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EEOC continues crackdown on pregnancy discrimination

12/18/2018
The commission reported on Dec. 10 that it had secured a $3.5 million settlement from the Cato Corp., a large retailer of women’s fashions.

Harassment victims suffer negative consequences for complaining

12/18/2018
Employees who file sexual harassment complaints often face harsh outcomes, with 65% losing their jobs within a year, and 68% reporting some form of retaliation by their employer.

Sexual harasser can’t claim accusation is sex bias

12/12/2018
An alleged sexual harasser recently tried to argue that the very fact that he was accused made him a victim of sex discrimination. It didn’t work.

Years later, termination records still win cases

12/12/2018
There’s a good reason to retain the employment records of poor performers. In fact, the argument can be made that you should keep those records indefinitely.

NLRB seeks more comments on joint-employment rule

12/12/2018
The National Labor Relations Board is extending the time for submitting comments regarding its proposed rule addressing its joint-employer standard.

$3.2 million bill for contractor misclassification

12/12/2018
A recent settlement shows just how much the U.S. Department of Labor dislikes seeing employers game the system by trying to classify employees as independent contractors.

Anti-union ultimatum costs tech firm $775,000

12/12/2018
Lanetix, a Silicon Valley software start-up, has agreed to pay $775,000 to resolve charges it engaged in unfair labor practices.

A new protected class? Don’t have a cow! Yet

12/11/2018
A British employment tribunal is expected to hear a case brought by a man who alleges he was unlawfully sacked because he is a vegan.

Acosta under fire for 2007 plea deal

12/11/2018
Thirty-two senators are calling for the Justice Department to investigate a plea bargain brokered more than a decade ago by Labor Secretary Alex Acosta when he was U.S. attorney in Miami.

Could DHS shake-up follow Kelly’s departure from White House?

12/11/2018
When Gen. John Kelly announced he would step down as White House chief of staff by the end of the year, speculation immediately turned to the fate of Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen.