A state court decided that a settlement agreement resolving a workers' comp claim did not require an employer to pay for surgery that was recommended years after the work injury. The reason: The worker did not prove that the work-related injury…
Employment Law
Evolving cannabis legislation makes employee drug testing trickier than ever. But if an employee fails two drug tests in a row, it’s probably safe to move forward with termination, right? That’s likely what company leaders at Airgas USA were thinking…
When the Federal Trade Commission announced its final rule banning most non-competes as an unfair method of competition in April, it devoted plenty of time and effort to explaining why it firmly believed it has the authority to impose such…
Question: Do employees have to be paid for the time spent booting up and shutting down computers? Though the question sounds quite simple, it's at the center of a long-running FLSA dispute that the Ninth Circuit recently heard for a…
Snap Inc. – the parent company of Snapchat – has agreed to pay $15 million to resolve gender discrimination, harassment and retaliation claims brought by female employees of the social media platform, the California Civil Rights Division (CRD) has announced.…
Do you know what the top hazard is for workers in the construction industry? An Illinois construction contractor is well aware of it, now that the Occupational Safety and Health Administration has hit it with a six-figure penalty following several…
Dollar General, a nationwide discount retailer, has agreed to make comprehensive workplace safety improvements in its stores nationwide and pay $12 million in penalties, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) announced. The agreement resolves multiple OSHA investigations into alleged…
An EEOC suit filed against a government contractor has ended with an agreement that calls for the contractor to pay more than $1 million and take other steps to resolve charges that it discriminated against employees with disabilities in violation…
Microaggressions at work are everyday slights, insults, putdowns and offensive behaviors that, cumulatively, take a toll on employees from underrepresented communities. They can be accidental – or intentional. Either way, left unchecked, microaggressions in the workplace can negatively impact careers,…
An employee who said work caused his hearing loss applied for workers’ compensation benefits. But unfortunately for him, he also provided testimony that cast doubt on the assertion that his hearing loss was caused by exposure to noise at work.…
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has issued a proposed heat safety rule that aims to protect workers from extreme heat as persistent heat waves bring record-breaking temperatures across the U.S. The rule, if finalized, would establish the first-ever…
A new U.S. Supreme Court washes away a 40-year-old rule that gave federal agencies broad power to fill in the blanks when federal laws are ambiguous. As a result, courts now have a greater say when it comes to deciding…
If you got stuck in an elevator at work, would you expect to receive workers’ compensation or other benefits? A Virginia employee who found herself in that situation thought she should get workers' compensation benefits, but the state’s workers’ compensation…
A metal refinisher in Houston was cited by OSHA for 44 workplace safety violations for exposing workers to dozens of serious safety hazards. In December 2023, federal investigators opened an investigation at Outdoor Furniture Refinishing Inc., operating as Allied Powder…
After a national company rescinded an Ohio employee’s religious accommodation, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) stepped in on the worker’s behalf. Here’s what happened, according to the EEOC’s lawsuit. Accommodation Revoked Charles Lynch was an employee for Wheeler Trucking,…
The Department of Labor has determined that an employer is to blame for injuries suffered by a worker whose face was burned as he was cleaning a machine. Doskocil Manufacturing Inc., which operates as Petmate, became the target of an…
