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This week in 5 numbers: How many remote job postings are there?
Here’s a roundup of numbers from the last week of HR news — including how many people were affected by a data breach at a third-party employment screening services provider.
By Ginger Christ • Feb. 27, 2025 -
SCOTUS likely to strike down heightened proof burden for ‘reverse discrimination’ plaintiffs
Arguments before the court Wednesday showed little disagreement, if any, between the parties on the question presented, and the justices appeared keen to issue a narrow decision.
By Ryan Golden • Feb. 27, 2025 -
Explore the Trendline➔
Adeline Kon/HR DiveTrendlineInside 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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DoorDash to pay nearly $17M to delivery drivers to settle pay dispute
DoorDash allegedly used delivery workers’ tips to subsidize their base pay, the New York attorney general said.
By Ginger Christ • Feb. 27, 2025 -
Liberty University must face former trans worker’s discrimination claim, judge rules
Title VII’s religious exceptions do not apply to the situation at hand, in which a transgender worker was fired for disclosing her status and intent to transition, the court found.
By Emilie Shumway • Feb. 26, 2025 -
‘Inaccurate and misleading’: Democrat AGs push back against Trump’s DEI executive order
Sixteen AGs issued guidance for private employers regarding the “Ending Illegal Discrimination and Restoring Merit-Based Opportunity” order.
By Caroline Colvin • Feb. 26, 2025 -
Opinion
Despite EEOC shift, discrimination based on gender identity remains illegal
Unless Bostock is reversed, employers can anticipate that charges of discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity will continue to be filed.
By Paul O. Lopez, Esq. and Brittany L Hynes, Esq. • Feb. 25, 2025 -
Intel, Israeli former VP agree to dismiss lawsuit over supervisor’s alleged pro-Hamas posts
The plaintiff previously sought, but failed, to proceed with his suit anonymously. A district court rejected his request.
By Ryan Golden • Feb. 25, 2025 -
Federal judge blocks parts of Trump’s private-sector DEI order
The White House’s enforcement threat against private-sector DEI programs is “textbook viewpoint-based discrimination,” according to the Feb. 21 decision.
By Ryan Golden • Feb. 24, 2025 -
Florida says Target’s alleged deceit over DEI risks damaged public employee pensions
Florida claims Target intentionally misled shareholders about the true risk of its 2023 Pride campaign, causing investors to lose billions of dollars.
By Laurel Kalser • Feb. 24, 2025 -
8th Circuit allows states’ lawsuit over EEOC abortion accommodation rule to continue
Meanwhile, Acting EEOC Chair Andrea Lucas said she intends to revisit the challenged regulations once the commission’s quorum is restored.
By Ryan Golden • Feb. 21, 2025 -
Dems ask SEC, DOL to not issue anti-ESG rules
A coalition of 17 blue state finance officials sent a letter to the agencies to counter prior assertions made by their Republican colleagues.
By Lamar Johnson • Feb. 20, 2025 -
NLRB rescinds stack of Biden-era enforcement memos
The affected documents touched upon subjects ranging from electronic monitoring of employees to noncompete agreements and student athletes.
By Ryan Golden • Feb. 20, 2025 -
This week in 5 numbers: EEOC secures $1.4M anti-American bias settlement
Here’s a roundup of numbers from the last week of HR news — including what share of workers consider their student loan debt before saying yes to a job offer.
By Ginger Christ • Feb. 20, 2025 -
Employers are ‘on notice’: EEOC declares focus on anti-American bias
EEOC alleged a major hotel and resort in Guam discriminated against non-Japanese workers by paying them less than workers from Japan.
By Ginger Christ • Feb. 19, 2025 -
Senators frame Trump’s DOL pick as bridge between employers, employees
Still, Lori Chavez-DeRemer faced bipartisan scrutiny on the PRO Act, “right-to-work” laws, minimum wage policy, the joint employer rule and more.
By Caroline Colvin • Feb. 19, 2025 -
Starbucks’ DEI policies labeled ‘discriminatory’ in Missouri attorney general’s lawsuit
A spokesperson for the coffee chain denied the claims in an email to HR Dive and said the company’s hiring and benefits programs are “open to everyone and lawful.”
By Ryan Golden • Feb. 19, 2025 -
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Judge halts CFPB firings
The bureau also was told not to delete any agency data or transfer its reserve funding to the Fed or anywhere else. The CFPB then reportedly placed most employees on administrative leave.
By Dan Ennis • Feb. 18, 2025 -
In broad sweep, EEOC moves to abandon its pending gender identity bias lawsuits
In its motions to dismiss, the agency pointed to President Donald Trump’s executive order on “gender ideology extremism” and guidance from the Office of Personnel Management.
By Emilie Shumway • Feb. 18, 2025 -
EEOC, attorney resolve lawsuit accusing agency of race bias
A Black EEOC attorney sued the agency for race discrimination over its alleged handling of a White co-worker’s complaint against her and for retaliating against her because she asked for a disability accommodation.
By Laurel Kalser • Updated March 6, 2025 -
DOJ declares legal protections for independent agency members unconstitutional
Historically, the U.S. Department of Justice defended against the president removing members of the boards without cause.
By Ginger Christ • Feb. 13, 2025 -
Judge unblocks Trump ‘buyout’ offer to feds, says unions lack standing
Approximately 75,000 federal workers accepted the deferred resignation offer, according to the White House.
By Ryan Golden • Feb. 13, 2025 -
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Executive’s failed severance pay lawsuit sought to ‘change’ ERISA’s rules, 6th Circuit says
“Top hat plans” — like the one at issue in the case — are not subject to ERISA’s fiduciary requirements, per the judgment.
By Ryan Golden • Feb. 12, 2025 -
As DOGE gains power, federal workers fight back
President Donald Trump’s Feb. 11 executive order gave DOGE more control over federal hiring, but unions are seeking to stop DOGE from rummaging through DOL data.
By Caroline Colvin • Updated Feb. 13, 2025 -
King Soopers sues UFCW Local 7 over alleged coercion
The lawsuit alleges the union tried to force King Soopers into multi-union bargaining with other labor groups that don't have ties with the grocer.
By Catherine Douglas Moran • Feb. 11, 2025 -
5 quick answers to employers’ questions on E-Verify, ICE raids
“You can’t stop an ICE agent from perusing your store, but you can stop them from entering your stockroom,” one attorney said — provided that the agent doesn’t have a judicial warrant.
By Kathryn Moody • Feb. 11, 2025