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The guidance mentioned OSHA's now-withdrawn temporary vaccine-or-test mandate, perhaps indicating DOL reconsidered the guidance in light of that change.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

Mechanic paid worker's final wages in 'oil-covered pennies,' DOL claims

The suit claims the auto shop's behavior constituted retaliation and violated the Fair Labor Standards Act.

By Katie Clarey • Jan. 12, 2022

Labcorp revises lactation policy following DOL investigation

The FLSA requires break time and a space for nursing parents to express milk.

By Kate Tornone • Jan. 11, 2022

Suit: Walmart managers' use of trans staffer's deadname was harassment

The bullying was infectious, the worker said, and ultimately led to her dismissal.

By Katie Clarey • Jan. 10, 2022

Stakeholders urge Supreme Court to act fast on OSHA mandate

"We are asking for a stay before enforcement takes effect Monday," an attorney for the National Federation of Independent Businesses said.

By Ryan Golden • Updated Jan. 10, 2022

Citi moves ahead with Jan. 14 vaccine mandate deadline

Office workers who don't upload their COVID-19 vaccination card by then will be placed on unpaid leave and their last day of employment will come at the end of the month, the bank said in a memo.

By Dan Ennis • Jan. 7, 2022

NYC Council pushes pay transparency mandate to Nov. 1

The bill will require local employers to include salary ranges in job listings.

By Katie Clarey • Updated April 29, 2022

Study: Pandemic-related absences cost employers nearly $1B per week

California, Texas and New York exhibited the highest lost work time in the U.S.

By Katie Clarey • Jan. 4, 2022

DHS withdraws Trump's H-1B wage selection rule

The move marks the end of a rule change that proved controversial with members of the employer community at the time of its announcement.

By Ryan Golden • Dec. 23, 2021