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DOL proposes 4-factor test for joint employment liability
The agency has extended the public comment period for the rule to June 25.
By Ryan Golden • Updated May 13, 2019 -
Just 30% of people say a deaf individual could perform their job equally well
A lack of contact with specific groups can breed bias, a Communication Service for the Deaf poll suggests.
By Valerie Bolden-Barrett • April 1, 2019 -
A running list of states and localities with sexual harassment training mandates
A Chicago mandate takes effect July 1, bringing the city into the fold of those requiring such training.
By Katie Clarey • Updated June 14, 2022 -
Employer settles claim that HR rep found 'no point' in training worker with dyslexia
In addition to paying $31,000, the company agreed to train all managers, supervisors and HR personnel on the Americans with Disabilities Act.
By Katie Clarey • April 1, 2019 -
Complex leave mandates drive continued outsourcing, survey finds
About half of large employers and about one-third of small employers now outsource their FMLA management, according to a DMEC report.
By Morgan Fecto , Jennifer Carsen • March 29, 2019 -
DOL reminds employers that FMLA allows leave to care for adult child
"The [FMLA] protects employees in just this type of circumstance and allows critically needed workplace flexibility precisely when employees need it the most," an agency official said.
By Lisa Burden • March 29, 2019 -
Deutsche Bank manager didn't want to 'deal with' medical issues, suit says
After disclosing a brain tumor, the employee said she was subject to retaliation and her complaints to HR went unanswered.
By Lisa Burden • March 29, 2019 -
DOL 'regular rate' update may fuel benefits expansion
The department extended the deadline for public comments on its proposed rule to June 12.
By Ryan Golden • Updated May 13, 2019 -
Only 8% of US, UK companies addressing #MeToo internally
Most companies surveyed said they have a D&I program, but 45% of staff could not identify whether such programs existed in their workplaces.
By Valerie Bolden-Barrett • March 28, 2019 -
Professors' salary history justifies pay gap, 4th Cir. says
As federal courts work to determine whether previous pay is too closely tied to sex, the case promises to become a "pivotal" part of that discussion.
By Lisa Burden • March 27, 2019 -
'Dinosaur' comment keeps age bias claim alive
A discriminatory comment made within six months of termination was "highly probative" of bias, a federal district court said.
By Jennifer Carsen • March 27, 2019 -
Restaurant's 'guaranteed wage' violated FLSA, 6th Cir. says
However, because the owners worked to understand the law's requirements and relied on an accountant, they were not subject to liquidated damages.
By Lisa Burden • March 26, 2019 -
4 keys to creating a robust harassment prevention program
Past strategies haven't focused enough on what employers want workers to do, EVERFI's Elizabeth Bille told #SHRMLeg attendees.
By Ryan Golden • March 26, 2019 -
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Survey finds workplace complaints rose in wake of #MeToo
Without witnessing successful investigations and positive changes at work, employees may not trust employers to take complaints seriously.
By Valerie Bolden-Barrett • March 26, 2019 -
IT admin has no age claim, despite 'old and antiquated' comment, 3rd Cir. says
The employer showed that the employee failed to perform routine backups, causing the permanent loss of six weeks' worth of data.
By Jennifer Carsen • March 25, 2019 -
Supreme Court leaves intact $1.27M jury award in Cushman & Wakefield age bias suit
A lower court said the company allowed an employee "to think that he had permission to transfer ... and then used the move as a pretense to fire him."
By Lisa Burden • Updated Nov. 6, 2019 -
Humana to pay $500K to settle claims it fired worker 2 weeks after FMLA leave ended
The employee also claimed she overheard management officials commenting on how employees taking leave were "hurting the company."
By Jennifer Carsen • March 22, 2019 -
Needle-phobic Walmart pharmacist gets another shot at accommodation claim
Administering injections was not an essential function of the pharmacist's job at the time he was allegedly constructively discharged, the 2nd Circuit said.
By Jennifer Carsen • March 22, 2019 -
Proposed overtime rule finalized; comment period ends May 21
If HR pros want to ask for any changes — an extended implementation period, for example — this is the time to do it, experts said.
By Ryan Golden • March 22, 2019 -
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Think before you Slack: 10 documentation mistakes to avoid
Documentation can make or break an employer's legal defense, but it has to be done right, Allison West told #SHRMLeg attendees.
By Kate Tornone • March 22, 2019 -
NFIB urges pushback against predictive scheduling laws
The small business association said the laws give business owners limited control over scheduling decisions.
By Valerie Bolden-Barrett • March 21, 2019 -
Best practices for tackling absence, disability management
"There's no law that hamstrings an employer so much that they have to leave work undone," Ogletree Deakins' Gregory J. Hare told #SHRMLeg attendees.
By Katie Clarey • March 21, 2019 -
Former WHD administrator lays out 'worst-case scenario' for overtime rule
Despite DOL's new proposal, the Obama-era rule isn't dead yet — and retroactivity remains a possibility.
By Ryan Golden • March 21, 2019 -
Bill would allow temporary visas for construction workers
An industry group urged support of the proposal to supplement the construction labor force with temporary foreign workers.
By Kim Slowey • March 20, 2019 -
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EEO-1 portal opens without pay data questions, but HR isn't out of the woods
The EEOC could still add the reporting requirements; a judge asked the commission and OMB to decide by April 3.
By Ryan Golden • March 20, 2019
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