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Hospital allegedly asked for note from the Quran to prove worker's accommodation need
The plaintiff alleged that she was told that the face covering she wore during Ramadan violated hospital policy.
By Lisa Burden • July 29, 2019 -
Google to pay $11M to settle age discrimination class action
The settlement requires Google to, among other things, create a recruiting subcommittee that will focus on age diversity for three of its roles.
By Jennifer Carsen • July 29, 2019 -
Study: Sexual harassment down but gender harassment up in #MeToo era
The research suggested "gender harassment is increasing as a backlash to anti-sexual harassment movements."
By Jennifer Carsen • July 26, 2019 -
Air Evac EMS settles overtime suit for $3M
The workers were first required to work 120 hours per two-week pay period before getting overtime, court docs said.
By Jennifer Carsen • July 26, 2019 -
EEOC sues McDonald's franchisee for rejecting applicant over religious beard
The hiring manager allegedly told the applicant he would have to shave it to comply with the grooming policy and denied his request to wear a beard net.
By Lisa Burden • July 25, 2019 -
School showed no bias in firing teacher who failed to arrange post-ADA leave return
The teacher failed to submit a form indicating her intent to return, to provide the school board with medical clearance and to respond to the principal's inquiry about her return, the court said.
By Lisa Burden • July 25, 2019 -
Railway company not liable for worker's fatal accident during commute
This case is relevant to U.S. railroad workers, but it highlights a broader question: When are employers legally responsible for employees outside their scheduled work hours?
By Jennifer Carsen • July 25, 2019 -
Uncertainty abounds in California after 9th Cir. withdraws classification ruling
It could take some time for employers to receive clarity on whether the state's Dynamex standard applies retroactively, one local attorney told HR Dive.
By Ryan Golden • July 24, 2019 -
6 key stories you might have missed midway into 2019
The talent shortage has emerged as a top risk for organizations this year, but FLSA and FMLA remain perennial headaches.
By Kathryn Moody • July 23, 2019 -
Party City settles pregnancy discrimination suit for $39K
The EEOC has advised managers to treat requests for accommodation from pregnant workers as ADA requests unless no impairment exists.
By Lisa Burden • July 23, 2019 -
Most harassment witnesses never reported what they saw to HR
About a third of respondents cited being worried about the consequences or not wanting to interfere as reasons they did not report.
By Jennifer Carsen • July 23, 2019 -
Column
Back to Basics: Making sense of joint employment
Joint employment regulations can be notoriously ambiguous. HR Dive gives you the rundown on avoiding the slippery slope in its latest Back to Basics.
By Rosie Bradbury • July 22, 2019 -
Employer not liable following prompt response to alleged co-worker harassment
The judge said timely remedial action shields an employer from liability when harassment is committed by a co-worker rather than a supervisor.
By Jennifer Carsen • July 22, 2019 -
Trump to nominate son of late Justice Scalia as DOL secretary
The announcement follows Trump's designation of Patrick Pizzella to be acting Secretary of Labor after the resignation of former Secretary Alexander Acosta.
By Ryan Golden • July 19, 2019 -
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EEOC: Hearing-impaired worker denied accommodation for training videos
"Powerlink should have considered the various ways to accommodate this employee," said Nedra Campbell, trial attorney for the EEOC.
By Jennifer Carsen • July 19, 2019 -
Kraft Heinz to pay at least $3M to settle wage and hour claims
Plaintiffs claimed the company failed to provide accurate wage statements and legally compliant rest and meal breaks and committed other infractions.
By Lisa Burden • July 19, 2019 -
ACA 'Cadillac tax' repeal passed in House, moves to Senate
Lawmakers originally delayed implementation of the tax last year, moving its effective date to 2022.
By Ryan Golden • July 18, 2019 -
Purple Campaign creates employer certification to address harassment
Uber, Amazon, Airbnb and Expedia have partnered with the campaign to end sexual misconduct in the workplace.
By Valerie Bolden-Barrett • July 18, 2019 -
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EEOC: Company owner subjected female employee to porn
Several women resigned in order to escape the harassment, which included crude sexual comments, the federal agency said.
By Lisa Burden • July 18, 2019 -
DMV worker fired for violating employee handbook, not retaliation
The DMV noted instances of poor performance, including a misreport of "a state-wide outage that led to multiple employees working over a weekend."
By Jennifer Carsen • July 18, 2019 -
Kroger settles claims it failed to accommodate worker with vision impairment
The grocery chain agreed in the settlement to provide new hires with vision disabilities access to tools to make their onboarding programs more inclusive.
By Lisa Burden • July 17, 2019 -
5th Cir.: Sexual harassment investigation did not create hostile work environment
The complaint did not plausibly allege that the city's investigations created working conditions "so intolerable that a reasonable person would have felt compelled to resign."
By Jennifer Carsen • July 17, 2019 -
New York bans discrimination against employees with natural hairstyles
The hair discrimination statute will go into immediate effect across the state.
By Rosie Bradbury • July 16, 2019 -
Column // Other duties as assigned
Employee preference has little place in FMLA, FLSA compliance
In this installment of "Other Duties as Assigned," HR Dive's lead editor, Kate Tornone, explains why HR sometimes has to be the bad guy.
By Kate Tornone • July 15, 2019 -
Scantily-clad baristas must cover up, says 9th Cir.
In response to complaints, one city passed an ordinance requiring that employees, owners and operators of quick-service facilities cover "minimum body areas."
By Jennifer Carsen • July 15, 2019
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