Medical center agrees to conduct a pay equity study amid discrimination allegations

An EEOC director said the settlement “is a good reminder for all employers to set objective criteria when making compensation decisions.”

By Ginger Christ • April 2, 2025

ADA may allow back pay for worker with no disability, 7th Circuit holds

The plaintiff’s subjection to an examination was discriminatory even though he lacked a disability, a jury previously held.

By Kate Tornone • April 2, 2025

Northwestern University touts decline in antisemitic harassment amid lawmaker scrutiny

Northwestern’s update comes as one of its professors faces termination following his involvement in a pro-Palestinian protest last year.

By Laura Spitalniak • April 2, 2025

US Steel evades former worker’s ADA claim after judge determines it didn’t know of his disability

The worker, who used THC medically and failed to pass a drug test, would have needed to request an accommodation while on the job, the judge said.

By Emilie Shumway • April 1, 2025

IBM settles discrimination claim from White male worker, judge says

IBM’s alleged plan to financially reward executives who achieved certain diversity goals could have incentivized the worker’s termination, Judge Hala Jarbou determined.

By Emilie Shumway • Updated July 8, 2025

1 in 3 judiciary employees say they’ve experienced inappropriate behavior at work

Meanwhile, incidences of wrongful conduct were most often committed by managers or supervisors, a workplace conduct report found.

By Ginger Christ • March 31, 2025

Split DC Circuit halts Gwynne Wilcox’s return to NLRB in boost to Trump

The labor board is once again without a quorum, and the case seems poised to head to the U.S. Supreme Court.

By Ryan Golden • Updated April 1, 2025

ADA may require accommodation even if not strictly necessary, 2nd Circuit says

On remand, a New York school district might demonstrate that the 15-minute break a teacher with PTSD requested wasn’t reasonable, the court noted.

By Laurel Kalser • March 31, 2025

‘It limits you’: Chipotle manager allegedly refused to schedule worker who needed to pump

The PUMP Act granted federal protections to nursing employees, but working parents may not be aware of what the law provides.

By Ryan Golden • March 28, 2025

House Dems question EEOC plans to end leases for 8 field offices

Democrats from California, Virginia, Arizona, North Carolina and Alabama expressed concern about the closures, questioning whether the actions can be taken without a quorum.

By Caroline Colvin • March 27, 2025

DOGE confusion shows why clear communication is essential in HR compliance

HR professionals are the bridge between leadership and the workforce, and they must advocate for clarity, writes Shelby Bocharski, an HR administrative coordinator and podcast host.

By Shelby Bocharski • Updated March 28, 2025

This week in 5 numbers: The cost of a (denied) snack break

Here’s a roundup of numbers from the last week of HR news — including how many workers feel they haven’t kept up with artificial intelligence tools.

By Ginger Christ • March 27, 2025

JPMorgan trades DEI for ‘DOI’

The company has chosen to highlight “opportunity” along with diversity and inclusion.

By Caroline Colvin • March 27, 2025

Andrea Lucas renominated to EEOC, pledges ‘evenhanded’ civil rights enforcement

The acting chair’s new five-year term, if approved by the U.S. Senate, would still leave the civil rights agency without a quorum.

By Ryan Golden • March 26, 2025

Texas court upholds jury award for SkyWest Airlines worker who endured sexually hostile work environment

The court found there was sufficient evidence to support the jury’s decision.

By Emilie Shumway • March 25, 2025

Employer settles claim it denied diabetic worker snack breaks

Reasonable accommodations for diabetic workers can include a private space to test their blood sugar levels, a place to rest until their blood sugar levels stabilize and modified work schedules, EEOC has said.

By Emilie Shumway • March 25, 2025

Judge allows discovery to proceed in lawsuit challenging DOGE access of DOL data

Plaintiffs sued to block the Elon Musk-led organization from accessing workers’ sensitive information, among other items.

By Ryan Golden • March 24, 2025

AI hiring software was biased against deaf employees, ACLU alleges in ADA case

HireVue CEO Jeremy Friedman told HR Dive the complaint “is entirely without merit and is based on an inaccurate assumption about the technology used in the interview.”

By Laurel Kalser • March 24, 2025

Employee complaints are inevitable. It’s up to HR to ensure proper investigation.

Employers must choose the right avenue for claim investigations to achieve compliance while minimizing disruption, writes KHIKS Associate Ashlee Difuntorum.

By Ashlee Difuntorum • March 21, 2025

Failure to timely explain positive drug test dooms ADA claim, 7th Circuit holds

The plaintiff, who took prescription amphetamines and opioids, could not be reached by a medical review officer within 48 hours, leading to his suspension.

By Ryan Golden • March 21, 2025

EEOC outlines how DEI might be ‘unlawful’

Documents outlining discrimination related to “DEI at work” have prompted attorneys to say that employers should re-evaluate their DEI programs now.

By Caroline Colvin • March 20, 2025

This week in 5 numbers: Is HR a business driver?

Here’s a roundup of numbers from the last week of HR news — including how much slower women’s employment recovery was post-pandemic compared to men.

By Ginger Christ • March 20, 2025

EEOC acting chair says agency will investigate big law firms’ DEI programs

In their own letter to Andrea Lucas, former EEOC commissioners said Lucas’ letters “imply a duty to respond without any basis in the laws that EEOC enforces.”

By Ryan Golden • March 19, 2025

Christian nonprofit freed from complying with abortion elements of PWFA final rule

While EEOC attempted to secure a stay, pointing to its acting chair’s disagreement with the rule, a federal judge said the agency still has authority to enforce it.

By Emilie Shumway • March 19, 2025

Feds, NLRB’s Wilcox urge quick ruling on reinstatement

The defendants said a district court’s ruling “works a grave harm to the separation of powers and undermines the President’s ability to exercise his authority under the Constitution.”

By Ginger Christ • March 18, 2025