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Cheesecake Factory, contractors agree to $1M settlement for underpaying 589 janitorial workers
The resolution includes $750,000 from the restaurant chain and $250,000 from the janitorial contractors accused of wage theft, the California Labor Commissioner’s Office says.
By Nish Amarnath • Jan. 30, 2024 -
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Federal agency salary history ban to take effect by October 2024
Separately, a proposal would institute both a pay history ban as well as a pay transparency requirement for federal contractors and subcontractors.
By Ryan Golden • Jan. 29, 2024 -
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The HR landscape is ever-shifting, leaving compliance professionals to meet today’s requirements while keeping an eye on the future.
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Worker was reprimanded in violation of FMLA for attending cancer screenings, lawsuit alleges
NYC-based financial firm Nomura Securities also paid a female worker less than male counterparts and gave her special rules, according to a Jan. 22 filing.
By Laurel Kalser • Jan. 29, 2024 -
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ADA can override workplace policies, EEOC reminds employers
A Manhattan hotel has paid $42K to settle claims it refused to allow a front-desk clerk to sit down.
By Emilie Shumway • Jan. 29, 2024 -
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Aerospace company pays $7.4M to settle no-poach suit tied to DOJ investigation
The news represents the latest development in a nearly three-year-long dispute.
By Ryan Golden • Jan. 26, 2024 -
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Cancer center’s DEI program promoted anti-White agenda, lawsuit alleges
A Seattle-based cancer care facility allegedly allowed discrimination against a White, Jewish and politically conservative worker because of her beliefs and identity.
By Laurel Kalser • Jan. 25, 2024 -
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Q&AConstruction misclassifies up to 20% of workers as ‘cost-saving mechanism,’ researcher says
Paying workers off the books robs them of their benefits and hurts contractors who follow the rules by making them less competitive, said a Century Foundation researcher.
By Zachary Phillips • Jan. 25, 2024 -
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Construction company fined $156K after teenage worker’s double leg amputation
The company was assessed the maximum fine for allegedly allowing a worker to operate equipment without proper training and experience.
By Ginger Christ • Jan. 24, 2024 -
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Feds, employers spar in court as independent contractor changes loom
A procedural back-and-forth in the 5th Circuit could prove pivotal in determining how legal challenges to the Biden administration’s final rule proceed.
By Ryan Golden • Jan. 24, 2024 -
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Age bias claims highlight pitfalls of omitting older workers from DEI goals
A lack of warmth — and even downright hostility — toward older talent is apparent in recent suits.
By Caroline Colvin • Jan. 24, 2024 -
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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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