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DHS to revive wage-based H-1B visa selection criteria via new rule
The proposal is a partial return to the first Trump administration’s policies and comes on the heels of the president’s announcement of a $100,000 fee for such visas.
By Ryan Golden • Sept. 23, 2025 -
EEOC employee’s discrimination lawsuit cleared for trial
A judge found that the hiring process — as well as comments made by a hiring manager in reference to the worker’s race and national origin — raised questions.
By Emilie Shumway • Sept. 23, 2025 -
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Trump roils tech employers with new $100K H-1B visa fee
The new H-1B charge puts added pressure on employers as tensions over deportations and immigration have been a flash point in the second Trump administration.
By Maura Webber Sadovi • Sept. 22, 2025 -
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Pro-Palestinian protesters’ retaliation lawsuit against Google may proceed
The plaintiffs alleged they were fired for opposing Google’s cloud computing and artificial intelligence work for the Israeli military as part of “Project Nimbus.”
By Ryan Golden • Sept. 22, 2025 -
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Starbucks workers take legal action after company refuses to reimburse them for items purchased after dress code changes
The workers cited state laws, including those that require employers to reimburse employees for expenses that primarily benefit them.
By Emilie Shumway • Sept. 22, 2025 -
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Company’s DEI interview quota policy harmed White men, lawsuit alleges
Danaher Corp. allegedly violated Title VII by artificially populating interview pools with female candidates and people of color to satisfy DEI quotas, according to the complaint.
By Laurel Kalser • Sept. 22, 2025 -
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Ex-Walmart worker’s unexcused concussion-related absences may show bias
The case is one of many to center on the question of when and how an employer becomes aware of an employee’s need for reasonable accommodation.
By Ryan Golden • Sept. 19, 2025 -
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P.F. Chang’s settles claim it refused to hire applicant who asked for Sundays off
The applicant’s stipulation constituted a religious accommodation request under Title VII, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission alleged.
By Ryan Golden • Sept. 17, 2025 -
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Wells Fargo execs settle lawsuit over diverse hiring practices
The bank and shareholders expect to file a motion for preliminary approval of the settlement by Oct. 13, according to court documents.
By Caitlin Mullen • Sept. 17, 2025 -
Professor’s ‘Twitter tirade’ — not bias — caused opportunities to be revoked, 6th Circuit finds
Social media has played an increasing role in employment law disputes in recent years, as workers take to platforms to express their views.
By Emilie Shumway • Sept. 16, 2025 -
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ColumnBack to Basics: How the ADA restricts medical exams and inquiries for current employees
It’s okay for employers to ask for additional information when presented with an accommodation request, but they should avoid probing too much, an attorney told HR Dive.
By Ryan Golden • Sept. 15, 2025 -
HR manager’s bias concerns weren’t the basis for her firing, 6th Circuit finds
A four-month gap between the time the plaintiff messaged higher-ups and her firing was “too long” to show causation, the court concluded.
By Ryan Golden • Sept. 15, 2025 -
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EEOC: Cheerwine bottling company fired an employee because of her MS, despite doctor’s clearance
The company also ran afoul of the ADA when it required the employee to take a physical agility test designed to elicit impermissible medical information, according to the lawsuit.
By Laurel Kalser • Sept. 15, 2025 -
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UPS worker’s age, sex bias claims can’t overcome company’s harassment findings
The plaintiff alleged he was fired just two months shy of his retirement plan vesting, but a female co-worker reported an “unsettling experience” during a training session with him.
By Ryan Golden • Sept. 12, 2025 -
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Kroger faces FMLA, PUMP Act lawsuit after allegedly transferring employee returning from parental leave
An assistant store manager alleged retaliation and a lack of accommodations for pregnancy and pumping.
By Caroline Colvin • Sept. 12, 2025 -
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8 religious rights stories that define summer 2025
Employees are filing a variety of lawsuits that challenge workplace policies and bring sensitive issues like bodily autonomy, respect for others and free expression to the fore.
By Emilie Shumway • Sept. 11, 2025 -
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FTC warns healthcare companies about restrictive noncompete contracts
FTC Chair Andrew Ferguson has sent letters to an unspecified number of large healthcare employers and staffing firms asking them to review their employment contracts.
By Rebecca Pifer • Sept. 11, 2025 -
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OpinionHR records in the cloud can create a perfect storm
A management-side attorney says she is increasingly seeing cases where decisive documents — ones that could have resolved a dispute early — were not retained.
By Karina B. Sterman, Esq. • Sept. 11, 2025 -
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Texas A&M fires professor after viral video, raising free speech concerns
The termination came the day after a state lawmaker shared the clip and accused the professor of perpetuating "DEI and LGBTQ indoctrination.”
By Laura Spitalniak • Sept. 11, 2025 -
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OpinionEarned wage access should be free
“This industry simply cannot continue to charge employees to access their pay,” writes a fintech founder. “We cannot expect employers to deduct these fees from paychecks through payroll.”
By Jason Lee • Sept. 10, 2025 -
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Merck manager’s awkward whispers didn’t constitute harassment, judge rules
The plaintiff, who spoke with a “heavy African accent,” said a manager’s comment that his voice is “very specific” was discriminatory.
By Ryan Golden • Sept. 10, 2025 -
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Appeals court rules that Georgia county can exclude gender-affirming surgeries from insurance coverage
In a rehearing, the court reversed its May 2024 opinion, citing the U.S. Supreme Court’s controversial U.S. v. Skrmetti decision from June.
By Ginger Christ • Sept. 10, 2025 -
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6 labor and employment issues that are in flux, according to law firm Littler
“In less than nine months, the new administration has transformed more than six decades of labor and employment policy,” Littler Workplace Policy Institute experts said.
By Ginger Christ • Sept. 9, 2025 -
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Bojangles told worker she was ‘not a good fit’ because of pregnancy, disability, per lawsuit
Employers are required to provide reasonable accommodations to workers who are pregnant or have a disability, unless doing so would pose an undue hardship.
By Emilie Shumway • Sept. 9, 2025 -
Judge tosses EEOC long COVID lawsuit, finding worker never made disability clear
Use of leave as a disability accommodation is often a thorny issue for employers to navigate.
By Emilie Shumway • Sept. 8, 2025
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