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The U.S. Department of Labor issued two new letters exploring scenarios involving the Family and Medical Leave Act, and the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission secured a $160,000 settlement in a disability discrimination lawsuit.
Here’s a closer look at those numbers and some of the others making headlines in the HR world.
By the numbers
2
The number of opinion letters the U.S. Department of Labor issued Monday clarifying how employers should proceed in scenarios involving the Family and Medical Leave Act.
$17.13
The new minimum wage for Washington state, which is the highest among U.S. states, according to Economic Policy Institute data.
35%
The percentage of lonely workers who say they miss at least one day of work per month, per a report from The Cigna Group.
50%
The percentage of companies that say applicants lack relevant experience, of those that have open positions they cannot fill, according to an Express Employment Professionals and Harris Poll survey.
$160K
The amount that Peak Performers has agreed to pay to settle a U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission lawsuit alleging that a worker was fired after requesting unpaid leave for mental health treatments, according to a consent decree signed Tuesday.
