Costly Mistakes
DOL’s new report: FLSA mistakes cost a whopping $164.1M in FY 2023
As an HR pro, you know that FLSA mistakes can be expensive. But even so, the sky-high cost of noncompliance found in the feds’ latest report is enough to cause sticker shock. In the report, the DOL’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD) reveals that employers shelled out more than $164.1 million for FLSA violations last…
Don’t mess with HR: Company pays $460K to settle age bias lawsuit
An HR director received a six-figure settlement to settle her age discrimination claim. Here’s what happened: An overseas company hired a new president to run a location in the state of Georgia. Things quickly turned problematic, the HR director said, when the company planned to implement changes that violated federal law. And when the HR…
E-signature confusion: Court OKs $7.2M award for former employees
A recent court decision out of California highlights just how important it is for employers to fully grasp the tech tools they use at work. Case in point: A company’s CEO didn’t understand the ins and outs of e-signatures, which turned out to be an expensive seven-figure mistake. Agreements include profit-sharing bonuses Two C-suite employees…
EEOC Race Bias Suit Settles for $8.7 Million
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has secured an $8.7 million settlement in a case that alleged unlawful race discrimination by the major delivery company DHL. The agency initially brought suit against DHL in September of 2010. It filed the suit on behalf of a class of African American DHL employees who allegedly were given…
EEOC targets third-party sexual harassment: Union pays $85K in latest settlement
Just days after announcing a $50,000 settlement to resolve a sexual harassment claim involving a customer, the EEOC issued another reminder that the agency is cracking down on third-party sexual harassment. This time, the agency took aim at a union in Colorado. And the third party was the union’s business agent. Here’s what happened: Union’s…
Employer gets dragged into court – literally – after defying orders
What’s the worst-case scenario for an employer that refuses to provide court-ordered relief to a mistreated employee? How about getting taken into custody by U.S. Marshals? Does it happen a lot? No. But is it possible? Yes, as two corporate officials for a Wisconsin employer learned firsthand on September 12. Dragged into court: Case background…
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