Biden putting heat on companies’ treatment of independent contractors

In the latest move to help workers, two agencies are teaming up to become a more formidable foe of companies using anti-competitive tactics to hold down pay and benefits.

By Robert Freedman • Aug. 24, 2022

H-2B visa holders at risk for wage exploitation, EPI says

Industries that employ the majority of H-2B visa holders have accounted for nearly $1.8 billion in wage and hour violations during the past two decades, the think tank said.

By Ryan Golden • Aug. 24, 2022

Jury should decide whether FMLA request sent via Facebook was valid, 4th Cir. says

Employers should consistently enforce call-in procedures, an expert previously told HR Dive.

By Laurel Kalser • Aug. 23, 2022

In Buffalo, a shaken community pleads the EEOC to take action

Opportunities alone haven’t been enough to help the city’s Black residents break down long-standing barriers, witnesses told the agency.

By Ryan Golden • Aug. 22, 2022

8 takeaways about mental health and the ADA from an EEOC attorney

Everyone should be assessed individually, Sharon Rennert, senior attorney advisor to the EEOC, said in an Aug. 17 webinar.

By Emilie Shumway • Aug. 22, 2022

Judge puts the brakes on Florida’s Stop WOKE Act

The law contains terms so vague that employers and other parties could not determine what speech it prohibits, plaintiffs alleged.

By Ryan Golden • Aug. 19, 2022

Court approves Apple’s $30M settlement with workers over time spent in security checks

The retailer previously required employees to undergo off-the-clock bag searches every time they left the store.

By Emilie Shumway • Aug. 19, 2022

FOIA request prompts feds to ask: Should contractors’ EEO-1 data be made public?

Affected contractors have until Oct. 19 to object to the release of Type 2 Consolidated EEO-1 reports between 2016 and 2020, OFCCP said.

By Ryan Golden • Updated Sept. 19, 2022

4th Cir. holds gender dysphoria may be an ADA-covered disability

Though not directly related to employment policies, the decision could have workplace implications, some observers said.

By Ryan Golden • Aug. 17, 2022

ICE seeks permanent remote I-9 document review

Until recently, ICE required that all employers examine worker identification in person. A temporary pandemic-driven exemption remains in place.

By Kate Tornone • Aug. 17, 2022

Taco Bell franchisee to settle arbitration case that went before SCOTUS

The news may spell the end for one of the Supreme Court’s trio of arbitration cases from its last term.

By Ryan Golden • Aug. 16, 2022

Employer will pay $184K to settle claim it fired a worker with cancer due to COVID-19 concerns

Even if done with good intentions, employers violate the ADA when they “reflexively fire employees after learning of a medical condition,” EEOC has said.

By Laurel Kalser • Aug. 16, 2022

Mailbag: How do you fill out the EEO-1 form for a nonbinary worker?

“We don’t have to overcomplicate things for the people. We’re trying to amplify their voice,” McLean’s HR lead told HR Dive.

By Caroline Colvin • Aug. 16, 2022

EEOC: Care facility fired worker because of sexual orientation

The EEOC’s lawsuit is an early application of the Supreme Court’s Bostock decision.

By Emilie Shumway • Aug. 15, 2022

Oil, gas companies to pay $1.75M for allegedly tolerating harassment as ‘boys being boys’

In workplaces where safety hazards are a part of the job, systemic and aggressive harassment can exacerbate the risk of serious injury, according to EEOC.

By Laurel Kalser • Aug. 15, 2022

DOL’s hot wage-and-hour summer

Since announcing plans to hire 100 wage-and-hour investigators in February, the agency has recovered millions in back pay for workers.

Aug. 15, 2022

Who are the CSR transparency winners?

Corporate social responsibility is increasingly top of mind. One leader explains how the stakeholder push can be a good thing for HR.

By Caroline Colvin • Aug. 11, 2022

Caterpillar subsidiary to pay $1.8M to settle California wage-and-hour claims

The agreement is the latest in a series of high-dollar wage-and-hour settlements in recent months.

By Ryan Golden • Aug. 10, 2022

Indiana employers warn state’s abortion ban may have talent repercussions

A number of employers have expanded benefits in a post-Roe world, but those that do so may face a number of hurdles, sources previously told HR Dive.

By Ryan Golden • Aug. 10, 2022

Chipotle to pay $20M to employees in NYC Fair Workweek settlement

About 13,000 workers will receive $50 for each week or part of the week they worked between November 2017 and April 2022, per the agreement’s terms. 

By Aneurin Canham-Clyne • Aug. 10, 2022

Colorado’s pay transparency law went into effect in 2021. What happened?

Employers may be avoiding the Centennial State, but the “cat is out of the bag” on salary ranges now, one of the study’s authors told HR Dive.

By Emilie Shumway • Aug. 9, 2022

10th Circuit upholds arbitration award for employee on ADEA claim

Arbitration has become many employers’ favored method of resolving employee-related disputes, though it isn’t without its flaws.

By Laurel Kalser • Aug. 9, 2022

Orlando hotel business settles class-action WARN Act claims for $2.3M

More than 3,000 workers alleged they did not receive the 60-day notice to which they were entitled, the complaint alleged.

By Emilie Shumway • Aug. 8, 2022

Seattle Pacific University says state attorney general’s investigation into hiring policies violates religious rights

This case and others may hasten a showdown at the U.S. Supreme Court between anti-discrimination employment laws and the First Amendment.

By Laurel Kalser • Aug. 8, 2022

SHRM says DOJ no-poach stance puts HR in a precarious position

If not dismissed, the case at hand “creates substantial risk to human resource departments and professionals,” SHRM asserted.

By Emilie Shumway • Aug. 8, 2022