?Takeaway: Employee classification and exemptions are some of the most complex and litigious issues that employers face. They arise in many situations under federal and state laws, such as determining whether someone... Read more »
?Employers are likely to see a shift in enforcement by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) with a bigger budget, potentially new leadership and revised strategic priorities. President Joe Biden nominated... Read more »
?Takeaway: In a retaliation case, temporal proximity between an employee’s protected conduct and termination is not enough by itself to prove pretext. ?A longtime employee of an insurance company failed to show... Read more »
?Packers Sanitation Services Inc. (PSSI) violated child labor laws by employing at least 102 minors in dangerous conditions at 13 meat-processing facilities in eight states, according to a U.S. Department of Labor... Read more »
?A performance improvement plan (PIP) is typically a step in a progressive discipline policy—one that shouldn’t be rushed into too quickly or used for all types of performance deficiencies. If the performance... Read more »
?Three senators wrote to The Kroger Company Chairman and CEO Rodney McMullen on Feb. 15, accusing the company of wage theft after the installation of a new payroll system last year. We’ve... Read more »
?Starbucks illegally fired two workers and interfered with union organizing at two stores in Philadelphia, a National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) panel recently concluded. In its Feb. 13 ruling, the board found... Read more »
?On Feb. 14, the federal government announced that it was again extending the deadline for employers to file objections to the disclosure of their EEO-1 data in response to a Freedom of... Read more »
?A federal appeals court is reviewing a case that could change what constitutes an adverse employment action in workplace discrimination cases. Nine female detention officers at the Dallas County, Texas, jail brought... Read more »
?McDonald Oil Corporation, which owns gas stations and convenience stores in Alabama and Georgia, recently agreed to pay $400,000 to five female employees to settle a class-action sexual harassment lawsuit. The company... Read more »
