Disney settles with actor fired for controversial social media posts

The lawsuit brought attention to a unique California labor code that prohibits employers from preventing or controlling employees’ political activity.

By Emilie Shumway • Aug. 11, 2025

7th Circuit revives Christian teacher’s religious accommodation claim

The teacher, who asked to call all students by their last names rather than use transgender students’ chosen names, prevailed due to the recent heightened standard for religious claims. 

By Laurel Kalser • Aug. 11, 2025

Ex-Tesla HR pros allege they were ‘penalized and pushed out’ for reporting bias

The wide-ranging lawsuit concerns the automaker’s Fremont, California, facility that has been at the center of several previous discrimination lawsuits.

By Ryan Golden • Aug. 8, 2025

Animal hospital to pay $20K for allegedly firing a worker who objected to religious training materials

“I expressed my concerns to management over training I was required to attend and was soon fired,” the worker said.

By Ginger Christ • Aug. 8, 2025

This week in 5 numbers: The price tag of employee referral programs

Here’s a roundup of numbers from the last week of HR news — including figures on women’s mental health.

By Ginger Christ • Aug. 7, 2025

Honeywell illegally forced US worker in China to retire, lawsuit alleges

The employee said the company violated the ADEA when it fired her based on a “blatantly wrong” interpretation of China’s mandatory retirement law.

By Laurel Kalser • Aug. 7, 2025

Ex-general counsel alleges baby products maker waged ‘war on families and mothers’

The complaint claimed Munchkin, Inc., has a toxic culture and is “plagued by discrimination, cruelty, and retaliation.”

By Ginger Christ • Aug. 6, 2025

90% of older workers report experiencing age discrimination, survey finds

Disrespect like the kind reported to Resume Now can turn into valid age discrimination claims when comments directly reference or imply assumptions about age, previous HR Dive reporting has shown.

By Emilie Shumway • Aug. 6, 2025

Employee confusion over AI policies persists, reports show

HR professionals should be actively involved in creating companies’ AI plans, given their experience in shepherding organizational change, McLean and Co. said.

By Carolyn Crist • Aug. 6, 2025

Dental company pays $61K to settle claim it failed to provide dress code exemption as religious accommodation

EEOC has pursued several religious bias enforcement actions under President Donald Trump.

By Emilie Shumway • Aug. 5, 2025

ICE raids leave future of construction labor in limbo

Increased immigration enforcement on jobsites has led to more callouts and potentially longer project timelines, but experts believe the future will hold a policy shift.

By Zachary Phillips • Aug. 5, 2025

Back to Basics: Do the FMLA’s location-based qualification rules really matter?

The so-called 50/75 rule is a component of the Family and Medical Leave Act’s eligibility requirements that is often ignored, one attorney told HR Dive.

By Ryan Golden • Aug. 4, 2025

EEOC seeks summary judgment in manager’s discrimination case against the agency

In its motion, the civil rights agency said an official’s decision to pass over the plaintiff for a promotion was “consistent” with typical practice.

By Ryan Golden • Aug. 4, 2025

EEOC targets two restaurants for sexual harassment on same day in line with 2025 priority

A manager at one of the restaurants allegedly reduced an employee’s hours and offered to give her more if she had sex with him, the EEOC said.

By Laurel Kalser • Aug. 4, 2025

Court shuts down bias claim from Christian ERG with biblical conduct requirement

The group’s claims fell short even under the U.S. Supreme Court’s recently revised standard for pleading discrimination, the 10th Circuit held.

By Ryan Golden • Aug. 1, 2025

EEOC Acting Chair Lucas confirmed to second term

The Trump appointee has already made her mark at the civil rights agency despite its monthslong lack of a quorum.

By Ryan Golden • Aug. 1, 2025

EEOC alleges Mayo Clinic failed to accommodate religious exemption to COVID vaccine

Employers should take religious accommodation requests seriously, attorneys have warned.

By Emilie Shumway • Aug. 1, 2025

Amazon off-duty employees can use parking lots for union activity, NLRB judge rules

The e-commerce giant violated federal labor law when it called the police on off-duty employees who were engaging in protected activity in warehouse parking lots, an administrative law judge held.

By Laurel Kalser • Aug. 1, 2025

Judge orders Workday to supply an exhaustive list of employers that enabled AI hiring tech

Workday cannot narrow the collective to exclude individuals ranked or sorted using the HiredScore artificial intelligence product, which it did not develop.

By Caroline Colvin • July 31, 2025

Diverse hiring slates, race-segregated training are illegal, DOJ says

A guidance document published Wednesday applies to federal contractors, but attorneys say it’s instructive for all employers.

By Kate Tornone • July 31, 2025

EEOC sued over its treatment of transgender bias charges

The plaintiff alleges the agency has “abdicated” its core duty to protect workers from discrimination.

By Ginger Christ • July 30, 2025

3 sticky AI situations that will soon crop up at work, per an attorney

Society may be just beginning to open Pandora’s box when it comes to the use of AI at work.

By Emilie Shumway • July 29, 2025

State Farm may have unlawfully fired worker for filing complaint, 6th Circuit finds in reversal

A manager reported discrepancies in the plaintiff’s time and computer usage — but another worker with “nearly identical discrepancies” was informally coached, the court said.

By Emilie Shumway • July 29, 2025

Honda worker’s Kronos outage-related timekeeping lawsuit survives

The plaintiff disputed the promptness of the company’s reconciliation payments following resolution of the 2021 incident.

By Ryan Golden • July 28, 2025

Aon fired employee with ADHD who wanted to work in the office full time, lawsuit alleges

The employee claimed she couldn’t perform at an optimal level when she worked remotely due to her ADHD.

By Laurel Kalser • July 28, 2025