EEOC: Wisconsin schools paid women lower wages

A male special education teacher made as much as $17,000 more than female workers who performed similar work with similar experience, the agency claimed.

By Katie Clarey • Feb. 10, 2022

Party City's bi-weekly pay violated New York labor law, suit claims

State law requires that manual laborers be paid on a weekly basis.

By Katie Clarey • Feb. 9, 2022

Construction's union membership remains consistent, as numbers across other industries dip

Union workers earn more in a week than their non-unionized peers, according to new government data. In construction, that pay gap is even wider.

By Zachary Phillips • Feb. 7, 2022

DOL to add 100 wage and hour investigators

The additional compliance workers will aid the department's protection of workers' wages and right to family and medical leave, DOL said.

By Emilie Shumway • Feb. 7, 2022

Hospital employee fired for repeatedly parking in ER lot, not race, 6th Cir. concludes

It's not uncommon for courts to side with employers that can produce documented reasoning for adverse actions.

By Katie Clarey • Feb. 4, 2022

Congress may mandate pregnancy accommodation 'this year,' senators say

The news signals movement on legislation that has long been of interest to employers.

By Ryan Golden • Feb. 4, 2022

Amazon delivery provider settles claim it fired worker who needed Sundays off as religious accommodation

In guidance, EEOC encourages employers to communicate with employees who need schedule adjustments to accommodate religious practices.

By Katie Clarey • Feb. 3, 2022

DOL: $7.2M judgment is an 'unequivocal' warning about misclassification

The agency has been vocal recently about its stance on misclassification, as illustrated by its recent investigation into a medical staffing firm.

By Katie Clarey • Feb. 2, 2022

Counteract the Great Resignation and reduce risk through DEI investment

People who feel seen and heard in the workplace are less likely to file employment law claims, writes attorney Jennifer Lallite.

By Jennifer L. Lallite • Feb. 2, 2022

Worker receives $67K following manager's alleged race harassment

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission alleged the store sent an employee home for the day after his supervisor taunted him using racial slurs.

By Katie Clarey • Jan. 31, 2022

Microsoft acquired Activision Blizzard. How will it deal with a tarnished HR reputation?

The technology giant has much to prove to employees in fixing Activision's culture problems, sources told HR Dive. That work begins with deciding who stays and who goes.

By Ryan Golden • Jan. 31, 2022

OSHA floats $24K fine for employer's lack of heat-related first aid training

The announcement came just days before the agency closed the comment period for its proposed heat standard.

By Katie Clarey • Jan. 27, 2022

OSHA stay a 'sigh of relief,' but not the end of employers' vaccination concerns

States and localities including California adopted their own versions of the federal emergency temporary standard, and still more changes may be on the horizon.

By Ryan Golden • Jan. 27, 2022

EEOC, OFCCP partner to advance equity in hiring

The initiative will involve multiple groups, including the AFL-CIO, the Association of Corporate Counsel and the Hispanic Association on Corporate Responsibility.

By Katie Clarey • Jan. 27, 2022

Employer settles claim it fired worker, suggesting she 'focus on her health'

The EEOC alleged the worker was fired shortly after she underwent testing for cancer.

By Emilie Shumway • Jan. 27, 2022

DOL fact sheet on pay for COVID-19 vaccination, testing published 'in error'

The guidance mentioned OSHA's now-withdrawn temporary vaccine-or-test mandate, perhaps indicating DOL reconsidered the guidance in light of that change.

By Ryan Golden • Jan. 26, 2022

Pret a Manger settles Illinois suit challenging use of fingerprints for timekeeping

State law strictly limits employers' use of biometric technology.

By Kate Tornone • Jan. 25, 2022

OSHA pulls temporary vaccine rule, says permanent mandate is in the works

At the agency's request, the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals dismissed challenges to the ETS as moot.

By Kate Tornone • Updated Feb. 18, 2022

8th Cir. revives ERISA life insurance claims against MasterCard

A late worker's spouse sued the company claiming it breached its fiduciary duty.

By Katie Clarey • Jan. 20, 2022

1st Cir.: No rehearing for worker who ignored employer's complaint procedure

The ruling upheld an October judgment in which the court found the officer's termination stemmed from insubordination — not discrimination.

By Katie Clarey • Jan. 20, 2022

CMS extends COVID-19 vaccine deadline for health workers in 24 states

New guidance from CMS sets different vaccine deadlines for healthcare workers in half the country, which could create confusion. Further complicating compliance is Texas' current shield from any deadline.

By Samantha Liss • Jan. 20, 2022

Starbucks scraps vaccine, testing requirements for US employees

The coffee chain is still encouraging workers to get inoculated and has increased precautions, including new quarantine measures.

By Emma Liem Beckett • Jan. 20, 2022

DOL: 80% of investigated cotton gin employers violated labor law between 2019 and 2021

The agency's investigation scrutinized 71 employers in the Southeast between November 2019 and March 2021.

By Katie Clarey • Jan. 14, 2022

SCOTUS upholds stay on OSHA's vaccine mandate

The justices opted to dissolve injunctions placed on a separate vaccination mandate for healthcare workers issued by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.

By Ryan Golden • Updated Jan. 13, 2022

Honda dealer settles EEOC claims that it ordered worker to stop ADHD meds

The agency said the dealership made the employee take a drug test but fired her before it got the results.

By Katie Clarey • Jan. 13, 2022