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7th Circuit upholds jury verdict finding Walmart liable for discrimination against worker with Down syndrome
The jury found that Walmart violated the ADA by failing to assess whether the employee missed work due to her disability and whether it could accommodate her with a schedule change.
By Laurel Kalser • Sept. 3, 2024 -
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Manufacturer fired 10 workers without considering their vaccine exemption requests, EEOC alleges
The shop foreman told workers there were “not going to be any exemptions” to its COVID-19 vaccine requirement, the agency said in a complaint.
By Emilie Shumway • Sept. 3, 2024 -
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OSHA sets late December comment deadline for extreme heat standard
The agency’s proposed rule would require employers to develop heat injury and illness prevention plans, among other actions.
By Ryan Golden • Aug. 30, 2024 -
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NLRB appoints David Gaston its first chief AI officer
The creation of the role is tied to President Joe Biden’s October executive order requiring all federal agencies to name someone to oversee AI.
By Ginger Christ • Aug. 30, 2024 -
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OSHA cites Texas day care provider after whistleblower reports unsafe, unsanitary kitchens
An employer must pay more than $40,000 in back wages after firing a worker who complained about "severe rashes" from unclean conditions.
By Caroline Colvin • Aug. 28, 2024 -
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HR staff failed to investigate reports of sexual harassment, lawsuit alleges
A former X-ray technician for the Surgery Center of New England claims its HR department never responded to reports that two male employees took inappropriate photos of her and showed them to co-workers.
By Laurel Kalser • Aug. 26, 2024 -
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5th Circuit tosses DOL’s tip credit final rule
The department’s “80/20” guidance for dual job workers is inconsistent with the Fair Labor Standards Act, the court held.
By Ryan Golden , Aneurin Canham-Clyne • Aug. 26, 2024 -
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Chipotle ruling exposes murky future of mandatory arbitration
The 8th Circuit’s ruling that a sexual assault claim must go to court sheds light on how the Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act has shaken up arbitration law.
By David Weisenfeld • Aug. 26, 2024 -
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DOL is celebrating Labor Rights Week. Here are 7 big cases from summer 2024.
While the agency has pursued a slew of headline-grabbing final rules, these are some individual cases it has also been chipping away at in the background.
By Emilie Shumway • Aug. 26, 2024 -
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ERISA turns 50 soon. Experts say its evolution isn’t over yet.
Originally aimed at securing private pension plans, the 1974 law has expanded to encompass other retirement plans as well as healthcare benefits.
By Ryan Golden • Aug. 26, 2024 -
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NLRB decision does away with consent orders
The board’s Democratic majority said Thursday that such agreements are not supported by agency rules and regulations.
By Ryan Golden • Aug. 23, 2024 -
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GFL and EEOC to settle discrimination suit alleging women were barred from truck driver jobs
The waste management company and its subsidiaries in Georgia are expected to finalize a consent decree with the EEOC, effectively ending the case alleging the companies had a pattern of blocking women from driver roles since 2016.
By Megan Quinn • Aug. 23, 2024 -
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Alternative dispute resolutions are reached more often when offered early in the process, EEOC finds
An analysis of federal employee data showed mediation during the pre-complaint stage was more effective — but also a satisfaction gap between complainants and agency representatives.
By Emilie Shumway • Aug. 22, 2024 -
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Judge strikes down FTC noncompete ban nationwide
The ruling comes just 15 days prior to the ban’s Sept. 4 effective date.
By Ryan Golden • Updated Aug. 21, 2024 -
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EEOC closes budget shortfall, scraps 1-day furlough plan
Chair Charlotte Burrows said the commission accrued enough savings to avoid the proposed agency-wide furlough.
By Kate Tornone • Aug. 20, 2024 -
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IRS details requirements for matching employee student loan payments
The new guidelines affect plan years that begin after Dec. 31.
By Kate Tornone • Aug. 20, 2024 -
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FTC noncompete ban suffers another blow
The ruling — which applies only to one Florida-based real estate broker — comes just weeks before the ban is slated to take effect.
By Ryan Golden • Aug. 19, 2024 -
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Employer settles GINA claim alleging worker was harassed over ancestry test results
The employee’s supervisor allegedly began using ethnic slurs after the plaintiff shared the results of a DNA test, EEOC said.
By Laurel Kalser • Aug. 18, 2024 -
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Election 2024Where the 2024 presidential candidates stand on employment issues
From paid family leave to job creation, here is where Donald Trump and Kamala Harris as well as their vice presidential candidates stand on labor issues.
By Caroline Colvin • Aug. 16, 2024 -
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EEOC nets $400K for employee with cancer allegedly laid off 10 days after taking medical leave
The agency claimed Pilot Air Freight attributed the worker’s termination to his short tenure even though the company retained other employees hired after the plaintiff.
By Ryan Golden • Aug. 16, 2024 -
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Israeli former Intel VP claims he was fired after reporting supervisor’s pro-Hamas posts
The plaintiff, a former soldier in the Israeli army, claimed Intel did “literally nothing” to respond to a complaint about the supervisor filed on his behalf.
By Ryan Golden • Aug. 15, 2024 -
DHS agrees to pay $45M to settle allegations it forced pregnant workers into pay-limited positions
“The settlement includes an agreement by CBP to enact sweeping reforms to policies that will eliminate long-standing discriminatory practices,” counsel for the plaintiffs said.
By Ginger Christ • Aug. 14, 2024 -
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Laundry facility that allegedly refused to hire non-Hispanic workers settles with EEOC for $1.1M
Employers cannot hide behind staffing agencies to carry out discriminatory hiring preferences, an EEOC regional attorney said in a statement.
By Emilie Shumway • Aug. 12, 2024 -
On-again, off-again relationship didn’t doom employee’s harassment claim, 4th Circuit says
A material issue of fact existed as to when a sales representative last called it quits with a company owner, the court held, leading to reversal of summary judgment for the employer.
By Ryan Golden • Aug. 12, 2024 -
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EPA staffer allergic to co-worker’s ‘heavy perfume’ may proceed with lawsuit
The plaintiff rejected a proposed accommodation to work from home, but a jury must decide whether the agency’s proposal was reasonable, the D.C. Circuit held.
By Ryan Golden • Aug. 12, 2024
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