Lisa Burden

254 articles by Lisa Burden

• Honda to provide expanded job training to 50K workers

  Jan. 27, 2020

• Code inspector described as 'danger to the public' loses race bias appeal

  Jan. 24, 2020

• Court OKs transfer as religious accommodation for worker who refused vaccine

  Jan. 23, 2020

• 8th Cir.: Prof fired not for disability bias but for illicit relationship with student

  Jan. 22, 2020

• Account exec was let go because of low sales, not age or gender bias, court says

  Jan. 21, 2020

• Police officer with PTSD couldn't perform job's essential functions, 5th Cir. says

  Jan. 16, 2020

• Execs allege race discrimination at McDonald's

  Jan. 15, 2020

• School district's response to sexual harassment complaint was reasonable, court says

  Jan. 14, 2020

• 11th Cir.: Psych ward worker fired for violating conduct rule, not race bias

  Jan. 13, 2020

• Tennessee to grant state workers 12 weeks' paid family leave

  Jan. 10, 2020

• Dispensary worker alleges manager 'routinely regaled' her with sexual remarks, touching

  Jan. 9, 2020

• Study: Employers concerned about worker financial stability

  Jan. 8, 2020

• Court revives 52-year-old Home Depot manager's constructive discharge claim

  Jan. 8, 2020

• United settles claims it ignored pilot's posting nude photos of flight attendant

  Jan. 7, 2020

• 'Where do you come from?': Interview question didn't show national origin bias

  Jan. 2, 2020

• NYPD did not discriminate in firing trainee for undisclosed medical history

  Dec. 19, 2019

• He's 'just too old:' Execs' comments were more than stray remarks, court finds

  Dec. 18, 2019

• CEOs call for nationwide paid family leave

  Dec. 17, 2019

• No evidence that Chipotle denied workers meal breaks, 9th Cir. concludes

  Dec. 17, 2019

• Employer pays $93K after manager allegedly mocked employee with Tourette's

  Dec. 13, 2019

• Ford didn't violate ADA by taking 10 months to reassign employee

  Dec. 12, 2019

• Court OKs hospital's rescinded job offer for worker being treated with oxycodone, fentanyl

  Dec. 11, 2019

• Texas firefighter alleges sexual harassment swept 'under the rug' forced her retirement

  Dec. 9, 2019

• Chipotle settles EEOC suit alleging worker was locked in freezer after reporting harassment

  Dec. 6, 2019

• On the Border settles race claim for $100K and a letter from its chief people officer

  Dec. 3, 2019

• 'Food demonstrators' denied seats get $2.6M ADA settlement

  Dec. 3, 2019

• Worker whose disability caused an accident has no ADA claim, 5th Cir. says

  Nov. 27, 2019

• Firefighter's termination stemmed from alleged fraud, not bias, court says

  Nov. 26, 2019

• NY racetrack employers pay $1M to resolve wage, visa claims

  Nov. 25, 2019

• Most workers at U. Michigan Medical School say they've experienced sexual harassment

  Nov. 22, 2019

• 9th Cir.: Insubordination, not disability, led to worker's firing

  Nov. 21, 2019

• Walmart changes its reassignment policy to settle ADA suit

  Nov. 21, 2019

• 7th Cir.: School had ample notice to tell worker with 'uncontrollable crying' about FMLA rights

  Nov. 19, 2019

• Massachusetts General Hospital settles whistleblower's complaint for $13M

  Nov. 18, 2019

• Oil field services companies pay $1.2M to settle EEOC race discrimination claims

  Nov. 15, 2019

• US women's soccer team scores class cert for equal pay suit

  Nov. 15, 2019

• DLA Piper admin alleges she was fired for being old, 'not attractive enough'

  Nov. 14, 2019

• 5th Cir.: Improvement plan, other slights weren't Title VII adverse actions

  Nov. 14, 2019

• Employer's consistent disciplinary actions defeat retaliation claim

  Nov. 13, 2019

• Sales director fired for unprofessional behavior failed to show age bias, 5th Cir. concludes

  Nov. 12, 2019

• Open enrollment is here. What plans are workers choosing?

  Nov. 12, 2019

• OFCCP collected record $40M in class settlements for 2019

  Nov. 11, 2019

• Employer's policy banning workers from speaking Spanish results in $2.6M settlement

  Nov. 8, 2019

• Dollar General ends EEOC background check suit with $6M settlement

  Nov. 6, 2019

• Cop told to tone down his 'gayness' for promotion wins nearly $20M jury award

  Nov. 4, 2019

• Beverage distributor pays $950K to settle claims that sales assignments were discriminatory

  Nov. 1, 2019

• 'Old-timer' comments made outside work didn't show age bias, court says

  Oct. 31, 2019

• School axed worker not for race but for refusal to chaperone zoo trip he found dangerous

  Oct. 31, 2019

• Employee absent nearly 60% of the time was unqualified under ADA

  Oct. 28, 2019

• Santa Clara extinguishes firefighters' overtime suit with $2.7M settlement

  Oct. 25, 2019

• Intel to pay $5M, adjust salaries to settle pay bias claims

  Oct. 23, 2019

• Delta pays $3.5M to end improper overtime calculation claim

  Oct. 22, 2019

• Talent will be key to business' AI strategies

  Oct. 21, 2019

• Americans like their healthcare but worry about affordability

  Oct. 18, 2019

• DISH settles inaccessible job application claim for $1.25M

  Oct. 17, 2019

• Worker's 'clear pattern' of performance problems allows Nike to prevail in retaliation case

  Oct. 16, 2019

• Inability to obtain certification rendered police officer unqualified under the ADA, 11th Cir. says

  Oct. 15, 2019

• 11th Cir.: Panel 'overwhelmingly preferred' fire chief candidate for experience, not race

  Oct. 14, 2019

• EEOC: Pediatric group fired worker whose religion prohibited her from attending holiday party

  Oct. 11, 2019

• 8th Cir.: Dollar General worker didn't need 'magic words' to ask for ADA accommodation

  Oct. 10, 2019

• EEOC: Walmart refused to allow applicant with disability to take physical assessment

  Oct. 9, 2019

• 5 weeks of additional leave may be an ADA reasonable accommodation, 9th Circuit says

  Oct. 8, 2019

• Houston proved it rejected applicant for lack of qualification, not race, court says

  Oct. 7, 2019

• Worker alleges Taco Bell fired him for refusing to lie his way out of jury duty

  Oct. 4, 2019

• EEOC sues rehab clinic for denying pregnant woman leave it had previously granted others

  Oct. 4, 2019

• Logic Staffing pays $170K to settle claim that it refused to hire deaf candidates

  Oct. 2, 2019

• Court revives claim of worker demoted to shoveling sewage after child's diagnosis

  Oct. 1, 2019

• Employer will pay $925K to settle claims involving third-party harassment

  Sept. 30, 2019

• Couple wins $11.4M jury award in race discrimination case

  Sept. 27, 2019

• Marquez Brothers pays $2M to settle EEOC allegations it preferred Hispanic applicants

  Sept. 26, 2019

• UPS pays $2.25M to settle EEOC claims it denied pregnant women light duty

  Sept. 25, 2019

• EEOC: Utility company fired worker who refused to disclose medications to supervisor

  Sept. 24, 2019

• 4th Cir.: 'Handful of incidents' didn't constitute hostile work environment

  Sept. 23, 2019

• U.S. Forest Service worker's reassignment was for budget reasons, not sex bias

  Sept. 23, 2019

• Women gaining increased presence on corporate boards

  Sept. 19, 2019

• 100% healed policies continue to land employers in hot water

  Sept. 18, 2019

• 'This is not a lady's job yet': EEOC sues dealership for denying woman sales job

  Sept. 17, 2019

• EEOC: Union Pacific ignored doctor's opinion of worker recovered from tumor

  Sept. 13, 2019

• Medical center fired whistleblower who was told to hire millennials, EEOC says

  Sept. 12, 2019

• Walmart tests in-store nursing pods for workers and shoppers

  Sept. 11, 2019

• EEOC: Orthopedics office hired women over more qualified men

  Sept. 10, 2019

• Survey: Small acts of recognition help younger workers feel fulfilled at work

  Sept. 9, 2019

• EEOC sues packing company for paying female exec $18K less than male peer

  Sept. 6, 2019

• City worker's demotion was not retaliation, 4th Cir. says

  Sept. 5, 2019

• Chevy dealership denied lone woman on sales team training, raises, EEOC alleges

  Sept. 4, 2019

• EEOC sues Florida construction firm for allegedly telling female applicant it doesn't hire women

  Sept. 3, 2019

• More than 75% of employers offer wellness programs to improve absenteeism and presenteeism

  Aug. 30, 2019

• 2nd Cir. affirms AutoZone and affiliate's win due to worker's self-contradictions

  Aug. 29, 2019

• FedEx fired drivers for fights and slur use, not FMLA leave

  Aug. 28, 2019

• Hawaii blood bank fired workers who needed leave accommodation beyond FMLA, EEOC says

  Aug. 27, 2019

• Humana: Employee health leads to productivity and healthcare spend savings

  Aug. 27, 2019

• DC Walmart pays $100K to settle EEOC allegations it didn't accommodate deaf workers

  Aug. 26, 2019

• 5th Cir.: Mississippi deputy clerk fired for budget shortfall, not bias

  Aug. 23, 2019

• EEOC: Firing a worker for taking leave to treat opioid addiction is disability discrimination

  Aug. 22, 2019

• Labor Department floats FMLA forms revisions

  Aug. 21, 2019

• Assisted living community settles EEOC suit claiming it asked Seventh-day Adventists to quit

  Aug. 20, 2019

• Employer pays $90K to settle charges it fired employee for hearing loss

  Aug. 19, 2019

• Study: Managers don't know how to handle harassment complaints

  Aug. 16, 2019

• Worker who mistakenly sent colleague disparaging email could not prove gender bias claims

  Aug. 14, 2019

• Not being greeted in the morning is not retaliation, district court says

  Aug. 13, 2019

• Phlebotomist wins $1.5M jury award in racial harassment suit

  Aug. 13, 2019

• Employer's documentation of layoffs defeats employee's discrimination claim

  Aug. 12, 2019

• Nurse who didn't apply for full-time position wasn't discriminated against in hiring, court says

  Aug. 12, 2019

• EEOC: Manager violated ADA by chastising worker's accommodation use

  Aug. 9, 2019

• Trucking company's 'inflexible leave policy' application violated disability discrimination laws, EEOC says

  Aug. 8, 2019

• Chicago police communications operators used FMLA for 'booze cruise'

  Aug. 6, 2019

• Workplace injuries may drive rise in overdose deaths and suicides

  Aug. 5, 2019

• Employer told pregnant worker to take unpaid leave or work without restrictions

  Aug. 2, 2019

• Zamboni driver fired for 'attitude problems,' not disability discrimination

  Aug. 2, 2019

• Piggly Wiggly settles suit alleging manager 'laughed' at reports of sexual harassment

  Aug. 1, 2019

• Plumbing company settles EEOC claims that it assigned only Latino workers to sewer duty

  July 29, 2019

• Lower-income workers lose work time when they can't afford healthcare

  July 29, 2019

• Hospital allegedly asked for note from the Quran to prove worker's accommodation need

  July 29, 2019

• EEOC sues McDonald's franchisee for rejecting applicant over religious beard

  July 25, 2019

• School showed no bias in firing teacher who failed to arrange post-ADA leave return

  July 25, 2019

• As workplaces grow crowded, so will doctors' offices, new research finds

  July 24, 2019

• Party City settles pregnancy discrimination suit for $39K

  July 23, 2019

• The economic cost of caregiving could double by 2050

  July 22, 2019

• Kraft Heinz to pay at least $3M to settle wage and hour claims

  July 19, 2019

• EEOC: Company owner subjected female employee to porn

  July 18, 2019

• Kroger settles claims it failed to accommodate worker with vision impairment

  July 17, 2019

• DoorDash overhauls worker pay, incentives after internal survey

  July 15, 2019

• City employee fired over sexual harassment accusations may see trial

  July 15, 2019

• 9th Cir.: 'Severely offensive' racial slurs created hostile work environment

  July 11, 2019

• United Methodist ministry fired worker for complaining of race bias, EEOC says

  July 11, 2019

• EEOC: Employer fired worker for blood disorder, said it thought it hired 'healthy' person

  July 11, 2019

• 'Shifting justifications' prompt 9th Cir. to overturn Wells Fargo summary judgment

  July 10, 2019

• Hospital pays $74K after allegedly refusing to accommodate religious objection to vaccine

  July 9, 2019

• EEOC sues health facility that rescinded job offer to applicant on anxiety meds

  July 8, 2019

• 11th Cir.: Hospital employee fired for performance, not reporting racial slur

  July 2, 2019

• Study: Harassment up for African-American women as general rates decline

  July 1, 2019

• Staying awake is essential to monitoring job, 5th Cir. says

  June 28, 2019

• Most employers offer educational benefits, but others cite cost and complexity as barriers

  June 27, 2019

• Jury awards $5.9M to worker who fell from aerial lift

  June 26, 2019

• WeWork and its HR head sued for gender, age discrimination

  June 26, 2019

• 6th Cir.: Nissan worker with restrictions not disabled under ADA

  June 25, 2019

• Gold mine pays $690K to settle allegations it failed to promote female miner

  June 23, 2019

• Jury awards $15M to Jack in the Box employee dubbed 'grandma'

  June 21, 2019

• Defense contractor settles EEOC return-to-work suit for $75K

  June 18, 2019

• Half of employees received a raise in the past year, according to Fed study

  June 17, 2019

• AP poll: Younger workers more likely to view aging workforce as a negative

  June 14, 2019

• Employer will pay $425K to settle suit alleging 'regular and open use' of slurs

  June 12, 2019

• EEOC sues Greyhound for religious discrimination over Muslim garb

  June 11, 2019

• Connecticut adopts 12 weeks of paid family leave

  June 10, 2019

• LGBTQ workers at federal agencies attest to lack of support

  June 7, 2019

• AP: Median CEO pay rose to $12M in 2018

  June 7, 2019

• Hyatt to pay $100K to settle EEOC disability suit over request for chair

  June 5, 2019

• Trucking company refused to rehire employee because of her discrimination claim, EEOC says

  June 5, 2019

• Bloomberg extends primary caregiver paid leave to 26 weeks

  June 4, 2019

• United Airlines workers sue over 100%-healed policy

  June 3, 2019

• Documentation of employee's poor performance defeats FMLA interference claim

  May 31, 2019

• 4th Cir. upholds age bias verdict for Time Warner worker fired after single infraction

  May 30, 2019

• Study: Homogeneous teams' outsiders have more absences

  May 28, 2019

• Demotion of 59-year-old teacher wasn't age bias, 2nd Cir. says

  May 24, 2019

• 8th Cir.: Tech fired for walking out on surgery, not FMLA use

  May 23, 2019

• 100% healed return-to-work policy leads to $950K settlement

  May 22, 2019

• Jury awards black dancers $3.3M after nightclub assigned them limited, less desirable shifts

  May 21, 2019

• On average, employees spend 18 minutes enrolling in benefits

  May 20, 2019

• White women recognize gender-based, but not always race-based, pay gaps

  May 17, 2019

• EEOC: Employer requested medical exams until one supported worker's firing

  May 17, 2019

• Secretary with cancer alleges law firm fired her 2 weeks after accommodation request

  May 16, 2019

• Greyhound workers' heated argument was protected activity

  May 15, 2019

• 6th Cir.: Jury's retaliation finding will stand, despite lack of discrimination

  May 15, 2019

• 7th Cir.: Surgeon was independent contractor not protected by Title VII

  May 14, 2019

• Appeals court OKs prorated bonus for worker on FMLA leave

  May 13, 2019

• Workers' summer wishes? Flexible work and leaving early on Fridays

  May 10, 2019

• Almost half of US workplaces offer health, wellness programs

  May 8, 2019

• EEOC: Attorney who represented sex offenders fired during leave for PTSD

  May 7, 2019

• LVMH attorney alleges 'sham' sexual harassment investigation

  May 6, 2019

• Labor, employment suits the most common type of class action, study says

  May 3, 2019

• Supreme Court won't decide whether ADEA protects job applicants

  May 2, 2019

• Golden Corral pays $31K after firing worker for alleged unwillingness to manage seizure condition

  April 30, 2019

• Safeway pays $75K to settle claim that it failed to provide interpreter for deaf applicant

  April 29, 2019

• Small businesses prioritize PTO roll out in 2019 benefits planning

  April 29, 2019

• Court: Employee allegedly called 'stupid Egyptian' before firing should get trial

  April 26, 2019

• Wellness plans provide few benefits, study of BJ's Wholesale Club reveals

  April 26, 2019

• Court tosses applicant's claim she was deemed 'too dark' to work at Olive Garden

  April 25, 2019

• Jury awards $3.8M to paramedic told her breastfeeding schedule was 'excessive'

  April 24, 2019

• DOJ suit: Employer violated USERRA's 'equivalent position' reinstatement mandate

  April 23, 2019

• Employer settles EEOC suit alleging it pressured pregnant nursing assistant to quit

  April 22, 2019

• Court OKs $258K jury award in GNC suit alleging age-based discipline

  April 18, 2019

• Study: H-1B denial rates are up by a wide margin

  April 17, 2019

• Employer settles EEOC suit with $60K and apology letter to trans applicant

  April 16, 2019

• Workers with disabilities bring economic value to communities

  April 16, 2019

• Anthropologie employee dubbed 'mom' gets age claim revived

  April 12, 2019

• SCOTUS will not review 3rd Cir.'s harsh ADA Amendments Act reminder

  April 10, 2019

• Waste company settles EEOC claim that it refused to interview female driver

  April 9, 2019

• Poor communication may cost employers workers, reputation

  April 9, 2019

• Judge rejects $7.5M Comcast settlement resolving 'systemic' FLSA violations

  April 9, 2019

• Employer brushed off sexual harassment as 'playful,' pays $150K to settle claim

  April 5, 2019

• Blue Cross pays $75K to settle challenge to audio job application

  April 4, 2019

• 8th Cir. upholds Walmart OSHA fine for failing to vaccinate emergency response employees

  April 3, 2019

• Most employers say they've been affected by opioid use, but few are prepared to deal with it

  April 1, 2019

• DOL reminds employers that FMLA allows leave to care for adult child

  March 29, 2019

• Deutsche Bank manager didn't want to 'deal with' medical issues, suit says

  March 29, 2019

• Gift cards more effective than cash at motivating employees, study finds

  March 28, 2019

• Professors' salary history justifies pay gap, 4th Cir. says

  March 27, 2019

• Restaurant's 'guaranteed wage' violated FLSA, 6th Cir. says

  March 26, 2019

• SHRM: HR pros say workplaces need anti-violence training, but few provide it

  March 26, 2019

• ADP, Macy's and more collaborate on mental health road map

  March 25, 2019

• Supreme Court leaves intact $1.27M jury award in Cushman & Wakefield age bias suit

  March 25, 2019

• North Face, Wrangler among brands introducing 8 weeks paid parental leave for hourly workers

  March 20, 2019

• Suit: UPS tolerated nooses, slurs at Ohio facility

  March 18, 2019

• Pizzeria pays $350K to settle claims it deleted workers' hours

  March 18, 2019

• Companies say active shooters are top security threat, but few are prepared

  March 18, 2019

• DOL: Employer helped ICE arrest worker in retaliation for reporting injury

  March 14, 2019

• Employer pays $450K to settle rounding, rest break claims

  March 14, 2019

• Jury may hear claim that Costco managers ignored disability harassment

  March 13, 2019

• A continuous-learning mindset could reshape training tech

  March 11, 2019

• EEOC alleges supervisor mocked worker with Tourette's

  March 11, 2019

• Survey reveals top 5 ways employers control healthcare costs

  March 8, 2019

• Positive drug test didn't create ADA 'regarded as' claim, 8th Cir. says

  March 6, 2019

• 7-Eleven's franchise agreement can't dictate contractor status, 9th Circuit says

  March 5, 2019

• Travelers announces 401(k) match for student loan payments

  March 4, 2019

• ICE raid violated workers' constitutional rights, suit says

  March 1, 2019

• 4th Cir.: Depression disclosure was enough to put employer on FMLA notice

  Feb. 28, 2019

• School pays $41K to settle suit alleging a 'preference for female leadership'

  Feb. 27, 2019

• Exxon subcontractor settles California on-call claim for $2.3M

  Feb. 26, 2019

• NYC bills would limit fast-food firings

  Feb. 25, 2019

• Employer wouldn't hire women because they 'complain and make trouble,' EEOC suit says

  Feb. 25, 2019

• Employees say personalized total well-being support would improve program engagement

  Feb. 22, 2019

• Judge declines to sanction exotic dancer for alleged 'cookie cutter' FLSA suit

  Feb. 21, 2019

• Court: Contractor 'acknowledgment form' can't dictate employment status

  Feb. 21, 2019

• HR is overwhelmingly white and female, data indicates

  Feb. 20, 2019

• Rumor about sleeping with the boss can be sex discrimination, 4th Cir. says

  Feb. 19, 2019

• Employer's blended overtime rate violated FLSA, 4th Cir. says

  Feb. 15, 2019

• Court OKs Amtrak conductor's suit alleging 18 years of bias

  Feb. 13, 2019

• Governor signs NY bill to allow jail time for employer deportation threats

  Feb. 12, 2019

• Workday beats UltiPro, BambooHR for most deployed HR app

  Feb. 11, 2019

• Firing of worker with flesh-eating bacteria didn't violate ADA

  Feb. 11, 2019

• 4th Cir.: Jury should decide whether medical exam based on manager's fears violated ADA

  Feb. 8, 2019

• HR outsourcing market to see continued strong growth

  Feb. 8, 2019

• One-third of employees don't understand their health benefits

  Feb. 6, 2019

• Nearly half of US workers in Paychex survey have raised pay equity concerns

  Feb. 5, 2019

• Gates Foundation cuts 52-week paid parental leave program

  Feb. 4, 2019

• Buffalo Wild Wings to pay $30K after refusing to hire male bartenders

  Feb. 4, 2019

• Mandatory wage reporting shrinks gender-based pay gaps, study shows

  Feb. 1, 2019

• Automation prompting employers to hire more human workers

  Feb. 1, 2019

• Labor market tightens, but 'abrupt' wage growth unlikely

  Jan. 31, 2019

• Mercer: 40% of employers offer paid parental leave

  Jan. 30, 2019

• Court OKs worker's sexual orientation harassment suit

  Jan. 28, 2019

• Jury may hear Whole Foods uneven discipline claim

  Jan. 25, 2019

• Americans now less biased about sexual orientation, race — but not weight

  Jan. 24, 2019

• Walgreens settlement doesn't bar workers' state claims, 9th Cir. says

  Jan. 24, 2019

• Study: Race, gender pay gaps persist in healthcare

  Jan. 23, 2019

• Motel pays $53K to settle FLSA claims involving improper housing deduction

  Jan. 22, 2019

• BofA, Coca-Cola lead in discrimination settlements

  Jan. 18, 2019

• Another tough flu season could cost businesses $17B

  Jan. 17, 2019

• Former agents sue Farmers Insurance for age discrimination

  Jan. 16, 2019

• DOL: Employer failed to ensure temps were properly paid

  Jan. 15, 2019

• ADA doesn't require non-competitive transfers, court says

  Jan. 15, 2019

• Employee experience rarely exceeds expectations, study says

  Jan. 14, 2019

• EEOC continues 'aggressive litigation' despite Trump administration policies

  Jan. 10, 2019

• Shift change can be retaliation, 5th Cir. says

  Jan. 8, 2019