Ryan Golden
Senior Reporter | @RyanTGoldenRyan is a senior reporter covering compliance, employee benefits, compensation and federal agencies including the DOL, EEOC and NLRB. He is based in his hometown of Baltimore, Md. When not reporting on the HR beat, you can find him touring the nearest historical site or questing through dungeons in The Legend of Zelda.
1689 articles by Ryan Golden
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Waffle House not liable for worker stabbing customer in face, 11th Circuit says
April 6, 2026 -
Popeyes dodges lawsuit over fingerprint scans, but court leaves door open for redo
April 6, 2026 -
Jury awards Cemex driver $5M in ‘egregious’ disability and race bias lawsuit
April 3, 2026 -
Kroger store violated ADA by revoking worker’s accommodation, EEOC claims
April 1, 2026 -
HR can be ‘unreasonable’ as long as it’s not discriminatory, 5th Circuit says
March 30, 2026 -
SCOTUS debates arbitration exemption for drivers who don’t cross state lines
March 30, 2026 -
DOL seeks to hike H-1B visa holder wage rates to curb ‘abuse’ of program
March 27, 2026 -
3 charts on what CHROs think about AI and the future of their departments
March 25, 2026 -
DOL sends new joint employer rule to White House
March 23, 2026 -
A leader downplayed an HR investigation’s findings. What now?
March 23, 2026 -
Court doesn’t buy employer’s defense for not complying with race bias settlement
March 20, 2026 -
A PIP is not always an adverse action under SCOTUS’ relaxed bias test, court says
March 18, 2026 -
Feds keep marijuana tests for workers despite Trump reclassification order
March 16, 2026 -
Office space must support learning and well-being to attract workers, design firm says
March 16, 2026 -
Lush agrees to settle gender identity bias lawsuit dropped by EEOC
March 13, 2026 -
AI trailed DEI, immigration in 2025 compliance impact, employers say
March 12, 2026 -
EEOC: Restaurant fired worker who had seizure to allow her to ‘focus on’ her health
March 11, 2026 -
EEOC agrees to pay $250K to settle staffer’s bias lawsuit against agency
March 11, 2026 -
Workday plaintiffs submit amended complaint reupping physical disability and state-law bias claims
March 9, 2026 -
Duke misconduct probe’s timing may show retaliation, judge rules
March 6, 2026 -
NFL’s Commanders pay $1M to settle DC workplace harassment lawsuit
March 4, 2026 -
Trump’s anti-DEI orders stand for now, but future challenges can’t be ruled out
March 4, 2026 -
Haribo gets jury win against employee it claimed stole company Mercedes-Benz
March 2, 2026 -
EEOC says agencies may issue bathroom policies that restrict trans federal workers
Feb. 27, 2026 -
NLRB reverts to joint employer rule it crafted in Trump’s first term
Feb. 26, 2026