Compliance: Page 51


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    3rd Cir.: DuPont correctly suspected FMLA abuse, didn't retaliate in firing employee

    DuPont discovered behavior inconsistent with the employee's leave upon surveillance, the 3rd Circuit said.

    By Laurel Kalser • May 19, 2022
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    5 timekeeping tips from a former WHD administrator

    Employers can't eliminate the risk of litigation surrounding timekeeping, but they can minimize it with a few steps.

    By May 19, 2022
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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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    Citing $1.2 trillion infrastructure act, EEOC probes racism, sexism in construction

    Hateful episodes on jobsites draw feds' attention as IIJA money works its way to states.

    By Joe Bousquin • May 18, 2022
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    The Stop WOKE Act may put a 'strategic pause' on DEI efforts

    If the controversial legislation goes into effect as written, it will dampen and in some instances end employer efforts to foster growth.

    By May 17, 2022
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    Amazon's unpaid time off practices violate USERRA, class-action suit claims

    Amazon allegedly counted unpaid time off against employees in the U.S. armed services or National Guard when they took military leave — and then fired them when they ran out of that time.

    By Laurel Kalser • May 17, 2022
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    Birthday party panic: On managing anxiety in the workplace

    In a story that went viral, an employer recently learned an expensive lesson after allegedly ignoring a worker's anxiety disorder.

    By May 16, 2022
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    How to prepare for automated hiring tool bias laws

    The use of AI to sift through resumes or assess performance could expose organizations to notification and audit requirements, starting in New York City. 

    By Robert Freedman • May 13, 2022
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    Pay transparency

    A running list of states and localities that require employers to disclose pay or pay ranges

    New Jersey employers with 10 or more employees over 20 calendar weeks will need to post pay information beginning in June 2025.

    Updated Nov. 19, 2024
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    DOJ, EEOC 'sounding alarm' on how AI, related tools can violate ADA

    In particular, EEOC highlighted three of the "most common" ways algorithmic decision-making tools may violate the Americans with Disabilities Act.

    By Updated May 12, 2022
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    SCOTUS to hear overtime case involving worker who earned $200K a year

    The case involves a circuit split over whether employers may exempt certain highly paid employees from overtime.

    By May 12, 2022
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    LinkedIn's $1.8M agreement with DOL settles charges of gender pay bias

    After accounting for legitimate factors, a routine investigation by the OFCCP determined that the women were paid at a "statistically significant lower rate" than their male counterparts. LinkedIn disagreed.

    By Laurel Kalser • May 11, 2022
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    'Fortnite' maker denies it unfairly passed on hiring ex-Apple, Blizzard engineer

    The applicant's past organizing activities, including at former employer Apple, did not factor into Epic Games' decision, a spokesperson for the developer told HR Dive.

    By May 10, 2022
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    Employer settles DOL claim it filled jobs by word of mouth, resulting in race disparities

    New York-based Rockland Bakery will pay $850,000 to resolve the charges, the agency said.

    By Laurel Kalser • May 9, 2022
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    An ADA specialist answers 4 burning COVID-19 questions

    Tracie DeFreitas, a Job Accommodation Network principal consultant, shares practical ways to address complex COVID-19-related ADA accommodation dilemmas.

    By May 9, 2022
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    Appointment of women to Fortune 500 boards hits record high

    Boards have made strides toward greater diversity but still do not sufficiently represent some racial and ethnic groups, Heidrick & Struggles said.

    By Jim Tyson • May 6, 2022
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    Eden Foods exec told HR rep 'all these girls want me,' EEOC alleges

    The owner and president of the Michigan-based organic foods company is being accused of "repeated sexual harassment" of female employees.

    By May 6, 2022
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    Court won't revive bias claim of worker allegedly told to 'act a little more masculine'

    Despite the comment allegation, the employee failed to show he suffered any adverse employment action, the 6th Circuit concluded.

    By Laurel Kalser • May 3, 2022
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    Mailbag: Does the FMLA apply to fully remote companies?

    To be eligible for FMLA leave, an employee must work at a location where the employer has at least 50 employees within 75 miles. But what if the employer has no location?

    By May 3, 2022
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    Employer's refusal to reinstate worker after 12-month leave ends in $315K settlement

    The employee was "ready, willing and able" to return to work, a judge previously noted.

    By April 29, 2022
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    Court won't keep former ADP exec from Benefitfocus role

    ADP failed to show that the risk of harm stemming from an alleged contract breach "was anything other than speculative," the court said.

    By April 29, 2022
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    Safety org urges employers to update first aid kits, safety protocols

    Federal and state regulators may cite the updated standard in future guidance and regulations, an attorney told HR Dive.

    By April 28, 2022
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    Fired scout sues Washington Nationals over COVID-19 vaccination policy

    The lawsuit alleged the team failed to engage in an interactive process and failed to explain why an accommodation would present an "undue burden."

    By April 28, 2022
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    2nd firm may put employer over ADA's 15-employee threshold, 9th Cir. says

    In a case of first impression for the court, the 9th Circuit said Title VII's "integrated enterprise" doctrine applies to ADA claims.

    By Laurel Kalser • April 27, 2022
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    Hiring autistic workers? Here's how to show up for them

    Zoe Gross, a lead at the Autism Self-Advocacy Network, spoke to HR Dive about top-to-bottom accommodations for autistic folks.

    By April 27, 2022
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    Train engineer's potential blackouts posed direct threat to safety, court rules

    A locomotive engineer's heart condition posed a direct threat to himself, his co-workers and the public, thereby invalidating his ADA claim, the 3rd Circuit said.

    By Laurel Kalser • April 26, 2022