Feds confirm overtime-exempt workers can perform nonexempt roles

DOL has addressed overtime calculation issues several times since the relaunch of its opinion letter program in mid-2025.

By Ryan Golden • June 1, 2026

Court partly sides with employer dinged for unlawfully firing workers who shared pay

The NLRB “prejudicially erred” in its decision that a technology firm illegally terminated employees for creating a salary spreadsheet, per the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals.

By Ryan Golden • June 1, 2026

Explore the Trendline➔

Inside the rapidly changing world of compliance

The HR landscape is ever-shifting, leaving compliance professionals to meet today’s requirements while keeping an eye on the future.

By HR Dive staff

Small businesses are driving the future of 401(k) adoption

Summer hiring is exposing payroll and compliance gaps many SMBs can’t afford to miss.

June 1, 2026

EEOC to debate tossing Biden-era strategic enforcement plan

The commission will vote June 4 whether to rescind the plan and replace it.

By Ginger Christ • May 29, 2026

Workers transporting goods need not cross state lines to be exempt from arbitration, SCOTUS holds

The unanimous decision against Flowers Foods provided employers little clarity about how similar future cases might play out, one attorney told HR Dive.

By Ryan Golden • May 29, 2026

Lawsuit pointing to understaffed HR department at Tesla cleared for jury trial

The lawsuit alleges the employer allowed slurs, segregation and other racism to persist at its embattled Fremont, California, factory.

By Kate Tornone • May 28, 2026

White broadcaster lawfully fired for on-air Snoop Dogg quote, racial slur, court says

Termination for such conduct is lawful even when a plaintiff argues that the offensiveness is “wrongly concluded,” the court wrote.

By Ryan Golden • May 27, 2026

Central Transport reaches $5.5M settlement with EEOC for allegedly refusing to hire women drivers

The carrier allegedly selected less qualified male applicants and subjected women who applied to jobs to separate hiring procedures.

By Larry Avila • May 27, 2026

Buc-ee’s allegedly treated worker with a disability with ‘reckless indifference’

“Inflexible thinking” can cause employers to run afoul of reasonable accommodation requirements, an acting regional attorney for the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission said.

By Ginger Christ • May 27, 2026

EEOC chair says Trump administration is ‘widening’ civil rights aperture

Andrea Lucas also addressed her previous social media call for White men to bring discrimination claims at the Fortune Workplace Innovation Summit.

By Caroline Colvin • May 27, 2026

Edward Jones allegedly paid Black financial advisers less than their White peers

One employee involved in a race discrimination lawsuit against the company also said she was told to use “a more race-neutral name” during an interview.

By Ginger Christ • May 26, 2026

Worker’s disciplinary write-up omitting ‘relevant information’ grants her a retaliation trial

An Amazon worker can move forward with claims the company discriminated against her based on her sexuality.

By Emilie Shumway • May 22, 2026

Google docked dad’s performance rating for taking baby bonding leave, lawsuit claims

A new manager treated the plaintiff, a single father, with “increased hostility” following his return from leave, according to the complaint.

By Ryan Golden • May 22, 2026

Dems re-up overtime bill that would set threshold over $89K by 2030

Following the U.S. Department of Labor’s overtime rule rescission, Congressional Democrats introduced a bill that would greatly expand the number of workers who qualify for overtime.

By Caroline Colvin • May 21, 2026

This week in 5 numbers: More than 1 in 5 employees say they’ve witnessed unethical or illegal conduct at work

Here’s a roundup of numbers from the last week of HR news — including how many women hold seats on the corporate boards of Russell 3000 companies.

By Ginger Christ • May 21, 2026

Feds, home care company eye $3M deal to end overtime, misclassification claims

The lawsuit stemmed from a U.S. Department of Labor investigation allegedly finding that employees were intentionally misclassified as independent contractors.

By Ryan Golden • May 21, 2026

Employer to pay $4.25M to settle claims it failed to consider vaccine exemptions

Recent EEOC enforcement involving COVID-19 vaccines appears to go hand in hand with the administration’s broader prioritization of Christian issues.

By Emilie Shumway • May 19, 2026

Supreme Court to determine if school employees can sue under Title IX

The 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in 2024 that Title IX's right to sue doesn't apply to school staff, diverging from at least eight other appeals courts.

By Naaz Modan • May 19, 2026

Google supervisor favored White employees, lawsuit alleges

An Illinois field service representative said his supervisor ignored requests for one-on-one meetings and a performance evaluation, excluded him from key meetings and more.

By Emilie Shumway • May 18, 2026

Unpaid ADA leave was reasonable for guide dog training, 6th Circuit says

The appeals court determined the teacher could not point to any examples of nondisabled employees who were granted paid sick leave “even when the employee’s proposed absence did not qualify for that leave.”

By Emilie Shumway • May 18, 2026

HR must build better ERISA processes as class-action litigation ramps up, attorney says

Vendor oversight and internal documentation are oft overlooked but key to mitigating risk, a Saul Ewing attorney told HR Dive.

By Ryan Golden • May 18, 2026

Revamped Colorado AI law targets ‘consequential’ HR decisions, takes effect in 2027

After scrapping a version challenged in court, the state wants its second attempt to be “a model for the rest of the country,” Gov. Jared Polis said.

By Ryan Golden • May 15, 2026

EEOC moves to axe EEO-1 reporting

The agency wants to scrap a variety of employer reporting requirements, according to a plan sent to the White House Thursday.

By Caroline Colvin • May 15, 2026

EEOC: Walmart settles ADA lawsuit alleging deaf applicant was denied ASL interpreter

Under a two-year consent decree, Walmart must pay the applicant $230,000 and post a list of ASL interpreters for managers and employees involved in the hiring process.

By Laurel Kalser • May 15, 2026

DOL rescinds Biden-era overtime rule, formalizing return to 2019 salary threshold

The salary threshold is only part of the exemption test, one attorney reminded HR leads.

By Caroline Colvin • May 14, 2026