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Maryland DOT settles suit for paying a man less than women for same job
The state agency that oversees highway construction will give the worker $40,000 and a raise to bring his salary in line with his women counterparts.
By Joe Bousquin • Jan. 23, 2024 -
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Health system will pay $50K to settle religious bias charge over denied flu shot exemption
The EEOC filed suit after an employer denied an applicant’s religious exemption request and rescinded his conditional job offer.
By Emilie Shumway • Jan. 23, 2024 -
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Qdoba will pay $3.8M to settle claim it failed to provide pay ranges in job ads
The quick-service restaurant ran afoul of Washington state law, a class action lawsuit alleged.
By Kate Tornone • Updated April 19, 2024 -
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The lazybones, the jerk and the badgerer: 6 types of managerial FMLA, ADA offenders
Training managers on compliance sometimes can be harder than meeting accommodation requirements, according to a DMEC study.
By Ginger Christ • Jan. 22, 2024 -
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DOL’s independent contractor rule faces legal roadblocks ahead of effective date
At least two lawsuits seek to block implementation of the final rule, which takes effect in less than two months.
By Ryan Golden • Jan. 19, 2024 -
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EEOC’s top lawyer slams ‘outdated’ damage caps as judge slashes $36M jury award
The move reduced the award to $335,000, which the general counsel said isn’t enough to deter noncompliance among large employers.
By Emilie Shumway • Jan. 18, 2024 -
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Noncompliant workers are a $1.6M liability, study shows
Proper and thorough compliance education can help eliminate worker understanding gaps, study authors said.
By Caroline Colvin • Jan. 18, 2024 -
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Federal judge rules postal worker can bring gun to work for self-defense
A spokesperson for the U.S. Postal Service said the agency is reviewing the decision.
By Ginger Christ • Updated Jan. 18, 2024 -
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ADP background check incorrectly reported job seeker was a convicted murderer, lawsuit alleges
A review of available public records would have revealed the job seeker and the convicted murderer were different people, the complaint alleged.
By Laurel Kalser • Jan. 17, 2024 -
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Perdue settles claim HR department put pregnant employee on involuntary leave
The plaintiff had requested accommodations including frequent access to water and a bathroom, according to the complaint.
By Kate Tornone • Jan. 16, 2024 -
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Turning DEI policies into aspirations unlikely to stem bias lawsuits
Companies face challenges from conservative anti-bias groups even after replacing explicit diversity, equity and inclusion goals with more broadly characterized aims.
By Robert Freedman • Jan. 16, 2024 -
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Walmart to pay $60K over claim it did not promote woman with young children
The retailer promoted an employee who did not have young children, amounting to sex discrimination, the EEOC alleged.
By Ryan Golden • Jan. 12, 2024 -
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Starbucks ‘Memphis 7’ dismissal case heads to the Supreme Court
The court will hear Starbucks’ case that the National Labor Relations Board’s injunctions to reinstate several fired baristas were issued under an incorrect standard — a political win for the chain.
By Aneurin Canham-Clyne • Jan. 12, 2024 -
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Racist trophy at holiday party costs employer $22,500
On top of monetary damages, the auto company must implement racial harassment training.
By Caroline Colvin • Jan. 11, 2024 -
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Request for courteous communications wasn’t ADA request, 4th Cir. says
The letter didn’t mention the employee’s mental health issues or explain how the proposed changes might alleviate these disabilities, the court said.
By Laurel Kalser • Jan. 11, 2024 -
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How HR can leverage AI at work
An HR software expert speaks to HR Dive about AI’s boon to talent acquisition — and how it can address diversity and inclusion goals.
By Caroline Colvin • Jan. 10, 2024 -
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DOL: Beyond Yoga contractors to pay over $1M in wages, damages to garment workers
The settlement is the largest one to date for garment workers in the Golden State.
By Zoya Mirza • Jan. 10, 2024 -
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Biden renominates Julie Su as labor secretary
Su’s nomination stalled in the Senate for 10 months, meeting opposition from Republican senators and business groups.
By Ginger Christ • Jan. 9, 2024 -
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Groupon to fund STEM training for Black students after EEOC probe
The company had been the subject of an EEOC discrimination charge filed in 2014 by an applicant who alleged Groupon failed to hire him on the basis of his race.
By Ryan Golden • Jan. 9, 2024 -
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DOL independent contractor final rule announced, will take effect March 11
The rule largely tracks the agency’s October 2022 proposed rule, adopting a six-factor, “totality-of-the-circumstances” framework for analyzing worker-employer relationships.
By Ryan Golden • Jan. 9, 2024 -
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Column // Employee ExperienceCostco’s response to union vote is a lesson in graceful leadership
The Teamsters victory was a “failure on our part,” company leadership said. HR Dive reporter Caroline Colvin thinks HR pros, managers and the C-suite have a lot to learn from this simple gesture.
By Caroline Colvin • Jan. 8, 2024 -
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Age motivated the firing of scouts for MLB’s Detroit Tigers, suit alleges
The suit mirrors a set of age discrimination allegations made by Major League Baseball scouts in June 2023.
By Ryan Golden • Jan. 8, 2024 -
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What Congress’ new attempt to strengthen age bias laws means for employers
The Protecting Older Workers Against Discrimination Act would restore the “mixed-motive” test struck down by a 2009 U.S. Supreme Court decision.
By Ryan Golden • Jan. 8, 2024 -
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SpaceX challenges NLRB’s authority after unfair labor practice charge
The company questioned the constitutionality of both the board’s administrative law judges as well as a hearing scheduled for the charge in March.
By Ryan Golden • Jan. 5, 2024 -
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Ex-EY receptionist claims staff said she was ‘too old,’ ‘too sick’ to work after stroke
The firm wrongfully terminated the plaintiff after she complained of harassment and discrimination on the basis of her race, gender, sex, age and disability, she alleged.
By Ryan Golden • Jan. 3, 2024
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