Fired for Being White? Jury Awards 256M to Ex-Starbucks Regional Director Who Alleged Race-Based Termination

?A former regional director at Starbucks alleged that the coffee giant fired her because she’s white. A jury just awarded her over $25 million. Shannon Phillips, who oversaw about 100 coffee shops... Read more »

Colorado Enacts Law Stopping Employers from Requesting Age-Related Information

?On June 2, Colorado Gov. Jared Polis signed into law the Job Application Fairness Act (JAFA), prohibiting employers from inquiring about a job applicant’s age during the hiring process. JAFA’s enactment adds... Read more »

Proposed Overtime Rule Pushed Back to August

?The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) recently announced in the spring regulatory agenda that it will issue the proposed overtime rule in August. But regulatory agendas are the agencies’ predictions of when... Read more »

Attorneys Resign After Leak of Offensive Emails

?Two founding partners resigned from a Los Angeles law firm after their former law firm released a slew of emails showing their use of racist, sexist and anti-LGBTQ slurs. John Barber and... Read more »

Tesla Violated the NLRA when CEO Posted Prediction on Twitter

?Takeaway: Regarding Musk’s post, the court found that, while Musk later tried to explain his statement by saying the United Auto Workers’ bargaining would likely cause a loss of stock options, he... Read more »

Court Reverses Dismissal of ADEA, Retaliation Claims

?Takeaway: Employers should train supervisors as to what constitutes age discrimination and related retaliation to help ensure a workplace free from unlawful discrimination. ?The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals recently reversed summary... Read more »

NLRB Case Modifies Independent Contractor Standard

?A new ruling from the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) alters the standard employers must use to determine whether someone qualifies as an independent contractor. In the June 13 ruling, the board... Read more »

What Should HR Do When It Gets Involved in Corporate Litigation?

?When a company gets sued, HR is involved early and often—right up until the end of the litigation. Adam Rosenthal, an attorney with Sheppard Mullin in San Diego and Los Angeles, shared... Read more »

Avoid Recent I-9 Traps that Arise with Remote Hires

?The Form I-9 was born in 1986 but still creates tension between business needs and legal requirements, particularly with remote hires, said John Fay, an attorney and director of product strategy at... Read more »

How to Handle Political Speech in the Workplace

?It’s not uncommon for differing political views to cause angry arguments or even physical altercations at the workplace. These political disagreements tend to heat up in a presidential election year. “We’ve got... Read more »
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