Unlawful age discrimination can take many different forms – including policies that don’t flat-out say they discriminate based on age but have the clear effect of doing so. Here’s a case in point: A school district in Illinois was found…
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The Eleventh Circuit affirmed a lower court’s ruling that an employer cannot exclude gender-affirming coverage for a transgender plan participant under its employee health insurance plan. But the full court then decided to rehear the matter. Transgender employee comes out…
With respect to FMLA leave, sometimes a question comes up as to whether leave was properly requested. That's where the duck test can come in. If it walks like a duck, quacks like a duck and looks like a duck,…
A jury ruled in favor of a claustrophobic employee who said his employer unlawfully neglected to reasonably accommodate his condition when it put him in an office with no window. Robert Turco was a senior project manager for Zambelli Fireworks,…
The most costly workplace injuries by body part, cause and nature are examined in a study that pulled data from the National Council on Compensation Insurance. The study was conducted by Richmond Vona, which is a personal injury law firm…
Getting hurt shouldn't cost you your job. A federal district court in Oregon has ruled that the U.S. Postal Service should pay more than $141,000 to a probationary employee who was terminated shortly after she reported a workplace injury. The…
Picture this: You’ve gone through the interview process and finally found the perfect candidate for a safety-sensitive position – or so you thought. But then his pre-employment drug test revealed the use of opioids. What’s your best move? If you’re…
Effective wellness strategies for employees are always top of mind for savvy HR pros. The challenge of implementing effective wellness strategies has been amplified as many employers grapple with the tension between return-to-office mandates and employees who have latched on…
As we predicted here a short time ago, newly released EEOC guidance on workplace harassment is facing a courtroom challenge that says some parts of the guidance are not valid. Led by Tennessee, 18 states have sued the EEOC, calling…
Gen Z and millennials make up approximately 42% of the American population, according to Statista. If their presence in your workforce is anywhere near that, it's imperative for HR to have an employee retention strategy in place with the right…
An employee who was denied workers’ compensation benefits after being shot by a co-worker can proceed with a tort claim against his employer, a state appeals court in Florida has ruled. This case involves Giovanni Bastien, who worked at a…
A national home health agency failed to provide adequate safeguards to protect a licensed practical nurse who was killed by a patient during a home visit, an OSHA investigation determined. OSHA cited the company for one willful violation under its…
As an HR pro, you know what NOT to ask during job interviews. But how confident are you in your hiring managers? Have they been given guidelines on how to avoid asking illegal interview questions? And have they also received…
OSHA has proposed that a Wisconsin baking facility operator pay nearly $263,000 in penalties following its investigation into an injury suffered by an employee at the plant. The investigation marked the second time since 2019 that the federal safety watchdog…
What employer wouldn't brag about making the Great Place To Work Best Workplaces list? In a presentation during the latest BambooHR Virtual Summit, Great Place To Work CEO Michael C. Bush said that distinction depends solely on what your employees…
Hiring challenges have been rampant in recent years. Terms like Quick Quitting and Quiet Quitting paint a dim picture of retention rates. To make matters worse, many companies put the brakes on hiring for fear of economic uncertainty. Many HR…
