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…
Four female employees in Washington state said they endured ongoing sexual harassment at work – but management didn’t do anything to stop it. That’s when the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) stepped in – and the company learned an expensive…
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has determined that a worker died of heatstroke on his first day at work because a farm labor contractor did not do enough to protect its workers from heat-related hazards. In a press…
Trader Joe’s was cited by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) for various safety hazards at one of its stores in Colorado. What’s more, this isn’t the first time the popular grocery store chain has been cited over similar…
A federal district court in Pennsylvania has preserved a cisgender employee’s claim that his employer violated Title VII and state law by favoring transgender employees. The ruling holds an important lesson about the full scope of the Supreme Court’s 2020…
A new ruling from the U.S. Supreme Court will make it much easier for many employees to prove an allegation of unlawful discrimination under Title VII. The Court’s ruling washes away a rule, followed by many courts, that required Title…
The Equal Opportunity Employment Commission (EEOC) has issued the long-awaited final PWFA rule, slated to be published in the Federal Register tomorrow and then take effect 60 days later – on June 18, 2024. Here's a quick recap of the…
When it comes to managing and optimizing your workforce, key talent strategy focus areas for HR include employee retention, employee experience and leader effectiveness. ADP Chief Talent Officer Jay Caldwell said these are his top three talent strategy priorities, which…
An appeals court in Illinois upheld a decision to award workers’ comp benefits to a traveling employee who was hurt before he got on the road to his first daily assignment. The question that the court answered in the employee’s…
For the second time in less than six months, OSHA found serious safety violations at a battery manufacturer in Georgia. SK Battery America Inc., a global electric vehicle battery manufacturer, faces $77,200 in fines. Workers exposed to respiratory hazards in fire In…
A federal appeals court has revived a prison employee’s Title VII claim that he was subjected to severe harassment at work based on his status as a transgender man. While working at Rogers State Prison in Georgia, Tyler Copeland began…
The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has been very busy over the last year. Among other things, it has focused on workplace rules, as an employer in the Midwest recently learned the hard way. It ended up paying $297,000 to…
Some industries -- especially manufacturing -- are facing significant challenges in attracting and retaining new talent as more Baby Boomers retire. Between succession planning and navigating candidate skills gaps during the recruitment process, some firms are looking at a very…
An employer may be responsible for birth defects allegedly caused by its workers’ exposure to toxic chemicals, a state appeals court in Illinois has ruled. This case involves Marcus Ledeaux and Enrique Daniel Araballo, who each had a parent who…
A new OSHA rule – the so-called “walkaround” rule – clarifies that employees may designate a non-employee third party, such as a union rep, to be their representative and accompany OSHA inspectors during workplace safety inspections. The final rule was…
In an increasingly competitive talent war, you may feel like you’ve tried every trick in the book to attract, hire and retain top talent. If you feel like you’ve implemented every new tactic and are still seeing high turnover and…
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