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    Gold mine pays $690K to settle allegations it failed to promote female miner

    The company denied promotions to a female miner while promoting men with less seniority or training, according to the EEOC.

    By Lisa Burden • June 23, 2019
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    Court says former CVS exec's move to PillPack violated noncompete

    The judge found the employee's decision violated the agreement because he was providing similar services to a drugstore competitor. 

    By Dana Elfin • June 21, 2019
  • Jury awards $15M to Jack in the Box employee dubbed 'grandma'

    A court found the supervisor was subjected to wrongful discharge, retaliation, harassment and age and disability discrimination.

    By Lisa Burden • June 21, 2019
  • Trump admin opens door to fundamental changes in healthcare benefits

    Paul Fronstin of the Employee Benefit Research Institute said he doesn't expect an uptick right away, but when the next recession hits, "the future of health benefits gets put to the test."

    By Samantha Liss • June 20, 2019
  • Wiccan professor at Catholic university claims religion and sex bias

    According to the complaint, the provost advised she "might not want to be so overt about being a witch" if she wanted to advance her career.

    By Jennifer Carsen • June 19, 2019
  • Kids' consignment sale volunteers were employees, DC Cir. finds

    The Rhea Lana workers were consignors who worked five-hour shifts in exchange for priority shopping access.

    By Jennifer Carsen • June 19, 2019
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    3rd Cir.: Hospital admin terminated for cost reasons, not bias

    The former employee said her firing was linked to the cost of her husband's cancer treatments, which he received at the hospital.

    By Jennifer Carsen • June 18, 2019
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    Employers hire the formerly incarcerated despite internal hurdles

    Transparency and commitment to hiring goals can prevent perceptions from getting in the way, speakers at a U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation event said.

    By June 18, 2019
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    Defense contractor settles EEOC return-to-work suit for $75K

    The employer gave an engineer a choice to resign or be fired after a doctor and a fitness-for-duty examiner cleared his return, EEOC said. 

    By Lisa Burden • June 18, 2019
  • Obesity alone is not an ADA-covered disability, 7th Cir. says

    Joining several other courts, the 7th Circuit concluded that obesity is not a protected disability unless it stems from an underlying condition.

    By Jennifer Carsen • June 17, 2019
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    Dental practice sued for age bias after firing 8 hygienists older than 40

    The terminated hygienists eventually were replaced with 14 employees, 13 of whom were under the age of 40, EEOC said.

    By Jennifer Carsen • June 17, 2019
  • No special call-out hurdles for FMLA leave, district court says

    Employees can be required to follow established call-in procedures but they must be consistently applied for all types of leave, the court said.

    By Jennifer Carsen • June 17, 2019
  • Nevada becomes first state to protect applicants with positive marijuana tests

    The law makes exceptions, however, for certain occupations, including firefighters and emergency medical technicians.

    By June 14, 2019
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    Dems urge McDonald's to enforce franchise sexual harassment policies

    Lawmakers called the chain's working conditions "unsafe and intolerable" and said its alleged pervasive pattern of harassment must end.

    By Valerie Bolden-Barrett • June 13, 2019
  • Executives are adopting causes — the latest is a woman's right to choose

    In a public letter, more than 180 CEOs said that anti-abortion legislation inhibits their ability to recruit top talent across state lines.

    By Valerie Bolden-Barrett • June 13, 2019
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    Employer will pay $425K to settle suit alleging 'regular and open use' of slurs

    Black employees also were allegedly assigned more difficult tasks and longer delivery routes than others.

    By Lisa Burden • June 12, 2019
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    Job offer allegedly rescinded because of pregnancy leads to $80K settlement

    The company told the applicant she should have notified it of her pregnancy because it would not have hired her had it known, EEOC said.

    By Jennifer Carsen • June 12, 2019
  • Greyhound agrees to train HR managers, pay $45K to settle religious accommodation suit involving Muslim garb

    The company allegedly refused to let a bus driver wear an abaya, citing safety concerns, and proposed she wear a knee-length skirt over pants.

    By Lisa Burden • Updated Nov. 29, 2021
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    Connecticut adopts 12 weeks of paid family leave

    The measure — funded by an employee payroll tax — is set to take effect January 2022.

    By Lisa Burden • June 10, 2019
  • Washington state floats $49K overtime threshold

    More than 250,000 workers in the state could be newly eligible for overtime by 2026 under the proposal, the state's Department of Labor & Industries said.

    By June 10, 2019
  • Mandatory drug testing, counseling for nuclear plant guard didn't violate ADA

    The armed officer was offered those conditions — described by the 2nd Circuit as "lawful precautions" — following criminal charges.

    By Jennifer Carsen • June 7, 2019
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    LGBTQ workers at federal agencies attest to lack of support

    The employees indicated they were more likely than non-LGBTQ colleagues to seek work elsewhere in the next year.

    By Lisa Burden • June 7, 2019
  • Walmart CEO backs higher federal minimum wage

    "$7.25 is too low," Doug McMillon said in remarks delivered at the company's annual shareholder meeting Wednesday.

    By June 6, 2019
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    Hyatt to pay $100K to settle EEOC disability suit over request for chair

    The ADA requires that employers provide a reasonable accommodation to a qualified individual with a disability.

    By Lisa Burden • June 5, 2019
  • Trucking company refused to rehire employee because of her discrimination claim, EEOC says

    "Refusing to hire an individual because she filed an EEOC charge is retaliation," said Gregory Gochanour, EEOC's regional attorney in Chicago.

    By Lisa Burden • June 5, 2019