Compliance
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FOIA request prompts feds to ask: Should contractors’ EEO-1 data be made public?
Affected contractors have until Sept. 19 to object to the release of Type 2 Consolidated EEO-1 reports between 2016 and 2020, OFCCP said.
By Ryan Golden • Aug. 18, 2022 -
4th Cir. holds gender dysphoria may be an ADA-covered disability
Though not directly related to employment policies, the decision could have workplace indications, some observers said.
By Ryan Golden • Aug. 17, 2022 -
ICE seeks permanent remote I-9 document review
Until recently, ICE required that all employers examine worker identification in person. A temporary pandemic-driven exemption remains in place.
By Kate Tornone • Aug. 17, 2022 -
Taco Bell franchisee to settle arbitration case that went before SCOTUS
The news may spell the end for one of the Supreme Court’s trio of arbitration cases from its last term.
By Ryan Golden • Aug. 16, 2022 -
Employer will pay $184K to settle claim it fired a worker with cancer due to COVID-19 concerns
Even if done with good intentions, employers violate the ADA when they “reflexively fire employees after learning of a medical condition,” EEOC has said.
By Laurel Kalser • Aug. 16, 2022 -
Mailbag: How do you fill out the EEO-1 form for a nonbinary worker?
“We don’t have to overcomplicate things for the people. We’re trying to amplify their voice,” McLean’s HR lead told HR Dive.
By Caroline Colvin • Aug. 16, 2022 -
EEOC: Care facility fired worker because of sexual orientation
The EEOC’s lawsuit is an early application of the Supreme Court’s Bostock decision.
By Emilie Shumway • Aug. 15, 2022 -
Oil, gas companies to pay $1.75M for allegedly tolerating harassment as ‘boys being boys’
In workplaces where safety hazards are a part of the job, systemic and aggressive harassment can exacerbate the risk of serious injury, according to EEOC.
By Laurel Kalser • Aug. 15, 2022 -
DOL’s hot wage-and-hour summer
Since announcing plans to hire 100 wage-and-hour investigators in February, the agency has recovered millions in back pay for workers.
Aug. 15, 2022 -
Q&A
Who are the CSR transparency winners?
Corporate social responsibility is increasingly top of mind. One leader explains how the stakeholder push can be a good thing for HR.
By Caroline Colvin • Aug. 11, 2022 -
Caterpillar subsidiary to pay $1.8M to settle California wage-and-hour claims
The agreement is the latest in a series of high-dollar wage-and-hour settlements in recent months.
By Ryan Golden • Aug. 10, 2022 -
Indiana employers warn state’s abortion ban may have talent repercussions
A number of employers have expanded benefits in a post-Roe world, but those that do so may face a number of hurdles, sources previously told HR Dive.
By Ryan Golden • Aug. 10, 2022 -
Chipotle to pay $20M to employees in NYC Fair Workweek settlement
About 13,000 workers will receive $50 for each week or part of the week they worked between November 2017 and April 2022, per the agreement’s terms.
By Aneurin Canham-Clyne • Aug. 10, 2022 -
Colorado’s pay transparency law went into effect in 2021. What happened?
Employers may be avoiding the Centennial State, but the “cat is out of the bag” on salary ranges now, one of the study’s authors told HR Dive.
By Emilie Shumway • Aug. 9, 2022 -
10th Circuit upholds arbitration award for employee on ADEA claim
Arbitration has become many employers’ favored method of resolving employee-related disputes, though it isn’t without its flaws.
By Laurel Kalser • Aug. 9, 2022 -
Orlando hotel business settles class-action WARN Act claims for $2.3M
More than 3,000 workers alleged they did not receive the 60-day notice to which they were entitled, the complaint alleged.
By Emilie Shumway • Aug. 8, 2022 -
Seattle Pacific University says state attorney general’s investigation into hiring policies violates religious rights
This case and others may hasten a showdown at the U.S. Supreme Court between anti-discrimination employment laws and the First Amendment.
By Laurel Kalser • Aug. 8, 2022 -
SHRM says DOJ no-poach stance puts HR in a precarious position
If not dismissed, the case at hand “creates substantial risk to human resource departments and professionals,” SHRM asserted.
By Emilie Shumway • Aug. 8, 2022 -
DOL: Tech company Esri will pay $2.3M to settle pay discrimination claims
Esri paid 176 female engineers less than their male counterparts in 2017, the agency said.
By Emilie Shumway • Aug. 5, 2022 -
Mailbag: What are HR’s options after granting FMLA leave to a noneligible employee?
Employers must consider a number of factors, from separate leave laws to employee relations, an attorney told HR Dive.
By Katie Clarey • Aug. 5, 2022 -
10th Cir. says jury should hear contractor’s racial bias claim, dismisses hearsay argument
The decision rested on whether independent contractors can be seen as representing a company.
By Emilie Shumway • Aug. 4, 2022 -
Florida Chick-fil-A franchisee to pay more than $12K over child labor violations
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division has signaled in recent weeks that it will more aggressively enforce child labor laws.
By Ryan Golden • Aug. 3, 2022 -
Feds allege EEOC unfairly ended telework for agency employees
The agency should have bargained with the workers’ union, according to an FLRA charge.
By Kate Tornone • Aug. 3, 2022 -
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How to discuss abortion access with employees
Mercer’s policy lead said there’s a compliance angle. Her colleague, a health expert, called for empathy and intention-setting.
By Caroline Colvin • Aug. 3, 2022 -
EEOC to hold listening session in Buffalo months after mass shooting
The event will focus on how the agency can address racial and economic justice during the next five years, according to a statement.
By Ryan Golden • Aug. 2, 2022