Due to the global pandemic, employers have begun recruiting new employees virtually, which has resulted in online video exchanges replacing the face-to-face interviewing experience.
Archives for October 5, 2021
FordHarrison Accolades & Additions: Third Quarter 2021
FordHarrison LLP is pleased to announce that 53 lawyers were selected by their peers for inclusion in the 2022 Best Lawyers in America. The list includes attorneys from 17 offices nationwide, recognized in several specialties, including: Arbitration; Commercial Litigation; Employment Law – Management; Labor Law – Management; Labor Law – Union; Litigation – Labor & Employment; and Mediation. Some attorneys are named in multiple categories.
Jury orders Tesla to pay $137 million to former employee over racist treatment.
A jury ordered Tesla to pay $137 million to Owen Diaz, a Black former employee who accused the carmaker of ignoring racial abuse he faced while working there, his lawyer, Lawrence Organ, said late on Monday.
AZ Metro to Pay $300,000 to Settle EEOC Age Discrimination Lawsuit
AZ Metro Distributors, LLC, a distributor of Arizona Iced Tea products, will pay $300,000 and furnish other relief to settle an age discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today.
How to Get Employees to (Actually) Participate in Well-Being Programs
New research identifies 3 strategies organizations can take to engage employees.
The Future of Flexibility at Work
You can tailor programs and policies to fit your employees’ needs.
This is the No. 1 factor driving workplace stress
Low pay remains the top factor driving workplace stress, according to the American Psychological Association’s latest work and wellbeing survey.
San Diego paying out $100K to Black laborer who claimed discrimination, retaliation
Fired worker says Latino supervisors showed bias against Blacks with assignments, overtime, other perks
Jury orders Tesla to pay more than $130 million in discrimination suit, which alleged racist epithets and hostile work environment
The verdict was handed down Monday in federal court in California
FBI raids offices of New York City police sergeants union
Federal agents on Tuesday raided the offices of a New York City police union, the Sergeants Benevolent Association, whose bombastic leader has clashed repeatedly with city officials over his incendiary tweets and hard-line tactics
Study: What Companies Are Doing (and not Doing) to Make the Workplace More Diverse
A new report by Lever reveals major misalignments between employers and employees that are hindering DEI efforts.
Tesla ordered to pay $137M to Black former worker subjected to racist workplace
“Elon Musk, you’ve been put on notice.”
Recruitment company launches candle that ‘smells like workplace discrimination’
A London-based travel recruitment company has launched a new candle that “smells like workplace discrimination”.
‘What Would Chad Do?’ How Women at Facebook and Snap Level the Playing Field in Silicon Valley
Panelists at the Grace Hopper Celebration discussed how to get what you deserve.
New York HERO Act Alert: New York Department of Labor Updates Its Information Sheet
In accordance with the New York Health and Essential Rights Act (NY HERO Act), on July 6, 2021, the New York State Department of Labor (NYS DOL), in consultation with the New York State Department of Health, published the Airborne Infectious Disease Exposure Prevention Standard and Model Airborne Infectious Disease