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OSHA wants to make injury data public, but employers fear a PR nightmare
The agency has extended the comment period for an additional 30 days, to June 30.
By Carla Bell and Kate Tornone • Updated May 24, 2022 -
EEOC: Employer rescinded job offer based on ADHD meds, violated ADA
While employers need not accommodate illegal use of drugs, the law may protect those taking prescription drugs properly, EEOC has said.
By Ryan Golden • April 25, 2022 -
Explore the Trendline➔
Adeline Kon/HR DiveTrendlineInside 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.
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HR's questions about retirement were not age bias, 6th Circuit rules
Comments HR made to a long-time employee about her retirement didn't suggest she was fired because of her age, a court decided.
By Laurel Kalser • April 21, 2022 -
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Can marijuana testing policies keep up with legalization?
"Back then the argument was that it's illegal," DMEC lead Terri Rhodes said. "Well, now you don't have that argument."
By Caroline Colvin • April 19, 2022 -
Column
Back to Basics: HR's need-to-know guide to ERISA
To learn the ins and outs of the statute, HR Dive chatted with Cassandra Labbees, a member at Epstein Becker Green.
By Katie Clarey • April 19, 2022 -
Retrieved from RODNAE Productions.
Employer pays $85K after allegedly firing worker 1 week after pregnancy announcement
The company had reviewed the employee just short of "excellent."
By Emilie Shumway • April 18, 2022 -
Q&A
EEO-1's nonbinary reporting gap puts HR in 'a very uncomfortable situation'
Cassie Whitlock, the HR lead at BambooHR, talks compliance and how the EEOC makes trans inclusion difficult.
By Caroline Colvin • April 18, 2022 -
Jackson brings 'middle-of-the-road' employment law approach to SCOTUS
The Supreme Court's next justice has issued several notable decisions, many of which involve workplace discrimination allegations.
By Ryan Golden • April 14, 2022 -
Here comes the sun: OSHA launches new program for heat safety
The agency will inspect the jobsites of over 70 high-risk industries — including construction — in indoor and outdoor settings when the National Weather Service issues a heat warning or advisory for a local area.
By Zachary Phillips • April 14, 2022 -
Deep Dive
Guess' Paul Marciano problem is shining a spotlight on boards
The brand's co-founder remains, while its board of directors is slammed by an activist investor and sued by victims over his alleged sexual crimes.
By Daphne Howland • April 14, 2022 -
ADA protects opioid use disorder, DOJ reminds employers
While the statute doesn't protect people currently taking drugs illegally, it does protect those taking legally-prescribed medication to treat their OUD.
By Laurel Kalser • April 12, 2022 -
Intersection of ADA, COVID-19 requires creative reopening policies, EEOC official says
The EEOC has received hundreds of charges involving both COVID-19 vaccination and the ADA, according to Evangeline Hawthorne, the agency's Tampa field office director.
By Ryan Golden • April 12, 2022 -
DOL: 7 Little Caesars franchises fined $161K for allowing teens to perform unsafe work
Tennessee franchises allowed 15-year-olds to prepare food for baking, remove it from ovens and operate a vertical stand-up mixing machine, investigators found.
By Laurel Kalser • April 12, 2022 -
Feds extend EEO-1 Component 1 data collection deadline
The EEOC requires private employers with 100 employees or more to submit demographic workforce data.
By Emilie Shumway • Updated May 27, 2022 -
Mailbag: Can an employee taking leave for childbirth use PTO before FMLA?
In this mailbag, an employment attorney discusses whether employee preference can play a role in FMLA designation.
By Carla Bell • April 11, 2022 -
White House nominates Hollywood 'inclusion rider' co-creator to EEOC
If confirmed, attorney Kalpana Kotagal would presumably restore a Democratic majority to the federal workplace civil rights agency.
By Ryan Golden • April 11, 2022 -
Opinion
When should HR step in for conflict resolution?
Conflict doesn't happen in a vacuum, which is why it's important to know HR's role in solving it, writes Lora Patterson, senior HR advisor at TriNetZenefits.
By Lora Patterson • April 8, 2022 -
DOL: Cash bonuses paid to gas station workers shorted them on overtime
The business asked workers to sign altered time records and paid the balance of their hours at straight-time rates, DOL alleged.
By Laurel Kalser • April 7, 2022 -
The Senate rejected Biden's wage-hour pick. What does that signal for employers?
David Weil had previously criticized gig companies' classification of workers as independent contractors.
By Emilie Shumway • April 6, 2022 -
Seattle concrete strike hits fifth month with $1M in support, collusion allegations
"Name any major project, it's impacted," one source said, as truck drivers protest and unions nationwide capitalize on labor shortages.
By Zachary Phillips • April 6, 2022 -
Retrieved from PRNewswire/Long John Silver's on January 20, 2021
Long John Silver's pays $200K to settle teen's sexual harassment, retaliation claim
After a 17-year-old worker complained of a manager sending her explicit videos and propositioning her, the company refused to investigate and ultimately fired her, EEOC alleged.
By Laurel Kalser • April 5, 2022 -
DHS ends pandemic policy allowing expired I-9 documents
Despite pushback from stakeholders, the policy exemption will end May 1.
By Kate Tornone • April 5, 2022 -
EEOC adds 'X' gender marker to discrimination claim form
In implementing this change, the EEOC follows the lead of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
By Caroline Colvin • April 4, 2022 -
Job ads speak volumes. Does yours say workers with disabilities need not apply?
There are a few steps HR pros can take to ensure descriptions of essential functions don't amount to dog whistles for ableism.
By Carla Bell and Kate Tornone • April 1, 2022 -
Remote I-9 document review could be here to stay. Are you doing it correctly?
Two years ago, ICE temporarily allowed employers to review Form I-9 documents remotely. SHRM now expects the safety measure to become permanent.
By Katie Clarey • April 1, 2022