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Trump taps ‘border czar’ who promised worksite immigration enforcement
Tom Homan said the incoming administration will look for individuals working in the country illegally as well as those who are trafficking victims.
By Kate Tornone • Nov. 11, 2024 -
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10 California employment law changes to know about for 2025
The Golden State has made changes to requirements for wages, sick leave and captive audience meetings.
By Kate Tornone • Nov. 11, 2024 -
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5th Circuit dismisses Cargill employee’s Kronos hack, discrimination claims
The decision is also a victory for UKG, whom the employee sued separately for privacy violation allegations stemming from a 2021 ransomware attack.
By Ryan Golden • Nov. 8, 2024 -
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Voters sign off on minimum wage increases, paid leave initiatives on Election Day
Workplace issues featured in at least a dozen statewide races, and the results create an even more complex HR landscape.
By Ryan Golden • Nov. 8, 2024 -
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SCOTUS appears open to employer’s interpretation of FLSA overtime evidence standard
The outcome could affect how future overtime eligibility disputes are resolved, an attorney told HR Dive.
By Ryan Golden • Nov. 7, 2024 -
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‘Pawternity’ leave: Paid sick leave to care for pets could be on the horizon
New York City’s paid pet leave proposal could open up a larger conversation on employee benefits and flexible workplaces, a law firm partner said.
By Ginger Christ • Nov. 7, 2024 -
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Which rule is ‘dead’ and which will go into effect under Trump? Attorneys weigh in.
At a webinar Wednesday, three Cozen O’Connor attorneys discussed what widely-watched Biden administration rule is likely to survive next year — and what’s likely to go nowhere.
By Emilie Shumway • Nov. 6, 2024 -
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Union Pacific can’t skip employee’s retaliation and unsafe work environment claims after alleged shooting, judge orders
The judge denied the company’s request for summary judgment because there was not an absence of facts supporting the worker’s claims.
By Ginger Christ • Nov. 6, 2024 -
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4 employment actions to expect under a second Trump presidency
Employers are likely to see immigration raids, agency chair replacements and a slowing in regulatory activity, experts at Littler predicted.
By Emilie Shumway • Nov. 6, 2024 -
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IRS increases 401(k) annual cap to $23,500 for 2025
The update coincides with a record rate of retirement savings among 401(k) participants, according to a recent Vanguard report.
By Ryan Golden • Nov. 4, 2024 -
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Amazon refused to provide a deaf warehouse worker with ASL interpreter, lawsuit alleges
The worker said he was compelled to use a hard-of-hearing employee who wasn’t qualified to interpret for him.
By Laurel Kalser • Nov. 4, 2024 -
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OpinionSupreme Court poised to weigh in on legal test for FLSA exemptions
The High Court will hear oral arguments Tuesday in a case that could have implications for employers nationwide.
By Robert Quackenboss and Tyler Laughinghouse • Nov. 4, 2024 -
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New DOL form aims to ease child labor complaint process
The announcement is part of the department’s response to a “significant increase” in the illegal employment of children, it said.
By Ryan Golden • Nov. 4, 2024 -
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Feds tag repeat overtime pay offender a third time, clawing back more than $145K
Employers face potential reprisals when they fail to comply with Fair Labor Standards Act requirements, and those penalties multiply for repeat violations.
By Ryan Golden • Nov. 1, 2024 -
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This week in 5 numbers: Workplace tensions spike as the election nears
Here’s a roundup of numbers from the last week of HR news — including the degree to which incivility at work rose from the spring to summer months.
By Ginger Christ • Oct. 31, 2024 -
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EEOC alleges Culver’s operators fired a transgender worker who complained about deadnaming
Four workers, including the transgender worker who was the subject of the harassment, were fired a day after reporting the behavior to the general manager, EEOC alleged.
By Ginger Christ • Oct. 30, 2024 -
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Employer’s denial of worker’s monthlong leave request to attend religious retreat not discrimination, court holds
The New York State Unified Court System established that letting a clerk take more than a week’s annual leave for the retreat would have burdened its operations, the court held.
By Laurel Kalser • Oct. 29, 2024 -
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10 HR horror stories to make your skin crawl
This Halloween, don’t fumble in the dark on these compliance issues.
By Ginger Christ • Oct. 28, 2024 -
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NLRB can’t order deletion of Musk’s anti-union tweets, 5th Circuit says
The court held that an employer’s speech, even that which presumably violates the NLRA, is protected by the First Amendment.
By Ryan Golden • Oct. 28, 2024 -
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PWFA requires accommodation for stillbirth, EEOC says in now-settled lawsuit
A Florida resort allegedly violated the Pregnancy Workers Fairness Act and the ADA by failing to accommodate a line cook who asked for leave to grieve for her stillborn child.
By Laurel Kalser • Oct. 28, 2024 -
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Deep DiveEEOC wants to collect pay data again. It might have an easier path to do so.
The agency’s EEO-1 Component 2 data from 2017 and 2018 is the first of its kind, and advocates believe the exercise is worth revisiting.
By Ryan Golden , Julia Himmel • Oct. 25, 2024 -
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HR pro claims company fired her for complaint about boss who mocked her disability
The plaintiff alleged she was let go in retaliation for filing a formal complaint against a manager and requesting accommodations for ADHD.
By Ryan Golden • Oct. 25, 2024 -
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A federal PTO guarantee? New report proposes amending FLSA to make it a reality.
The policy, written by a University of Michigan professor and backed by The Brookings Institution, would allow workers to accrue up to 80 hours of paid time off per year.
By Ryan Golden • Oct. 24, 2024 -
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Hooters’ alleged colorism costs $250,000 in EEOC case
Following the layoff of about 43 employees in the Greensboro, North Carolina, area in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Hooters allegedly rehired workers who were predominantly White or had lighter skin.
By Caroline Colvin • Oct. 24, 2024 -
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OpinionWhat the Mayfield ruling means for overtime exemptions
To prevent costly consequences, employers must proactively review employee classifications, writes Lee Jacobs, a partner at Barclay Damon.
By Lee Jacobs • Oct. 23, 2024
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