Country club workers were forced to share tips with managers, DOL finds

Businesses often run afoul of tipping regulations, and the agency has promised stepped-up enforcement in this area.

By Emilie Shumway • Dec. 19, 2022

2022 year-end HR compliance checklist

When thinking about updating your HR policies, an HR compliance checklist is a great way to help make sure your bases are covered. 

Dec. 19, 2022

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Inside the rapidly changing world of compliance

The HR landscape is ever-shifting, leaving compliance professionals to meet today’s requirements while keeping an eye on the future.

By HR Dive staff

NYC delays enforcement of AI in hiring law to April 2023

Many prominent HR stakeholders have submitted public comments asking for clarification on the regs.

By Ryan Golden • Dec. 14, 2022

Publix pays $17K in back wages, medical expenses to settle FMLA notice claim

Employers may violate the FMLA when they fail to timely notify an employee who has requested leave whether they’re eligible for the law’s protections.

By Laurel Kalser • Dec. 14, 2022

New York enacts workplace breastfeeding law

The law, which bolsters breastfeeding workers’ rights on the job, was passed in December 2022 and went into effect Wednesday. 

By Ryan Golden • Dec. 13, 2022

EEOC: Auto dealerships pay $62K to settle lawsuit alleging unequal pay, retaliatory firing

Employers should update job descriptions and make sure any pay disparities are justified by a legitimate reason, such as merit or seniority, experts said.

By Laurel Kalser • Dec. 13, 2022

Seattle home care companies pay $1M to resolve wage, hour claims

Under the Biden administration, the U.S. Department of Labor has honed in on care industry employers’ wage and hour violations.

By Ryan Golden • Dec. 12, 2022

White nurse’s firing wasn’t racially motivated, 10th Cir. says

A Kansas employer had legitimate reasons to fire the nurse, whose allegations of racial favoritism weren’t supported by the evidence, the court said.

By Laurel Kalser • Dec. 7, 2022

DOJ: Green cards aren’t the only way non-US citizens can show work eligibility

Non-U.S. citizens can show a variety of documents to verify their eligibility to work in the U.S., a recent settlement reminds employers.

By Laurel Kalser • Dec. 6, 2022

McDonald’s franchisee pays $57K to resolve child labor violations

Throughout 2022, the U.S. Department of Labor has signaled a regulatory focus on child labor provisions under the Fair Labor Standards Act.

By Ryan Golden • Dec. 5, 2022

Shell Oil did not discriminate in hiring decision, 5th Cir. says

Shell’s case demonstrates how standard hiring processes can help protect HR from meritless claims.

By Emilie Shumway • Dec. 5, 2022

Back to Basics: The fast facts of the Sherman Antitrust Act

HR is on the front lines of antitrust compliance — and DOJ is willing to hold them personally responsible.

By Katie Clarey • Dec. 5, 2022

EEOC settles telework dispute filed by union representing its own employees

Not even government agencies in charge of enforcing workplace laws have been able to avoid the telework debate.

By Ryan Golden • Dec. 2, 2022

‘A mean and cruel supervisor’: Walmart sued for $50M over alleged negligence with gunman

The lawsuit claims the retailer did not protect customers and workers from the supervisor, who is accused of killing six people at a store in Virginia, despite knowing about his repeated disturbing behavior.

By Catherine Douglas Moran • Dec. 1, 2022

Gas station operator to pay $226K in back pay, damages

The three New Jersey-based gas stations failed to pay minimum wage or overtime, DOL determined in an investigation.

By Emilie Shumway • Nov. 30, 2022

Circle K to pay EEOC $8M over pregnancy, disability bias charges

The subsidiary of the second-largest U.S. convenience store operator will pay one of the highest dollar amounts recouped by the EEOC in 2022.

By Ryan Golden • Nov. 30, 2022

Twitter’s return-to-work mandate violates ADA, class-action suit alleges

Workers with disabilities were forced to resign from the company after Elon Musk required all employees to work from Twitter offices, the suit claims.

By Ginger Christ • Nov. 29, 2022

Feds’ enforcement efforts focused on home-care industry recovers $1.2M for workers

“The majority of the home healthcare industry’s workers are women of color, and despite the critical work they do ... their hourly wages remain among the lowest in the nation,” one DOL administrator said.

By Laurel Kalser • Nov. 28, 2022

DOL final rule allows ESG to factor in employer-sponsored retirement plans

The regs amend a 2020 rule issued by the Trump administration that DOL officials criticized for having a “chilling effect” on investors.

By Ryan Golden • Updated Dec. 1, 2022

HR largely complying with NYC pay transparency laws

Labor experts are highlighting all kinds of unintended consequences of salary disclosure.

By Caroline Colvin • Nov. 28, 2022

EEOC: Recruiter’s sex discrimination, retaliation charge ends in $90K settlement

The recruiter alleged she was fired shortly after complaining to HR that her boss cursed at and ridiculed her but did not treat male employees similarly.

By Ryan Golden • Nov. 28, 2022

Disney employee unqualified for reassignment has no ADA claim, 11th Cir. holds

The plaintiff’s collective bargaining agreement foreclosed her transfer request, the court concluded.

By Laurel Kalser • Nov. 23, 2022

8th Cir. won’t revive ADA telework claim of manager with MS

The 8th Circuit upheld summary judgment in favor of the employer despite noting the employee demonstrated he could perform his job remotely.

By Ryan Golden • Nov. 21, 2022

Krispy Kreme pays $1M to settle claims of ‘systemic’ overtime violations

The doughnut chain failed to include monthly bonuses in some workers’ regular rates of pay, DOL said.

By Emilie Shumway • Nov. 18, 2022

EEOC’s failure to monitor length of intake may shut out potential charges, government watchdog finds

The intake process varies from as short as 11 days to as long as 111 days, according to the report.

By Laurel Kalser • Nov. 17, 2022