Trump pledges order addressing patchwork of state AI laws

The move comes after the president and big tech unsuccessfully pushed for congressional action on the issue.

By Alexei Alexis • Dec. 10, 2025

AT&T’s promise to scrap DEI decried as ‘short-sighted’

Many corporate analysts, talent strategists and ESG advocates have condemned the decision, which was tied to the Federal Communications Commission’s pending approval of an acquisition.

By Caroline Colvin • Dec. 10, 2025

FLSA misclassification is common, costly and completely avoidable

Compliance can be easy, writes Jones Walker partner Sid Lewis, but employers too often fall asleep at the wheel.

By Sid Lewis • Dec. 9, 2025

EEOC opens claims process in $21M Columbia University settlement

The agency alleged the university engaged in a pattern or practice of harassment against Jewish employees since at least Oct. 7, 2023.

By Emilie Shumway • Dec. 9, 2025

AT&T drops DEI, gets $1B acquisition of UScellular greenlit

The telecommunications company committed to scrapping policies and programs focused on diversity, equity and inclusion in a bid to get a deal approved by the FCC.

By Zoya Mirza • Dec. 9, 2025

SCOTUS poised to deal blow to federal agency independence

Multiple members of the high court’s conservative majority criticized a 90-year-old decision that blocked presidents from firing regulatory leaders at will.

By Ryan Golden • Dec. 8, 2025

Jury hits SHRM with $11.5M verdict in racial bias, retaliation trial

The HR organization said the claim had no merit and vowed to appeal the decision.

By Emilie Shumway • Dec. 8, 2025

6 recent lawsuits alleging ADA violations at work

Under the Americans with Disabilities Act, employers must provide a reasonable accommodation to workers with disabilities unless doing so would pose an undue hardship.

By Ginger Christ • Dec. 8, 2025

EEOC: Refusing to hire applicants for taking methadone violates ADA

Although the ADA doesn’t cover people currently using illegal drugs, it does protect those with a past addiction, per the agency.

By Laurel Kalser • Dec. 5, 2025

NYC to move ahead with pay data reporting after mayor’s veto overridden

States and localities continue to advance pay equity legislation while federal action stalls.

By Ryan Golden • Dec. 5, 2025

State laws regulating AI take effect in the new year. Here’s what HR needs to know.

Employers will have to wrestle with tension between federal policy and state legislation.

By Caroline Colvin • Dec. 5, 2025

This week in 5 numbers: Trial in SHRM’s 3-year-old lawsuit begins

Here’s a roundup of numbers from the last week of HR news — including how many U.S. workers say they’re burnt out.

By Ginger Christ • Dec. 4, 2025

San Diego restaurant chain owners settle sexual harassment allegations for $650K

The restaurant operator “engaged in a pattern of hiring teenage girls as young as 16 years old based on their appearance and vulnerability,” according to a 2023 complaint from the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.

By Emilie Shumway • Dec. 4, 2025

H-1B visa applicants will now have their social media scrutinized

The move is the latest measure from President Donald Trump’s administration to make the immigration process more stringent.

By Caroline Colvin • Dec. 4, 2025

Starbucks to pay $39M in New York City labor settlement

New York City alleged the company violated its Fair Workweek rules upwards of 500,000 times between 2021 and 2024.

By Aneurin Canham-Clyne • Updated Dec. 4, 2025

Trump administration illegally fired workers for real or perceived DEI roles, lawsuit alleges

The president’s “anti-DEI”-related directives allegedly “were targeted actions intended to punish perceived political enemies.”

By Ginger Christ • Dec. 3, 2025

Navigating the maze: A practical guide for employers dealing with employment administrative agencies

There are several steps HR and management can take to avoid common pitfalls at the administrative agency level, according to Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani LLP attorneys.

By Susan Best, Stephanie Jones and Y’Noka Bass • Dec. 2, 2025

Seward and Son to pay $150K for allegedly preferring non-Americans over Black American workers

The Mississippi farming operation allegedly hired non-Black foreign agricultural workers and assigned them less strenuous, higher-paying jobs than Black American employees, according to an EEOC lawsuit.

By Laurel Kalser • Dec. 2, 2025

Employers should proactively analyze AI hiring processes for adverse impact

An ongoing lawsuit filed against Workday shows that AI risk in hiring is not theoretical, writes Benjamin Shippen of BRG.

By Benjamin Shippen • Dec. 2, 2025

Manager’s repeated dining invites weren’t harassment, 6th Circuit holds

The employer also took several actions after receiving a complaint against the manager, the court noted.

By Ryan Golden • Dec. 1, 2025

‘Disturbing’ FLSA trends include uptick in regular-rate litigation

The plaintiffs’ bar is homing in on mistakes employers may make in excluding certain bonuses and other payments from workers’ regular rates, one attorney said.

By Ryan Golden • Dec. 1, 2025

Cleveland health system to face time-rounding lawsuit, judge rules

The plaintiff alleged that the timekeeping policy is "'rigged' in MetroHealth’s favor and was designed to willfully pay less time than worked."

By Ginger Christ • Nov. 26, 2025

Worker’s sexual assault need not be workplace-related to avoid arbitration, judge rules

A former employee of an Oregon company can move forward with discrimination and other claims after a federal judge found the EFAA applied to her case.

By Emilie Shumway • Nov. 25, 2025

Under new SCOTUS precedent, ‘slights’ and ‘psyche’ damage are workplace lawsuit fodder

Plaintiffs must show “some harm” resulting from an employment decision after Muldrow v. City of St. Louis, but not all subsequent cases have come out in employees’ favor.

By Ryan Golden • Nov. 25, 2025

‘Expect the unexpected’ in EEOC’s new era, attorneys say

Management-side counsel anticipate clashes on pronoun use, bathroom policies, mentorship programs and other workplace issues.

By Ryan Golden • Nov. 24, 2025