Compliance

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    De-risking your workforce in an uncertain labor market

    Why payroll and compliance are becoming the most important retention tools.

    By William Smith • Aug. 25, 2025
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    Collection, not public disclosure, may doom Illinois demographic data law

    Anti-DEI collective American Alliance for Equal Rights alleged that SB2930 violates the First and Fourteenth Amendments.

    By • Aug. 22, 2025
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    EEOC seeks to enforce subpoenas against school district that sued agency over bias probe

    The news comes just weeks after New Mexico’s Gallup-McKinley County Schools sued the commission, alleging that its investigation exceeded EEOC’s authority.

    By • Aug. 22, 2025
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    Gay ex-employee for NHL’s Chicago Blackhawks claims bias motivated his firing

    The plaintiff, a public relations staffer, alleged the team reprimanded him for participating in an interview in which he discussed his sexual orientation.

    By • Aug. 20, 2025
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    Luxury Santa Monica hotel accused of not paying workers minimum wage

    A class-action lawsuit claims Santa Monica Proper did not follow wage requirements set forth in the California city’s hotel worker wage ordinance.

    By Noelle Mateer • Aug. 20, 2025
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    Immigration policy changes squeeze an already understaffed long-term care industry

    The senior care industry can’t afford to lose potential workers, experts said.

    By • Aug. 20, 2025
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    Pregnant Workers Fairness Act must be enforced in Texas after all, 5th Circuit says

    However, a district judge’s May decision to vacate EEOC’s interpretation of the law that protects elective abortions still stands.

    By • Aug. 19, 2025
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    Worker with torn ligament can bring ADA case against Walmart, court says

    The short opinion by an Illinois district court judge offers a few lessons for employers in how to approach ADA requests.

    By • Updated Aug. 21, 2025
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    DOL once again set to tackle joint employer, independent contractor regulations

    Details on the status of specific rules were unavailable at press time, however, as a White House website appeared to be taken offline.

    By • Aug. 18, 2025
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    Back to Basics: What the ADA does — and doesn’t — allow employers to ask in the hiring process

    It’s an area that employers “mess up all the time,” a disability compliance consultant told HR Dive.

    By • Updated Aug. 19, 2025
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    Arkansas firefighter may have been illegally fired for anti-abortion post, 8th Circuit holds

    The post did not disrupt fire department operations, and a jury will have to decide if the firefighter was fired because the mayor didn’t like his viewpoint, the court said.

    By Laurel Kalser • Aug. 18, 2025
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    What HR needs to know about managing licensed professionals

    State licensing board actions present a unique dimension to HR’s responsibilities, writes Robyn W. Madden, attorney at Turner Padget.

    By Robyn W. Madden • Aug. 18, 2025
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    Employer to pay $40K for alleged harassment of neurodivergent cashier

    The manager and staff at a gas station convenience store in Alabama repeatedly bullied a cashier because of his atypical neuroprocessing, anxiety and vision disorder, EEOC said.

    By Laurel Kalser • Aug. 15, 2025
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    School district asks court to reel in EEOC charge it called a ‘fishing expedition’

    The lawsuit alleged that then-Commissioner Andrea Lucas issued an “overly broad and vague” discrimination charge that exceeded the agency’s authority.

    By • Aug. 13, 2025
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    6th Circuit breaks from EEOC on employer liability for client harassment

    A manufacturer wasn’t liable for a client harassing an employee because it didn’t intend for the harassment to occur, the court held.

    By • Aug. 12, 2025
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    Ikea settles 5 lawsuits alleging age bias

    In a collective action, one plaintiff alleged Ikea’s preference for younger employees is openly expressed at the highest level.

    By • Aug. 12, 2025
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    Disney settles with actor fired for controversial social media posts

    The lawsuit brought attention to a unique California labor code that prohibits employers from preventing or controlling employees’ political activity.

    By • Aug. 11, 2025
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    7th Circuit revives Christian teacher’s religious accommodation claim

    The teacher, who asked to call all students by their last names rather than use transgender students’ chosen names, prevailed due to the recent heightened standard for religious claims. 

    By Laurel Kalser • Aug. 11, 2025
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    Ex-Tesla HR pros allege they were ‘penalized and pushed out’ for reporting bias

    The wide-ranging lawsuit concerns the automaker’s Fremont, California, facility that has been at the center of several previous discrimination lawsuits.

    By • Aug. 8, 2025
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    Animal hospital to pay $20K for allegedly firing a worker who objected to religious training materials

    “I expressed my concerns to management over training I was required to attend and was soon fired,” the worker said.

    By • Aug. 8, 2025
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    This week in 5 numbers: The price tag of employee referral programs

    Here’s a roundup of numbers from the last week of HR news — including figures on women’s mental health.

    By • Aug. 7, 2025
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    Honeywell illegally forced US worker in China to retire, lawsuit alleges

    The employee said the company violated the ADEA when it fired her based on a “blatantly wrong” interpretation of China’s mandatory retirement law.

    By Laurel Kalser • Aug. 7, 2025
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    Ex-general counsel alleges baby products maker waged ‘war on families and mothers’

    The complaint claimed Munchkin, Inc., has a toxic culture and is “plagued by discrimination, cruelty, and retaliation.”

    By • Aug. 6, 2025
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    90% of older workers report experiencing age discrimination, survey finds

    Disrespect like the kind reported to Resume Now can turn into valid age discrimination claims when comments directly reference or imply assumptions about age, previous HR Dive reporting has shown.

    By • Aug. 6, 2025
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    Employee confusion over AI policies persists, reports show

    HR professionals should be actively involved in creating companies’ AI plans, given their experience in shepherding organizational change, McLean and Co. said.

    By Carolyn Crist • Aug. 6, 2025