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Employers that provide paid family, medical leave to receive new tax credit

Proposals for such a tax credit have been in the works since the GOP tax bill paved the way for it in late 2017.

By Valerie Bolden-Barrett • Oct. 02, 2018

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Back to Basics: A rookie's guide to the FMLA

The Family and Medical Leave Act protects workers' jobs under four sets of circumstances, but employers and employees must earn eligibility before the law can cover them.

By Katie Clarey • Oct. 02, 2018

California limits NDAs but rejects attempt to outlaw arbitration

The California bills, like many others, were introduced in the wake of the #MeToo movement.

By Lisa Burden and Kate Tornone

EEOC: Party City manager rejected applicant with autism, saying she wouldn't hire people 'like that'

While employers need not hire unqualified workers, EEOC is warning businesses about the danger of relying on stereotypes and assumptions.

By Lisa Burden

Mitsubishi attorney fired for speaking up about discrimination, suit says

The acting general counsel for Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings said the company refused to tolerate another woman in executive leadership.

By Lisa Burden

9th Cir. deals blow to misclassification suit from Uber drivers

The court's decision is a huge legal victory for Uber and the heavily financed gig economy space, and it could reduce the number of misclassification claims they face in the future.

By Ryan Golden • Sept. 27, 2018

Hotel's management company is joint employer, 7th Cir. says in sexual harassment suit

Joint employment liability remains a gray area and a hot topic under both the NLRA and the FLSA, but it's a concern under laws like Title VII as well.

By Lisa Burden

Negative company ratings can ruin brands and turn off applicants

Companies may need to consider taking a more active role in managing their online reputation to keep up in today's tight talent market.

By Valerie Bolden-Barrett • Sept. 27, 2018

Employer settles claim over breast cancer recovery that 'would take too long'

B.F. Saul's VP of HR fired the worker, resulting in a $210,000 settlement and a promise to train employees on disability discrimination.

By Lisa Burden

Walmart hit with bias claim for denying light-duty program to pregnant workers

Employers may need to familiarize themselves not only with applicable federal law, but also relevant legislation at the state and local levels.

By Valerie Bolden-Barrett • Sept. 25, 2018

Phoenix restaurant's sexual harassment settlement requires apology letters

The employer also will pay $220,000, establish a robust harassment reporting system and train its managers and employees on the law.

By Kate Tornone • Sept. 25, 2018

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

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

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

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

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

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

American can take national origin claim to trial, judge says

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

By Lisa Burden

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