Lawsuit alleges Trump’s anti-DEI contractor order violates Constitution

Filed Monday, the complaint alleges the order violates free speech and free association rights.

By Emilie Shumway • April 21, 2026

California contractor ordered to pay $468K in wage theft case

A federal probe found missed payroll, unpaid overtime and retaliation, highlighting persistent labor violations in construction, according to an attorney.

By Keith Loria • April 21, 2026

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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

FedEx settles charge it denied telework accommodations to workers with disabilities

“While we continue to deny a number of the allegations made in this lawsuit, we are pleased to have reached an agreement to resolve this case,” a FedEx spokesperson told HR Dive.

By Emilie Shumway • April 21, 2026

Labor Secretary Chavez-DeRemer resigns

The U.S. Department of Labor leader left the job after just one full year in office following a series of misconduct investigations of the secretary and some top aides.

By Ryan Golden • Updated 5 hours ago

Alleged denial of $1,700 accommodation leads to $100K ADA settlement

Smiths Detection, Inc. refused to pay for a hearing protection device for an employee with hearing loss and instead demoted her to a job with lower pay, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission claimed.

By Ryan Golden • April 20, 2026

Stakeholders urge Labor Department to finalize PBM transparency rule

Employers, lawmakers and more said regulators should hustle to get disclosure mandates for the controversial drug middlemen across the finish line, while PBMs slammed the rule as illegal, unnecessary and anticompetitive.

By Rebecca Pifer Parduhn • April 20, 2026

White ICE worker advances race bias claim challenging manager’s ‘unusual’ hiring process

The court scrutinized the manner in which an agency director chose an African American candidate for two roles instead of promoting the plaintiff.

By Ryan Golden • April 20, 2026

CHRO caught on tape admitting to culture that ‘protected’ harassers, workers claim

Plaintiffs in the case alleged they had audio recordings in which the top HR executive for New Orleans’ Regional Transit Authority acknowledged several employment law violations.

By Ryan Golden • April 17, 2026

Tire company settles allegations it discriminated against workers with opioid prescriptions

Under an agreement with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, The Carlstar Group will pay $300,000 and train its supervisors, among other steps.

By Emilie Shumway • April 17, 2026

PepsiCo settles EEOC lawsuit alleging it failed to accommodate and fired blind employee

The beverage maker will pay a blind former customer service employee $270,000 and work with an expert to develop software that accommodates visually impaired staff.

By Laurel Kalser • April 17, 2026

Discrimination, retaliation lawsuit against Marriott hotel can proceed, judge rules

A federal judge said Shreeji Hotel Group was “more than simply the absent owner” of the hotel and would have to face the allegations, court records show.

By Ginger Christ • April 16, 2026

IRS names professions qualifying for tax deductions on tipped wages

Just days before the Wednesday tax deadline, employers got more clarity on significant changes to payroll and W-2 reporting changes they are facing.

By Danielle McLean • April 16, 2026

Deloitte Consulting penalized employees for taking pregnancy-related leave, lawsuit alleges

Employees who took protected pregnancy-related, parental or family leave allegedly received lower scores on their annual assessments, according to the complaint.

By Laurel Kalser • April 16, 2026

Worker’s firing days before retirement didn’t violate ERISA, judge holds

An Ohio district court found that Western & Southern cited a legitimate basis for its decision to terminate the plaintiff, who spent 18 years with the company.

By Ryan Golden • April 15, 2026

Employee benefits regulator to focus on ‘bad actors’

The U.S. Department of Labor’s Employee Benefits Security Administration said it will target enforcement on “the most egregious conduct and significant harm.”

By Ginger Christ • April 15, 2026

Tulsa medical center only let workers pump if ‘sufficient staffing’ was available, DOL says

Hillcrest Medical Center allegedly violated the PUMP Act by limiting when workers could express breast milk, DOL alleged in a recent news release. Both DOL and Hillcrest say it has since updated its policies. 

By Emilie Shumway • April 14, 2026

EEOC settles with Republic Services for $200K in sex discrimination case

The lawsuit alleged that a Republic affiliate in Springfield, Missouri, hired male applicants over more qualified female applicants starting in early 2020.

By Jacob Wallace • April 14, 2026

IBM strikes $17M deal to end feds’ probe of DEI programs

An assistant U.S. attorney general said the settlement demonstrated the Justice Department’s commitment to ending “woke unconstitutional practices.”

By Ryan Golden • April 13, 2026

Trans worker fired for ‘bringing morale down’ can proceed with case, court says

After working for the company for one year and eight months, the plaintiff was fired within days of disclosing that she was transgender.

By Emilie Shumway • April 13, 2026

AI industry recruiting platform faces multiple lawsuits over data breach

The recent incident allegedly resulted in lost personal information and damages including breach of contract, plaintiffs told a California federal district court.

By Ryan Golden • April 13, 2026

Security guard’s retaliation claim fails because firing manager didn’t know of complaint, court holds

A former security guard failed to show his supervisor manipulated a manager into firing him because the guard told an HR exec the supervisor favored female employees, the court found.

By Laurel Kalser • April 10, 2026

Colorado AI bias law is unconstitutional, lawsuit from Elon Musk’s xAI claims

The embattled SB 24-205 faces uncertainty just months ahead of its effective date, with local leaders still debating amendments.

By Ryan Golden • April 10, 2026

Dental supply company settles EEOC charge alleging it fired worker after learning she was pregnant

Discrimination on the basis of pregnancy violates Title VII of the Civil Right Act, one of the oldest employment laws protecting pregnant workers.

By Emilie Shumway • April 9, 2026

This week in 5 numbers: US workers are quitting at the lowest level in a decade

Here’s a roundup of numbers from the last week of HR news — including the record high amount the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission secured in pre-litigation recovery last year.

By Ginger Christ • April 9, 2026

Courts likely to side with EEOC in DEI probes, attorneys say

A recent lawsuit against Nike represents the “tip of the spear” for the commission’s anti-DEI efforts, according to Duane Morris’ Gerald Maatman.

By Ryan Golden • April 8, 2026