The owner of eight IHOP restaurants in Nevada and New York will pay $700,000 and change its employment policies and practices to resolve U.S. government allegations that food servers and …
New York City to Ban Discrimination Based on Hair
Under new guidelines to be released this week by the New York City Commission on Human Rights, the targeting of people based on their hair or hairstyle, at work, school or in public …
Judge rules against Walmart for firing employee with medical marijuana card
A federal judge ruled against Walmart in a recent lawsuit for terminating an Arizona employee who possessed a valid medical marijuana card after a drug test of the worker came back …
How Democrats plan to shrink the gender pay gap
In January, Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) and her colleagues reintroduced the Paycheck Fairness Act — for the 11th time. The bill would require employers to report, among other things, job salaries, promotions …
Bill seeks collective bargaining for Nevada state workers
Proposed legislation in Nevada would allow certain state employees to engage in collective bargaining. The bill was introduced in the state Senate on Thursday. The measure would require the state …
Workers waiting ‘on call’ must be paid, court rules
Employees who are required to stay “on call” before the start of a possible work shift — phoning their employer two hours before the shift to learn whether they’re needed …
Ward v Tilly’s Inc
The Court concluded that on-call scheduling triggered Wage Order 7’s reporting time pay requirements. On-call shifts burden employees, who cannot take other jobs but who nonetheless receive no compensation from …
7th Circuit Curtails Applicants’ Age-Discrimination Lawsuits
The plaintiff in the case applied for an attorney position at CareFusion Corp., then sued under a disparate impact liability theory after he wasn’t chosen. He challenged the requirement that …
New York Enacts Gender Expression Non-Discrimination Act
On January 25, Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo signed into law a bill amending the New York State Human Rights Law (NYSHRL), which now prohibits discrimination by employers against individuals on …
Trump’s Labor Law: Heads, Workers Lose; Tails, Workers Lose
On Friday, as the federal government was preparing to reopen after the longest shutdown in its history, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) released a decision that will have major …
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