Jennifer Carsen

61 articles by Jennifer Carsen

• 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