says

  Jan. 14, 2019

• Restaurant pays big for repeat wage-hour violations

  Jan. 11, 2019

• Delta to pay $2.3M to settle background check dispute

  Jan. 9, 2019