The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) issued new technical assistance on May 18, explaining the application of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to automated systems that incorporate artificial intelligence... Read more »
?Workers at a Blue Bird factory that builds electric school buses in Fort Valley, Ga., recently voted to unionize, a victory that unions are calling a step forward for labor in the... Read more »
?On May 11, Gov. Bill Lee signed the Tennessee Information Protection Act (TIPA) into law, making Tennessee the eighth state to enact a comprehensive privacy law. Tennessee joins Indiana and Iowa in... Read more »
?The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on May 15 temporarily blocked a March district court ruling that jeopardized cost-sharing required by the Affordable Care Act (ACA) for preventive care, including cancer... Read more »
?The long-running feud between California and the gig economy shows no sign of ending soon. On April 28, California submitted a petition to the Ninth Circuit in Olson v. California, seeking review... Read more »
?Goldman Sachs, a New York City investment bank, recently settled a class-action lawsuit over gender pay discrimination for $215 million. It’s one of the largest discrimination settlements in U.S. history, according to... Read more »
?The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California recently rejected a class-action settlement in a wage and hour lawsuit against AT&T Mobility Services because the named plaintiff was not a... Read more »
?Takeaway: The Americans with Disabilities Act protects workers with mental illnesses, such as depression and anxiety. Nevertheless, an employer can discipline misconduct by such a worker, even if the misconduct arises from... Read more »
?The Whiting-Turner Contracting Co., a construction company based in Baltimore, will pay $1.2 million to settle a lawsuit over racial harassment and retaliation claims at a worksite in Tennessee. The U.S. Equal... Read more »
?While the Trump administration’s independent contractor standard under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) is still in effect, the Biden administration might not be enforcing it, House Republican leaders told the U.S.... Read more »
