Compliance

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    Manager’s repeated dining invites weren’t harassment, 6th Circuit holds

    The employer also took several actions after receiving a complaint against the manager, the court noted.

    By • Dec. 1, 2025
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    ‘Disturbing’ FLSA trends include uptick in regular-rate litigation

    The plaintiffs’ bar is homing in on mistakes employers may make in excluding certain bonuses and other payments from workers’ regular rates, one attorney said.

    By • Dec. 1, 2025
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    Cleveland health system to face time rounding lawsuit, judge rules

    The plaintiff alleged that the timekeeping policy is "'rigged' in MetroHealth’s favor and was designed to willfully pay less time than worked."

    By • Nov. 26, 2025
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    Under new SCOTUS precedent, ‘slights’ and ‘psyche’ damage are workplace lawsuit fodder

    Plaintiffs must show “some harm” resulting from an employment decision after Muldrow v. City of St. Louis, but not all subsequent cases have come out in employees’ favor.

    By • Nov. 25, 2025
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    Worker’s sexual assault need not be workplace-related to avoid arbitration, judge rules

    A former employee of an Oregon company can move forward with discrimination and other claims after a federal judge found the EFAA applied to her case.

    By • Nov. 25, 2025
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    Deep Dive

    ‘Expect the unexpected’ in EEOC’s new era, attorneys say

    Management-side counsel anticipate clashes on pronoun use, bathroom policies, mentorship programs and other workplace issues.

    By • Nov. 24, 2025
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    Company pays $2M to settle claims it mistreated HR director for hiring women

    Glunt Industries also replaced the director’s female hires with men, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission alleged.

    By • Nov. 24, 2025
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    IRS’ temporary relief grants more workers eligibility under Trump’s ‘no tax on tips’ law

    The new guidance grants employees and employers “transition relief” until Jan. 1 of the first calendar year after final rules are issued to determine if they fall under a category for exemptions.

    By • Nov. 24, 2025
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    Opinion

    Have employees in multiple states? Avoid a PTO quagmire by planning ahead.

    Among other things, HR should stay on top of employees’ locations and the laws governing those states, writes Catherine Strauss, partner at law firm Ice Miller.

    By Catherine Strauss • Nov. 21, 2025
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    Bipartisan voices urge SCOTUS to uphold precedent outlawing agency firings

    While some conservative groups have pushed for more executive power, many other conservatives — including former judges, lawmakers and governors — have pushed back against the idea.

    By • Nov. 21, 2025
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    EEOC asks court to force Penn response in antisemitism probe

    The university allegedly failed to comply with a September deadline to produce requested information, a claim denied by a spokesperson.

    By • Nov. 21, 2025
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    6 stories from the ABA’s employment law conference

    Attorneys discussed this year’s hot topics — most notably, how to respond to the White House’s crackdown on “illegal” DEI.

    By • Nov. 20, 2025
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    EEOC hints at 2026 priorities with national origin bias guidance

    The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission continues to emphasize anti-American bias, publishing a technical assistance document tying it to potential Title VII violations.

    By • Nov. 20, 2025
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    Mailbag: Should we follow EEOC’s lead on gender identity policy?

    A University of Colorado Law School professor weighed in Friday at the American Bar Association’s annual labor and employment law conference.

    By • Nov. 19, 2025
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    HVAC technician sues Trane for dispatching a woman to work with him

    The plaintiff said it’s his deeply held religious belief that he shouldn’t work with a woman unless others are at the jobsite along with them.

    By Robert Freedman • Nov. 18, 2025
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    Employee fired for false expense report not entitled to severance pay, court rules

    Lilly USA appropriately denied the claim under ERISA because its severance pay plan expressly excluded employees terminated for falsifying a report, a federal court held.

    By Laurel Kalser • Nov. 17, 2025
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    EEOC kicks back into gear, settles harassment claims against chicken shop

    An Arkansas restaurant operator ignored complaints against a shift manager, leading to even more complaints over the span of just a few months, the commission claimed.

    By • Nov. 17, 2025
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    Opinion

    Equal protection, elevated risk: How HR can prepare for an uptick in reverse discrimination claims

    If your team has room for improvement in documentation, now is the time to make the necessary changes, writes Melanie Ronen, partner at Stradley Ronon.

    By Melanie Ronen • Nov. 17, 2025
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    IRS sets 401(k) annual contribution limit at $24,500 for 2026

    Unlike last year, the agency also announced an increase to the contribution cap for individual retirement accounts.

    By • Nov. 17, 2025
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    Real Brokerage reaches ‘settlement in principle’ in ex-CFO’s pregnancy suit

    Under the deal that must still be finalized, the residential brokerage company said it will “make no payment” to the former finance chief who filed the discrimination suit.

    By Maura Webber Sadovi • Nov. 14, 2025
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    The government’s reopening sounds a death knell for EEOC policies new and old

    The agency’s newly installed Republican majority will be busy in the coming weeks, Commissioner Kalpana Kotagal, the lone Democrat on the commission, predicted Thursday.

    By • Nov. 14, 2025
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    Starbucks Workers United launches 65-store strike

    The union said its members are prepared for the longest and most serious strike in the brand’s history.

    By Aneurin Canham-Clyne • Nov. 13, 2025
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    Salary history bans shrink gender- and race-based pay gaps, researchers find

    The results are a sign that the wave of state and local laws is effective at achieving legislators’ stated goals, according to the Boston University School of Law.

    By • Nov. 10, 2025
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    FedEx may have interfered with worker’s FMLA rights, 11th Circuit holds

    Had a worker known he could request intermittent leave under the law, he likely would not have been fired, the appeals court held, reversing the district court’s decision.

    By • Nov. 10, 2025
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    Bipartisan bill would require employers to report AI-related layoffs

    Over the past year, legislators of all political leanings have proposed ideas to mitigate the potential harms of AI to workers.

    By • Nov. 10, 2025