Jury finds in favor of Chicago transit worker denied COVID-19 vaccine exemption

The case is similar to that of another Catholic worker who cited the vaccine’s use of aborted fetal cells in her request for a religious exemption.

By Emilie Shumway • Sept. 2, 2025

Auto dealership will pay $275,000 to settle claims it segregated roles by sex

The car dealership segregated talent by sex and cited stereotypes as their reasoning, EEOC said in a lawsuit.

By Caroline Colvin • Sept. 2, 2025

Workplaces can foster empathy to improve harassment intervention, study says

Women tended to report higher empathy toward workplace sexual harassment targets, which made them less likely to ignore complaints, researchers said.

By Carolyn Crist • Sept. 2, 2025

Judge allows Workday to avoid disclosing full customer list in bias lawsuit

The company said the plaintiffs’ proposal that individuals opting into the collective action be able to select employers from such a list would cause unfair prejudice.

By Ryan Golden • Aug. 28, 2025

5 FMLA headlines to help HR catch up on compliance

Family and Medical Leave Act administration can easily fall by the wayside, despite its status as a bedrock federal employment law under HR’s purview.

By Ryan Golden • Aug. 28, 2025

Tire company asks judge to toss EEOC lawsuit over agency’s lack of quorum

The agency must have a quorum to file lawsuits when cases involve “an allegation of systemic discrimination or a pattern or practice of discrimination,” Carlstar Group argued.

By Emilie Shumway • Aug. 27, 2025

Uber Eats settles Seattle labor claims for $15M

The delivery aggregator denied allegations by city authorities that it misled workers about potential earnings and paid them less than required.

By Aneurin Canham-Clyne • Updated Aug. 27, 2025

USPS worker’s intermittent FMLA certification didn’t place a hard cap on unforeseen leave, 6th Circuit says

A physician advised USPS that the plaintiff’s symptoms flared up twice per month, but the court held that this note alone did not create an exact limit.

By Ryan Golden • Aug. 25, 2025

Kwik Trip pays $35K in EEOC settlement

The Midwestern convenience retailer was accused of not providing reasonable accommodations for an employee with a medical restriction.

By Jessica Loder • Aug. 25, 2025

Smithfield Meats said it doesn’t provide pregnancy-related accommodations, EEOC alleges

The company allegedly fired a laborer after she asked to be relieved from lifting due to pregnancy-related bleeding, according to an EEOC lawsuit.

By Laurel Kalser • Aug. 25, 2025

De-risking your workforce in an uncertain labor market

Why payroll and compliance are becoming the most important retention tools.

By William Smith • Aug. 25, 2025

Collection, not public disclosure, may doom Illinois demographic data law

Anti-DEI collective American Alliance for Equal Rights alleged that SB2930 violates the First and 14th Amendments.

By Caroline Colvin • Aug. 22, 2025

EEOC seeks to enforce subpoenas against school district that sued agency over bias probe

The news comes just weeks after New Mexico’s Gallup-McKinley County Schools sued the commission, alleging that its investigation exceeded EEOC’s authority.

By Ryan Golden • Aug. 22, 2025

Gay ex-employee for NHL’s Chicago Blackhawks claims bias motivated his firing

The plaintiff, a public relations staffer, alleged the team reprimanded him for participating in an interview in which he discussed his sexual orientation.

By Ryan Golden • Aug. 20, 2025

Luxury Santa Monica hotel accused of not paying workers minimum wage

A class-action lawsuit claims Santa Monica Proper did not follow wage requirements set forth in the California city’s hotel worker wage ordinance.

By Noelle Mateer • Aug. 20, 2025

Immigration policy changes squeeze an already understaffed long-term care industry

The senior care industry can’t afford to lose potential workers, experts said.

By Ginger Christ • Aug. 20, 2025

Pregnant Workers Fairness Act must be enforced in Texas after all, 5th Circuit says

However, a district judge’s May decision to vacate EEOC’s interpretation of the law that protects elective abortions still stands.

By Emilie Shumway • Aug. 19, 2025

Worker with torn ligament can bring ADA case against Walmart, court says

The short opinion by an Illinois district court judge offers a few lessons for employers in how to approach ADA requests.

By Emilie Shumway • Updated Aug. 21, 2025

DOL once again set to tackle joint employer, independent contractor regulations

Details on the status of specific rules were unavailable at press time, however, as a White House website appeared to be taken offline.

By Ryan Golden • Aug. 18, 2025

Back to Basics: What the ADA does — and doesn’t — allow employers to ask in the hiring process

It’s an area that employers “mess up all the time,” a disability compliance consultant told HR Dive.

By Ryan Golden • Updated Aug. 19, 2025

Arkansas firefighter may have been illegally fired for anti-abortion post, 8th Circuit holds

The post did not disrupt fire department operations, and a jury will have to decide if the firefighter was fired because the mayor didn’t like his viewpoint, the court said.

By Laurel Kalser • Aug. 18, 2025

What HR needs to know about managing licensed professionals

State licensing board actions present a unique dimension to HR’s responsibilities, writes Robyn W. Madden, attorney at Turner Padget.

By Robyn W. Madden • Aug. 18, 2025

Employer to pay $40K for alleged harassment of neurodivergent cashier

The manager and staff at a gas station convenience store in Alabama repeatedly bullied a cashier because of his atypical neuroprocessing, anxiety and vision disorder, EEOC said.

By Laurel Kalser • Aug. 15, 2025

School district asks court to reel in EEOC charge it called a ‘fishing expedition’

The lawsuit alleged that then-Commissioner Andrea Lucas issued an “overly broad and vague” discrimination charge that exceeded the agency’s authority.

By Ryan Golden • Aug. 13, 2025

6th Circuit breaks from EEOC on employer liability for client harassment

A manufacturer wasn’t liable for a client harassing an employee because it didn’t intend for the harassment to occur, the court held.

By Emilie Shumway • Aug. 12, 2025