Restaurant managers ignored race harassment, EEOC suit says

Harassment generally becomes actionable when an employer fails to act; that's why manager training is so crucial.

By Lisa Burden • Sept. 24, 2018

EEOC sues employer for maintaining an English-only policy

According to the commission, a plant manager for an Ithaca, New York, employer also complained that he was sick of immigrants stealing American jobs and urged immigrant employees to leave America.

By Kate Tornone • Sept. 24, 2018

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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.

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Lawsuit accuses Spotify exec of discrimination, organizing 'boys' trips'

A female former sales leader alleged that the company denied women pay increases and that her complaint "fell on deaf ears."

By Ryan Golden • Sept. 21, 2018

Multiple accommodation attempts demonstrated employer's good faith, 8th Cir. says

Despite not finding an accommodation, the Northern States Power Company acted in good faith in attempting to accommodate a lineman with a disability, an appeals court said.

By Lisa Burden • Sept. 21, 2018

Auto-deducted lunch breaks continue to land employers in court

The FLSA doesn't expressly prohibit automatic deductions, but recent lawsuits show that they can be risky.

By Lisa Burden • Sept. 20, 2018

California regulators open 2 new investigations of previously fined Tesla plant

In August, Cal/OSHA imposed $1,000 in fines on Tesla after an investigation of two reported incidents at the same Fremont, California manufacturing facility.

By Ryan Golden , Valerie Bolden-Barrett • Sept. 19, 2018

10 employers charged with using Facebook job ads to exclude women

Facebook also recently came under fire for allegedly enabling age discrimination in a similar manner.

By Valerie Bolden-Barrett , Katie Clarey • Sept. 19, 2018

Court advances ATF employees' overtime suit

Agency employees say they were misclassified as exempt and denied overtime for years.

By Lisa Burden • Sept. 19, 2018

9th Cir. OKs DOL stance on FLSA tip credit

Reaching that conclusion, the court revived a lawsuit filed by restaurant employees claiming they had not been paid appropriate wages for non-tipped work.

By Kathryn Moody • Sept. 19, 2018

Lawyer who took on Google, Amazon files age discrimination complaint against IBM

The complaint alleges IBM trimmed more than 20,000 jobs in the U.S. held by employees over the age of 40 across a five-year span.

By Alex Hickey • Sept. 18, 2018

Jury awards $6M to American alleging national origin discrimination

Israeli supervisors at an international drug company reportedly micromanaged an American team and ultimately fired one employee for complaining.

By Lisa Burden • Updated Nov. 26, 2018

Safeway failed to provide interpreter for deaf applicant, EEOC says

When the plaintiff asked for an interpreter, the recruiter allegedly said she knew nothing about providing interpreters and rejected his recommendations.

By Valerie Bolden-Barrett • Sept. 18, 2018

Looming Browning-Ferris reversal puts training in focus

Experts say NLRB's proposal provides clarity, but compliance will be a case-by-case proposition with potential implementation pitfalls.

By Ryan Golden • Sept. 17, 2018

McDonald's employees set to strike to protest workplace sexual harassment

The extent to which a sexual harassment problem exists at McDonald's remains to be seen, but the strike makes a statement of its own.

By Valerie Bolden-Barrett , Katie Clarey • Sept. 17, 2018

Chicago area staffing agencies beat racketeering charge

The companies were accused of establishing a scheme in which they charged workers $8 per day for transportation.

By Riia O'Donnell • Sept. 13, 2018

NLRB extends comment period for joint-employer rule

The rule would shift enforcement away from the Browning-Ferris standard, making it more difficult for employers to be held jointly liable for NLRA violations.

By Kathryn Moody , Ryan Golden , Kate Tornone • Updated Jan. 14, 2019

Digital interviews don't necessarily violate ADA, according to EEOC letter

If a candidate makes it known that he or she cannot use the digital format because of an impairment, the onus is on the employer to make an accommodation.

By Katie Clarey • Sept. 13, 2018

Connecticut law protects medical marijuana users from discrimination, court says

"We use federal law" is no defense to state-law violations, the court concluded.

By Lisa Burden • Sept. 13, 2018

High-tech FMLA, workers' comp investigations fall in a legal 'gray area'

Twenty years ago, if an employee was suspected of malingering, employer options were somewhat limited. That is no longer the case.

By Jennifer Carsen • Sept. 13, 2018

Harassment need not be 'overtly sexual' to create a claim, 7th Cir. says

Ensuring good faith during harassment investigations is crucial to prevail against resulting litigation, as is thorough documentation.

By Ryan Golden • Sept. 12, 2018

Tech workers at Tesla, Intel say NDAs have 'silenced' them

The agreements have come under intense scrutiny as of late, given their use in handling sexual harassment claims.

By Valerie Bolden-Barrett • Sept. 12, 2018

Trump's driver drops overtime suit, moves to arbitration

While the president may emerge from these claims unscathed, other employers often aren't so lucky. Compliance issues can affect both talent attraction and retention.

By Lisa Burden • Sept. 12, 2018

Applicant can't be required to pay for medical test, 9th Cir. says

The court said that BNSF Railway couldn't single out an applicant with a disability, requiring that he obtain an MRI at his own expense.

By Lisa Burden • Sept. 10, 2018

A 'pain in my butt': UPS manager's comments factor in decision to send ADA case to trial

Supervisors too often let their emotions get the best of them, experts say.

By Lisa Burden • Sept. 7, 2018

#MeToo leads to training mandates (and more)

Only a few new state and local requirements for sexual harassment training have emerged in the past year, writes David W. Garland of Epstein Becker Green, but employers should still be wary.

By David W. Garland • Sept. 7, 2018