Compliance

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    Despite EEOC shift, discrimination based on gender identity remains illegal

    Unless Bostock is reversed, employers can anticipate that charges of discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity will continue to be filed.

    By Paul O. Lopez, Esq. and Brittany L Hynes, Esq. • Feb. 25, 2025
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    Intel, Israeli former VP agree to dismiss lawsuit over supervisor’s alleged pro-Hamas posts

    The plaintiff previously sought, but failed, to proceed with his suit anonymously. A district court rejected his request.

    By • Feb. 25, 2025
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    Trendline

    Inside the rapidly changing world of compliance

    The HR landscape is ever-shifting, leaving compliance professionals to meet today’s requirements while keeping an eye on the future.

    By HR Dive staff
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    Federal judge blocks parts of Trump’s private-sector DEI order

    The White House’s enforcement threat against private-sector DEI programs is “textbook viewpoint-based discrimination,” according to the Feb. 21 decision.

    By • Feb. 24, 2025
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    Florida says Target’s alleged deceit over DEI risks damaged public employee pensions

    Florida claims Target intentionally misled shareholders about the true risk of its 2023 Pride campaign, causing investors to lose billions of dollars.

    By Laurel Kalser • Feb. 24, 2025
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    8th Circuit allows states’ lawsuit over EEOC abortion accommodation rule to continue

    Meanwhile, Acting EEOC Chair Andrea Lucas said she intends to revisit the challenged regulations once the commission’s quorum is restored.

    By • Feb. 21, 2025
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    Dems ask SEC, DOL to not issue anti-ESG rules

    A coalition of 17 blue state finance officials sent a letter to the agencies to counter prior assertions made by their Republican colleagues.

    By Lamar Johnson • Feb. 20, 2025
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    NLRB rescinds stack of Biden-era enforcement memos

    The affected documents touched upon subjects ranging from electronic monitoring of employees to noncompete agreements and student athletes.

    By • Feb. 20, 2025
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    This week in 5 numbers: EEOC secures $1.4M anti-American bias settlement

    Here’s a roundup of numbers from the last week of HR news — including what share of workers consider their student loan debt before saying yes to a job offer.

    By • Feb. 20, 2025
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    Employers are ‘on notice’: EEOC declares focus on anti-American bias

    EEOC alleged a major hotel and resort in Guam discriminated against non-Japanese workers by paying them less than workers from Japan.

    By • Feb. 19, 2025
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    Senators frame Trump’s DOL pick as bridge between employers, employees

    Still, Lori Chavez-DeRemer faced bipartisan scrutiny on the PRO Act, “right-to-work” laws, minimum wage policy, the joint employer rule and more.

    By • Feb. 19, 2025
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    Starbucks’ DEI policies labeled ‘discriminatory’ in Missouri attorney general’s lawsuit

    A spokesperson for the coffee chain denied the claims in an email to HR Dive and said the company’s hiring and benefits programs are “open to everyone and lawful.”

    By • Feb. 19, 2025
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    Judge halts CFPB firings

    The bureau also was told not to delete any agency data or transfer its reserve funding to the Fed or anywhere else. The CFPB then reportedly placed most employees on administrative leave.

    By Dan Ennis • Feb. 18, 2025
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    In broad sweep, EEOC moves to abandon its pending gender identity bias lawsuits

    In its motions to dismiss, the agency pointed to President Donald Trump’s executive order on “gender ideology extremism” and guidance from the Office of Personnel Management.

    By • Feb. 18, 2025
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    Amid political shakeup, new lawsuit accuses EEOC of racial bias

    A Black EEOC attorney sued the agency for race discrimination over its alleged handling of a White co-worker’s complaint against her and for retaliating against her because she asked for a disability accommodation.

    By Laurel Kalser • Feb. 18, 2025
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    DOJ declares legal protections for independent agency members unconstitutional

    Historically, the U.S. Department of Justice defended against the president removing members of the boards without cause.

    By • Feb. 13, 2025
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    Judge unblocks Trump ‘buyout’ offer to feds, says unions lack standing

    Approximately 75,000 federal workers accepted the deferred resignation offer, according to the White House.

    By • Feb. 13, 2025
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    Executive’s failed severance pay lawsuit sought to ‘change’ ERISA’s rules, 6th Circuit says

    “Top hat plans” — like the one at issue in the case — are not subject to ERISA’s fiduciary requirements, per the judgment.

    By • Feb. 12, 2025
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    As DOGE gains power, federal workers fight back

    President Donald Trump’s Feb. 11 executive order gave DOGE more control over federal hiring, but unions are seeking to stop DOGE from rummaging through DOL data.

    By • Updated Feb. 13, 2025
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    King Soopers sues UFCW Local 7 over alleged coercion

    The lawsuit alleges the union tried to force King Soopers into multi-union bargaining with other labor groups that don't have ties with the grocer.

    By Catherine Douglas Moran • Feb. 11, 2025
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    5 quick answers to employers’ questions on E-Verify, ICE raids

    “You can’t stop an ICE agent from perusing your store, but you can stop them from entering your stockroom,” one attorney said — provided that the agent doesn’t have a judicial warrant.

    By • Feb. 11, 2025
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    Conservative groups file EEOC charge over American Bar Association’s diversity clerkship

    The allegations come amid a swift restructuring of the agency under President Donald Trump.

    By • Feb. 10, 2025
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    Applicant says Workday AI bias lawsuit should be nationwide collective action

    The motion proposes a class of all individuals aged 40 and over denied employment recommendations through the company’s application platform since late 2020.

    By • Feb. 10, 2025
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    Bill to abolish OSHA has ‘zero chance’ of becoming law, attorney says

    The legislation from Rep. Andy Biggs will not move forward, an employment lawyer said, but other new policies could affect the federal safety agency.

    By Zachary Phillips • Feb. 10, 2025
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    Employer allegedly created ‘exculpatory paper trail’ to justify firing pregnant HR employee

    The lack of documented discipline against the employee before she disclosed her pregnancy raised a trial question over the true reason she was fired, the court said.

    By Laurel Kalser • Feb. 10, 2025
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    Former EEOC commissioner weighs in on feds targeting private sector DEI

    Chai Feldblum said employers may consider framing their programs on inclusion and preventing discrimination, but she also expressed confusion over some of Attorney General Pam Bondi’s enforcement priorities.

    By • Feb. 7, 2025