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On-demand pay could create wage violations, Connecticut cautions employers
The warning comes as states and the federal government weigh options for regulating earned wage access products.
By Kate Tornone • May 15, 2024 -
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18 states challenge EEOC guidance on harassment based on gender identity
Through the guidance and reliance on Bostock, the agency unlawfully expanded Title VII to include “all transgender-related employment issues,” the states argued.
By Emilie Shumway • May 14, 2024 -
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USPS to pay $141K after firing worker for reporting an injury, judge rules
An OSHA investigator alleged USPS “has a pattern of retaliating against probationary employees who report workplace injuries.”
By Ginger Christ • May 14, 2024 -
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Class-action suit claims Nike failed to provide pumping breaks, lactation room
In lieu of a dedicated lactation facility, the plaintiff alleged she was given the choice of pumping in her manager’s office, the store’s bathroom or her car.
By Ryan Golden • May 13, 2024 -
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OpinionA new overtime threshold takes effect in mere weeks. HR should assess its impact now.
Expecting DOL’s rule to be blocked by July 1 and taking no action could result in millions in liability exposure for even a few misclassified employees, Farella Braun + Martel attorneys write.
By Holly L. Sutton and Kevin L. Jones • May 13, 2024 -
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CSX Transportation allegedly punished employees for using FMLA leave on holidays, weekends
The company also engaged in a “concerted campaign to purge itself” of workers who relied on FMLA leave during times it deemed inopportune, affecting over 140 workers, the class action alleged.
By Laurel Kalser • May 13, 2024 -
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Amazon CEO’s comments ‘threatened employees,’ NLRB judge says
The National Labor Relations Board found that Andy Jassy’s “coercive” statements violated labor law. The ruling may serve as a cautionary tale for those responding to workers’ union activity.
By Caroline Colvin • May 13, 2024 -
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Feds boost HSA contribution caps for 2025
The IRS published its annual inflation adjustments for high-deductible health plan regulations Thursday.
By Ryan Golden • May 10, 2024 -
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New Jersey court says nondisparagement deals don’t hold
The ruling, which concerns an ex-police officer, comes amid a broader movement to limit employer use of NDAs.
By Caroline Colvin • May 9, 2024 -
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AI at workEmployers split on using generative AI for HR as legal risks loom
AI’s status as a mere curiosity for HR did not last very long, but a new Littler Mendelson survey suggests there may still be a significant level of hesitancy from organizations.
By Ryan Golden • May 9, 2024 -
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Federal judge halts Chamber’s challenge to FTC’s noncompete ban over a ‘race to file’
The district court will allow a lawsuit “rais[ing] identical legal theories” filed a day earlier to proceed first.
By Ginger Christ • May 8, 2024 -
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Employee has Title VII claim she was fired due to ‘stand by your man’ stereotype, court says
The court acknowledged the case could be complicated by the plaintiff's history, in that she had previously left her role alongside her partner.
By Laurel Kalser • May 8, 2024 -
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NLRB appeals joint employer ruling to 5th Circuit
A federal judge vacated the Board’s joint employer final rule in March, holding that it was “contrary to law” and “arbitrary and capricious.”
By Ryan Golden • May 7, 2024 -
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Insurance groups challenge DOL fiduciary rule as ‘an assault on insurance agents’
The lawsuit is the latest in a series of legal challenges President Joe Biden’s agencies are facing this spring.
By Emilie Shumway • May 7, 2024 -
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OpinionHR should review job descriptions, arbitration agreements in light of Bissonette
Employers should anticipate an uptick in employees pushing back on arbitration agreements, write Ian A. Wright and Kaitlin Owen of Alston & Bird.
By Ian A. Wright and Kaitlin Owen • May 7, 2024 -
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Biden vetoes congressional effort to toss NLRB joint employer rule
Without the rule, employers “could more easily avoid liability simply by manipulating their corporate structure,” the president said Friday.
By Ryan Golden • May 6, 2024 -
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Deep Dive‘Quiet on Set’ highlighted sexual assault of minors in Hollywood. But this workplace issue hits close to home, too.
It’s easy for employers to think a strong HR department is fungible, an EEOC official said, “but it's absolutely necessary for a company to survive.”
By Caroline Colvin • May 6, 2024 -
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California poultry processors will pay over $5M to resolve overtime, child labor allegations
The U.S. Department of Labor called it “one of the largest wage violation settlements ever reached" for domestic poultry workers.
By Emilie Shumway • May 3, 2024 -
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Former Google workers file labor board complaint over protest-relating firings
The ex-employees said the tech giant violated their labor rights when firing at least 28 employees for protesting against its cloud services contract with the Israeli government.
By Lamar Johnson • May 3, 2024 -
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ColumnBack to Basics: What is a hostile work environment?
The burden of proof is always on the employee, a law firm partner told HR Dive.
By Ginger Christ • May 2, 2024 -
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Georgia retirement community to shell out $78,000 for age, disability discrimination
Along with paying the fired receptionist monetary relief, Covenant Woods must stand up an anti-discrimination training program.
By Caroline Colvin • May 2, 2024 -
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Vegas contractor and Elon Musk’s Boring Co. among ‘Dirty Dozen’ list
A national safety group named 12 companies that have allegedly flaunted worker health and safety and disregarded employees’ rights.
By Zachary Phillips • May 2, 2024 -
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Temporary farmworker protections strengthened in final Labor Department rule
Farm groups say the new regulations, which aim to safeguard organizing activity, add more compliance costs to the H-2A visa program.
By Sarah Zimmerman • May 1, 2024 -
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New York becomes first state to mandate paid time off for prenatal care
Beginning in 2025, pregnant employees will be eligible for 20 hours of leave, separate from the state’s paid family and medical leave.
By Emilie Shumway • May 1, 2024 -
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DOL issues guidance addressing AI’s interaction with FMLA, FLSA
The updates come six months after President Joe Biden issued an executive order on AI use.
By Ginger Christ • May 1, 2024
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