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Judge denies 17 states’ request to halt pregnancy accommodation rule amid appeal
The court dismissed with prejudice an earlier challenge, and the plaintiffs appealed that ruling.
By Ginger Christ • July 3, 2024 -
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New Jersey attorney general sues Iron Workers’ chapter for discrimination
Bloomfield-based Local 11 skipped over Black workers for jobs in favor of White members and promoted a hostile work environment toward women, a lawsuit claims.
By Joe Bousquin • July 2, 2024 -
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Title VII at 60: A look at the landmark law’s past, present and future
HR Dive has prepared a series of articles on the history and future of the Civil Rights Act of 1964’s Title VII.
By Kate Tornone • July 2, 2024 -
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Grocer pays $40K to settle claims it asked applicant to cut his dreads
The case dates back to before the U.S. Supreme Court changed how employers must show undue hardship when considering religious accommodation requests.
By Ryan Golden • July 2, 2024 -
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OSHA proposes rule to protect workers from extreme heat
Released Tuesday morning, the standard would require employers to provide water and rest breaks when high heat creates a hazardous work environment.
By Zachary Phillips • July 2, 2024 -
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Deep DiveCelebrating 60 years: A visual history of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act
The landmark legislation shields employees from discrimination in the workplace.
By Ginger Christ , Shaun Lucas • July 2, 2024 -
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ProfileA child of the Civil Rights Act: Gwendolyn Young Reams reflects on Title VII and her 52 years at EEOC
The commission’s acting general counsel tells the story of how her life path is personally intertwined with the birth of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
By Caroline Colvin • July 1, 2024 -
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Deep Dive // Title VII turns 60Title VII’s future will be shaped by AI, recent SCOTUS rulings, attorneys say
The law’s anti-discrimination provisions remain a topic of complex debate, and sources who spoke to HR Dive expect the conversation to carry on well into the next several years.
By Ryan Golden • July 1, 2024 -
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Deep DiveCompass Coffee responds to union drive with mass hiring
The union plans to challenge the voter eligibility of scores of workers the Washington, D.C.-based chain added to its roster ahead of a scheduled mid-July election.
By Aneurin Canham-Clyne • July 1, 2024 -
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State employees in Texas not subject to overtime rule, judge holds
The ruling — which relies on the Supreme Court’s same-day decision that overturned the Chevron doctrine — is likely to foreshadow similar pending challenges, attorneys noted.
By Emilie Shumway • July 1, 2024 -
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Federal whistleblower may be entitled to future lost wages after firing, court says
Such damages are included as a possible corrective action measure under the Whistleblower Protection Act, per the decision.
By Ryan Golden • June 28, 2024 -
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SCOTUS overturns Chevron doctrine, limiting federal agency reach
Federal courts will no longer have to defer to agency regulations for interpretation of ambiguous statutes.
By Ryan Golden , Ginger Christ • June 28, 2024 -
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Panera faces potential class-action lawsuit over data breach involving employee information
Corporate files were accessed during a security incident in March, but workers weren’t informed about sensitive data being exposed until June, the lawsuit claims.
By Carolyn Crist • June 28, 2024 -
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Texas judge puts hold on prevailing wage rule
Nine months after a Davis-Bacon update raised pay for workers on federal projects, a judge has halted the change.
By Zachary Phillips • June 27, 2024 -
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SHRM243 last-minute actions to take as the DOL overtime rule approaches
Converting workers from exempt to nonexempt comes with a need for communication, said Victoria Lipnic, former EEOC commissioner, and Jonathan Segal, partner at Duane Morris LLP.
By Emilie Shumway • June 27, 2024 -
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SHRM24DEI faces ‘delicate and uncomfortable environment,’ SHRM panelists say
Backlash bolstered by the U.S. Supreme Court's college admissions decision is seemingly in tension with diversity’s business case and the country’s shifting dynamics, speakers observed.
By Laurel Kalser • June 26, 2024 -
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SHRM247 tips for workplace documentation that holds up in court, according to a compliance trainer
Specificity and thoroughness are marks of good documentation, said Allison West, founder of Employment Practices Specialists.
By Emilie Shumway • June 25, 2024 -
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NLRB orders Red Rock Casino to return to the bargaining table
The employer allegedly threatened to withhold benefits if workers joined a union and implicitly threatened job loss if employees were to strike.
By Noelle Mateer • June 25, 2024 -
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SCOTUS to hear retired firefighter’s ADA claims
Circuit courts are split over whether former employees who earned post-employment benefits may sue for disability discrimination with respect to those benefits.
By Ryan Golden • June 24, 2024 -
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Title VII turns 606 numbers that define Title VII
Congress spent 534 hours debating the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which created Title VII protections and established the EEOC.
By Kathryn Moody • June 24, 2024 -
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John Deere to pay $1.1M over racial discrimination allegations
The company was cited for alleged bias against 277 Black and Hispanic job applicants at facilities in Illinois and Iowa.
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Ex-Neuralink staffer claims she was scratched by infected monkeys, fired over her pregnancy
The Elon Musk-led company failed to provide adequate protection to the employee and demoted her after she complained about safety violations, she alleged.
By Ryan Golden • June 21, 2024 -
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Weis Markets will pay $75,000 to settle EEOC lawsuit alleging it failed to stop sexual harassment
The grocery store chain must also address disability discrimination, after allegedly forcing the harassed employee to participate in an employee assistance program.
By Caroline Colvin • June 20, 2024 -
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EEOC releases anti-harassment guide for contractors
The federal agency wants to empower the industry to make the jobsite safer for all workers, Vice Chair Jocelyn Samuels said.
By Julie Strupp • June 20, 2024 -
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EEOC can’t enforce abortion protections in Louisiana and Mississippi, judge rules
The regulation, which requires accommodation for conditions related to pregnancy, took effect June 18.
By Ginger Christ • June 18, 2024
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