The Supreme Court just eliminated 91 years of job security for commissioners and board members at federal agencies like the EEOC and the NLRB. The practical consequences for employers are bigger than the headlines may suggest.
TL;DR: In a 6-3
You’ve probably seen the headlines. Two flight attendants fired for posting about the Equality Act, a Ninth Circuit reversal, and the usual takes about religion vs. LGBTQ rights in the workplace. Here’s what those takes mostly missed.
TL;DR: The Ninth
She filed an EEOC charge. She just didn’t file the right one.
TL;DR: A federal appeals court affirmed summary judgment for an employer on both a Title VII race discrimination claim and a retaliation claim. The race discrimination claim failed
Sign-on bonuses with clawback provisions are common. Their interaction with overtime pay calculations is not well understood. A federal court in Virginia just issued a ruling that every employer using these bonuses should read.
TL;DR: A federal court dismissed an
Here’s a scenario HR nightmares are made of: an employee allegedly invents a sexual harassment accusation to eliminate a rival for a coveted position. The rival gets fired. The employer gets sued for defamation.
TL;DR: The Fourth Circuit vacated the
Firing a medical marijuana user after a positive drug test may seem straightforward — until a federal court explains why it isn’t.
TL;DR: A Pennsylvania federal court denied summary judgment to a farm-supply retailer that fired a medical marijuana cardholder
HR professionals are known for their abundant free time and total absence of compliance anxiety, so naturally next week brings two more things to add to the list. AI hiring liability and immigration updates — back to back, Tuesday and
Granting a religious accommodation request and then placing the employee on indefinite unpaid leave can itself be retaliation. A federal district court in Illinois recently refused to dismiss a Title VII religious discrimination and retaliation lawsuit built on exactly that
Who would have guessed that the most interesting religious discrimination issue of the week would show up on a Major League Baseball field?
TL;DR: Three San Francisco Giants pitchers wrote Bible verses on their Pride Night caps during a June
When a coworker grabs a colleague three times, a Seventh Circuit majority says a jury could find sexual harassment. The employer still won. The reason why is more useful to HR than the result.
TL;DR: A production employee claimed a
