Compliance
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NFL to settle ex-reporter’s race bias lawsuit with donation to scholarship fund
Former NFL Media sports writer Jim Trotter alleged the league retaliated against him after he asked officials about a lack of Black representation in management.
By Ryan Golden • Oct. 11, 2024 -
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Employer resolves EEOC allegations that it fired pregnant visa holder, sent her to Mexico
Title VII’s discrimination prohibitions apply to all workers regardless of their citizenship or immigration status, the commission has said.
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TrendlineInside 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.
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Moldy motel rooms, unlicensed drivers: DOL bans Washington labor contractor from H-2A program
Among other violations, Harvest Plus LLC transported H-2A workers in “dilapidated” vehicles without seatbelts.
By Caroline Colvin • Oct. 10, 2024 -
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Jury may decide whether SHRM conducted sham bias investigation
The association’s HR department allegedly prepared an employee’s termination paperwork before investigating her retaliation claim. SHRM said it is prepared to “vigorously” defend the lawsuit.
By Kate Tornone • Oct. 10, 2024 -
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‘The Silence of the Lambs’ may be decades old, but the FBI allegedly still treats trainees like Clarice
Gender discrimination, particularly at work, is a real-life “American Horror Story.”
By Caroline Colvin • Oct. 9, 2024 -
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Home Depot named in negligent hiring lawsuit alleging security guard fatally shot customer
Reasonable employment practices should not have led to hiring the security guard and placing him as an armed guard in a high-risk location, the complaint alleged.
By Laurel Kalser • Oct. 8, 2024 -
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Indeed lawsuit claims ZipRecruiter poached customers, spread misinformation
“It is surprising they have taken this step rather than work to address the industry-wide confusion on the implications of their policy changes,” a ZipRecruiter spokesperson told HR Dive.
By Emilie Shumway • Oct. 8, 2024 -
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Construction firm suggested woman worker take night shift after enduring slurs, harassment
A woman worker was given the choice to switch to the night shift or hand in her keys after cooperating with an internal investigation, according to the complaint.
By Joe Bousquin • Oct. 7, 2024 -
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NLRB hits Amazon with joint employer lawsuit, deepening drivers’ union saga
The company discriminated against unionizing employees and refused to collectively bargain with them, the board said in a Sept. 30 complaint.
By Ryan Golden • Oct. 7, 2024 -
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As SCOTUS’ new term begins, an ADA battle awaits
HR Dive spoke to the lead counsel for a retired firefighter whose disability discrimination case is set to be argued before the high court.
By Ryan Golden • Oct. 7, 2024 -
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Lack of resources may account for EEOC’s ‘surprisingly sluggish’ year, Seyfarth says
After a strong 2023 fiscal year, the agency filed a mere 96 merit lawsuits in fiscal year 2024 — one of the lowest numbers in decades.
By Emilie Shumway • Oct. 4, 2024 -
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3 requests that probably aren’t ADA accommodations
There are a few workplace modifications that generally are not reasonable, according to Daniel Stern, member of the firm at Dykema.
By Kate Tornone • Oct. 4, 2024 -
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Column // HR ChartablesGenerative AI still absent from most employer policies — even as executives fear being sued for using it
In this first edition of HR Dive’s new data series, we take a closer look at how executives view emerging tech and its role in workplace policy.
By Ryan Golden • Oct. 2, 2024 -
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California passes fall flurry of laws on paid leave, discrimination and job posts
Gov. Gavin Newsom signed several proposals in September’s final days.
By Ryan Golden • Oct. 2, 2024 -
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Theater company terminated health insurance when workers turned 65, EEOC alleges
New Mexico-based Allen Theatres, Inc. also “mandatorily retired” a 72-year-old worker in violation of the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, the agency said.
By Emilie Shumway • Oct. 1, 2024 -
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Transgender employee harassed on first day of work and fired the next day, EEOC claims
The lawsuit alleged that owners of a Holiday Inn Express franchise failed to remedy a hostile work environment created by a housekeeping supervisor.
By Ryan Golden • Sept. 30, 2024 -
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Berkeley settles ADA lawsuit over remote attendance for commission members
City representatives approved requests but required commission members’ home addresses be publicly posted and that they allow members of the public into their homes, the complaint alleged.
By Laurel Kalser • Sept. 30, 2024 -
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JBS accused of abusing immigrant workers at Colorado beef plant
As many as 500 French-speaking immigrants were allegedly subject to human trafficking and forced to pay hundreds of dollars for poor living conditions, job applications and transportation.
By Nathan Owens • Sept. 27, 2024 -
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Employer settles claim that HR staff required harassment victim to obtain restraining order
A female employee for a Michigan farming business repeatedly attempted to report a male co-worker’s sexual harassment and physical threats, the agency alleged.
By Ryan Golden • Sept. 27, 2024 -
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Feds’ PWFA enforcement picks up steam
EEOC has filed three pregnancy discrimination lawsuits in as many weeks, and all alleged a failure to accommodate.
By Kate Tornone • Sept. 26, 2024 -
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Home care agency settles allegations it accommodated ‘race-based requests’ for aides
The home health aide provider allegedly terminated the assignments of Black and Hispanic aides to accommodate patients’ and family members’ racial preferences, EEOC said.
By Ginger Christ • Sept. 25, 2024 -
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Major companies keep hiring North Korean IT workers
Dozens of Fortune 100 organizations have inadvertently hired workers from North Korea applying for remote jobs, Mandiant said.
By Matt Kapko • Sept. 25, 2024 -
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Judge stops EEOC from enforcing pregnancy rule, harassment guidance against Catholic association
The association, which includes 1,400 employers, objected to legal requirements related to abortion, infertility treatments, pronoun usage and single-sex spaces.
By Emilie Shumway • Sept. 24, 2024 -
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Agricultural employer group sues to block rule strengthening H-2A worker protections
The rule, which bars employers from retaliating against organizing efforts among temporary farmworkers, has already been overturned in 17 states.
By Sarah Zimmerman • Sept. 24, 2024 -
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False felony conviction on ADP background check tanked candidate’s job offer, suit alleges
The company’s screening services have been the subject of several lawsuits in recent years.
By Ryan Golden • Updated Sept. 24, 2024
