Advocates urge EEOC to aid immigrant workers of color

Some of the most vulnerable workers are unaware of their rights or of the commission’s very existence, witnesses said Monday.

By Ryan Golden • Sept. 13, 2022

What 3 COVID-19-related ADA cases say about EEOC’s compliance priorities

Speakers from Jackson Lewis P.C. weighed in at the Disability Management Employer Coalition’s annual conference Aug. 31.

By Emilie Shumway • Sept. 12, 2022

Wells Fargo to pay $145M to settle Labor probe into 401(k) plan

The plan paid between $1,033 and $1,090 per share for Wells Fargo preferred stock that had a set value of $1,000, the DOL found.

By Dan Ennis • Sept. 12, 2022

Compliance is tricky for any industry. It’s even worse in cannabis.

Cannabis jobs have seen about a 27% increase each year since 2017, per Leafly. How are HR professionals rising to the occasion?

By Caroline Colvin • Sept. 9, 2022

3rd Cir.: Bayer VP couldn’t show retaliation for standing up for pregnant employee

While the exec lost her job after expressing concern about the treatment of a colleague, she failed to show a causal relationship between the two, the court determined. 

By Emilie Shumway • Sept. 8, 2022

EEOC: Bojangles transferred employee for alleging sexual harassment

Effective reporting procedures for sexual harassment are necessary for Title VII compliance, the agency said in announcing a lawsuit.

By Kate Tornone • Sept. 8, 2022

Reassignment to a new manager isn’t a disability accommodation, 11th Cir. confirms

The plaintiff said she developed depression and anxiety related to her allegedly hostile supervisor.

By Laurel Kalser • Sept. 7, 2022

NLRB extends comment period for joint employer rule

The regulation proposes a return to a broader definition of joint employment.

By Emilie Shumway • Updated Oct. 19, 2022

DOL: Business owner illegally used ERISA-covered plan to invest in spouse’s troubled bank

The owner of a New Jersey design firm and her spouse allegedly lost more than $17 million in assets belonging to an employee profit-sharing plan after they invested the bulk of the assets in the spouse’s struggling bank.

By Laurel Kalser • Sept. 6, 2022

11th Cir. revives Burger King workers’ suit over no-poach agreements

The case touches on an area of employment law that has garnered strong attention from regulators in recent years.

By Ryan Golden • Sept. 1, 2022

Home-care employer will pay $293K for alleged intentional misclassification

As the U.S. population ages and the need for care services explodes, providers may struggle to recruit and retain workers — an issue tied to persistent FLSA violations, DOL said.

By Laurel Kalser • Sept. 1, 2022

SHRM denies race bias allegations, asks court to dismiss lawsuit

The HR association attributed the plaintiff’s termination to poor performance.

By Caroline Colvin • Aug. 31, 2022

California strengthens pay transparency, reporting mandates

Gov. Gavin Newsom signed SB 1162 into law Tuesday.

By Ryan Golden • Updated Sept. 28, 2022

Former Kaiser Permanente professor alleges hostile workplace, false DEI promises

The biologist claimed the medical school is “a hostile work environment for Black doctors, faculty, staff and students.” Commenting to HR Dive, a Kaiser Permanente spokesperson disputed that characterization.

By Caroline Colvin • Aug. 31, 2022

NLRB holds Tesla must permit workers to wear shirts with union insignia

Monday’s decision comes after months of what some observers have termed a lull in precedential decision-making at the agency.

By Ryan Golden • Aug. 30, 2022

Appeals court revives H-2A worker’s claim that FLSA agricultural exemption didn’t apply

The employee was tasked with building livestock enclosures — a duty the 7th Circuit said didn’t necessarily fall within the exemption.

By Laurel Kalser • Aug. 30, 2022

Facebook parent Meta to settle ex-employee’s disability bias claim

The former employee alleged Meta supervisors repeatedly denied accommodation requests and that the company subjected him to a hostile work environment.

By Ryan Golden • Aug. 29, 2022

Court blocks bid to reinstate OSHA pandemic standard for health workers

An appeals court ruled it lacked the authority to force OSHA to make certain rules, leaving discretion up to the workplace safety agency.

By Hailey Mensik • Aug. 29, 2022

Texas harvesting firm settles DOJ claim it discriminated against US citizens

The H-2A visa program generally requires employers to offer agricultural jobs to U.S. workers first, the agency said.

By Kate Tornone • Aug. 26, 2022

SEC adopts pay-versus-performance disclosure rules

The rules, revived from a 2015 proposal, requires companies to include a table tracking both executive compensation and financial performance indicators for a five-year period.

By Grace Noto • Aug. 26, 2022

Ex-USPS worker asks Supreme Court to weigh in on request for Sundays off

If the high court takes up the case, it could revisit a Title VII standard for religious accommodations.

By Kate Tornone • Aug. 25, 2022

Walmart didn’t violate PDA by excluding pregnant workers from light duty, 7th Cir. says

The EEOC lost a Pregnancy Discrimination Act claim against the retail giant because Walmart offered light duty only to those employees injured on the job.

By Laurel Kalser • Aug. 24, 2022

Biden putting heat on companies’ treatment of independent contractors

In the latest move to help workers, two agencies are teaming up to become a more formidable foe of companies using anti-competitive tactics to hold down pay and benefits.

By Robert Freedman • Aug. 24, 2022

H-2B visa holders at risk for wage exploitation, EPI says

Industries that employ the majority of H-2B visa holders have accounted for nearly $1.8 billion in wage and hour violations during the past two decades, the think tank said.

By Ryan Golden • Aug. 24, 2022

Jury should decide whether FMLA request sent via Facebook was valid, 4th Cir. says

Employers should consistently enforce call-in procedures, an expert previously told HR Dive.

By Laurel Kalser • Aug. 23, 2022