Compliance

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    Undocumented workers say Cheesecake Factory recruited them, furnished fake work papers

    The five employees alleged in a lawsuit that the business forced them to work unpaid hours, denied them breaks and more.

    By Laurel Kalser • July 2, 2025
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    Denver trucking firm settles with EEOC, ending 9-year lawsuit

    Western Distributing agreed to pay $919,000 for back pay and damages but maintained no liability for alleged disability violations.

    By David Taube • June 30, 2025
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    The top 10 reasons employers get sued — and how to prevent them

    Neglecting to take federal and organizational policies seriously can lead to companies paying up big time, Mario Bordogna, partner at Bowles Rice LLP, told a SHRM audience.

    By Emilie Shumway • June 30, 2025
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    Meta illegally censored Muslim employee’s pro-Palestinian posts, lawsuit claims

    The employee alleged he was reprimanded for his comments but that non-Muslims were not disciplined for similarly expressive speech.

    By Laurel Kalser • June 30, 2025
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    After firing a pregnant worker following her WFH request, Pita Pit faces EEOC charges

    Management allegedly called the charging party’s pregnancy “a distraction.”

    By • June 26, 2025
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    This week in 5 numbers: Workers say lack of training after layoffs leads to mistakes

    Here’s a roundup of numbers from the last week of HR news — including how many medical questions California job applicants say they were unfairly asked during a hiring process.

    By • June 26, 2025
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    Owners can’t dodge liability ‘simply by closing a business,’ EEOC reminds employers

    Former employer ‘Murica LLC settled a range of allegations — including claims the owner filed “retaliatory defamation lawsuits in an attempt to silence victims" — for $100,000, EEOC said Monday.

    By • June 25, 2025
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    In June 2025, Pride Month squeaks by

    In an era of increasing DEI scrutiny, celebrating Pride becomes all the more tricky — and according to some, all the more needed.

    By • June 25, 2025
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    Employers should regularly check E-Verify for authorization status changes, DHS warns

    The Trump administration recently revoked work authorization status for more than half a million noncitizens from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua and Venezuela.

    By • June 24, 2025
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    Employer to settle allegations it asked job seekers 150 medical questions

    U.S. Healthworks Medical Group has agreed not to use the questionnaire in the future, according to court documents.

    By Carolyn Crist • June 24, 2025
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    An ‘impossible’ PIP revives age bias lawsuit against Caterpillar

    The plaintiff had already won an age-discrimination jury verdict against the company years before.

    By • June 23, 2025
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    Panera operator in Florida sued by DOL over child labor

    The lawsuit alleges that a 29-store franchisee subjected 240 minors to “oppressive” and illegal working conditions. 

    By Aneurin Canham-Clyne • June 23, 2025
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    Former general manager can proceed with age bias case after Chili’s failed to retain documents, 6th Circuit rules

    A former restaurant general manager raised trial questions over whether he was fired because Chili’s wanted a more youthful culture, the appeals court held.

    By Laurel Kalser • June 23, 2025
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    Misperceptions around fair pay can increase top talent turnover, report finds

    “While more employees are covered by pay transparency laws than ever before, compliance alone is not enough,” said Payscale’s chief compensation strategist.

    By Carolyn Crist • June 23, 2025
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    48% of creatives identify as neurodivergent: Here’s what the numbers say

    Only 18% of neurodivergent creative industry professionals request accommodations at work, per research from Understood, Havas and the 4As.

    By Sara Karlovitch • June 20, 2025
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    SCOTUS upholds dismissal of retired firefighter’s ADA bias claim

    Retirees who neither hold nor desire a given job at the time that they suffer discrimination don’t qualify for the law’s protections, Justice Neil Gorsuch wrote.

    By • June 20, 2025
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    EEOC acting chair says agency is not independent and may follow White House directives

    The commission continues to accept transgender workers’ discrimination charges despite exiting some lawsuits, Andrea Lucas told senators Wednesday.

    By • June 18, 2025
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    YMCA branch will settle with VP who said she was fired for pursuing IVF

    A judge allowed the case to proceed in December after noting how the timing of performance issue documentation came shortly after the worker announced her plans.

    By • June 17, 2025
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    Omaha ICE raid a reminder of E-Verify’s flaws, attorneys say

    An agent reportedly called the program “broken.” Sources told HR Dive that’s correct in some respects, and employers should consider self-audits.

    By • June 17, 2025
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    OSHA’s proposed cuts won’t affect enforcement: DOL chief

    A smaller budget will “modernize and streamline” the department, Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer said in a recent House committee hearing. 

    By Zachary Phillips • June 16, 2025
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    After 4 years, worker may proceed with claim Dave Ramsey’s firm fired her for pregnancy out of wedlock

    A federal judge reopened the case involving a worker who was allegedly fired for having premarital sex after previously holding for the defendants.

    By • June 16, 2025
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    Veteran can move forward with ADA lawsuit alleging PTSD-related firing

    EEOC guidance reminds employers that it’s illegal to refuse to hire a military veteran solely because the veteran has PTSD, was previously diagnosed with PTSD, or because the employer assumes the veteran has PTSD.

    By Laurel Kalser • June 16, 2025
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    Tech recruiter settles DOJ claim alleging it favored H-1B holders over US workers

    DOJ said “the days of the federal government looking the other way on American workforce protection are over.”

    By Laurel Kalser • June 16, 2025
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    Equinox settles ADA claim alleging it denied request to delay interview due to period cramps

    The EEOC claimed the fitness chain rejected the candidate, who had endometriosis, despite her qualifications.

    By • June 13, 2025
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    Ex-Real Brokerage CFO alleges pregnancy discrimination in lawsuit

    The company manufactured an audit as grounds for the plaintiff’s termination to "clear the way for her less qualified and unencumbered male successor," the suit alleges.

    By Maura Webber Sadovi • June 12, 2025