Category: News

April 12, 2023

We hear a lot about the tug of war between organizations and employees when it comes to the future of widespread remote work in the post-COVID world. But that narrative hides the fact that employees themselves aren’t a monolith when […]

March 31, 2023

This month’s Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) crisis has quickly become the second-largest bank failure in US history. With business leaders having haunting flashbacks to the 2008 financial crisis, the collapse of SVB was undoubtedly alarming and confusing as everyone moved […]

March 31, 2023

Does a church have a first amendment right to restrict employment to employees that pay 10% of their wages back? A lawsuit has been filed against Churchome, a Kirkland, WA-based church with celebrity members like Russell Wilson and Justin Bieber, […]

March 30, 2023

How the EEOC planned to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic’s widespread shift of the workforce to remote work — and the resulting suggestion of its growing suitability as a reasonable accommodation — has been of interest to businesses and employment […]

March 30, 2023

Newspaper publisher News UK has appointed Shelley Bishto as head of diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI). Bishton will focus on furthering the DEI strategy across News UK, which includes The Sun, The Times, The Sunday Times, TalkTV, TalkSport, Virgin Radio […]

March 15, 2023

At least one of the “fake work” stories might be true. One TikToker is claiming on the platform that as a former employee of Meta, she had to work really hard to — well, find work, per Insider. “They were […]

March 14, 2023

A shift differential is extra pay typically given for working nights or a weekend shift. The Fair Labor Standards Act doesn’t require a shift differential to be paid; rather, it’s something the employer and the employee or their representative may […]

March 8, 2023

Amazon has successfully defended itself against a lawsuit brought by a group of its employees who sought reimbursement for internet expenses incurred while working from home during the pandemic. The proposed class-action lawsuit, which was filed by a California-based engineer […]

March 6, 2023

While employers have discretion in making assignments and can justify certain limitations in duties, a construction company’s refusal to let a female employee work at elevation led to a discrimination claim that is now moving forward to trial. The plaintiff […]

March 3, 2023

Hopefully, employers, HR pros, and managers are well aware that March 3, 2023 (and the first Friday in March each year) is Employee Appreciation Day. In a labor market where employee demand often outstrips supply in many sectors, it’s particularly […]

March 2, 2023

A group of about 83 Starbucks corporate employees signed a letter to company leadership earlier this week urging Starbucks to abandon its return-to-office policies and agree to neutrality and a set of fair election principles in unionizing stores. These corporate […]

March 1, 2023

In a speech to open the CBI Future of Work Conference today, director-general Tony Danker will say that a new, “radical” approach is needed to address the current labour crisis, which has been exacerbated by generational shifts alongside the Covid-19 […]

February 28, 2023

The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), which enforces employees’ workplace rights, is seeing a trend of workers advocating for racial justice and safety, Jennifer Abruzzo, the NLRB general counsel, told attendees at SHRM’s Employment Law & Compliance Conference in Washington, […]

February 24, 2023

Ms Cox, who is black, launched the claim after being excluded from away days and recruitment processes by her manager Ms Paxton, who was at the time head of continuing healthcare in the North. Cox also raised conflict of interest […]

February 21, 2023

A longtime employee of an insurance company failed to show that his termination was the result of age discrimination or retaliation for expressing disagreement with the outcome of a sexual-harassment investigation, the 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled. The […]

February 15, 2023

An employee filed a complaint alleging unlawful harassment from her supervisor based on gender and sex, failure to prevent harassment, retaliation against her for opposing discrimination and harassment, and violations of California’s Labor Code. The petitioner in the case of […]

February 13, 2023

There are countless workplace technologies available to companies that enable them to track employees for various purposes. For example, many employers have GPS devices on company vehicles so they can track how efficiently deliveries are being made. But does the […]

February 13, 2023

The pandemic changed the way people look at the world. Priorities like family, experiences, and social causes became more important than ever before. People also increasingly care about the impact companies have on the environment and prefer to spend their […]

February 10, 2023

From February 6 to 10, we spent a full week focusing on all things HR compliance! As the week comes to a close, we’re taking a look back at all our online events and digital resources that helped HR professionals […]

February 9, 2023

The U.S. District Court of the Southern District of Texas recently ordered FedEx to pay $366 million to a former employee who sued over racial discrimination and retaliation. It rejected the company’s request to undo the jury’s verdict. The company […]