Steadfast Medical Staffing willfully misclassified workers, shortchanged overtime pay
Archives for February 3, 2022
American Freight Furniture and Mattress to Pay $5 Million to Settle Nationwide EEOC Sex Discrimination Suit
National Retailer Refused to Hire Women in Sales or Warehouse Jobs, Federal Agency Charged
Remote Working: Bosses Benefited While Workers Suffered
The work-life balance during the pandemic has benefited managers and people in more senior roles but not lower-level employees.
Top Lawyer Vacancy at EEOC Raises Questions About Biden Plan
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has been without a Senate-confirmed top lawyer since early March, a vacancy that hinders the workplace civil rights agency’s ability to pursue cutting-edge legal strategies in a similar fashion to past general counsels, former agency officials said.
Six Reasons HR Departments Need A Labor Relations Expert On Board
When you’re managing an organization, whether it’s a small, medium or large enterprise, it’s highly likely that you will not be able to please every leader and subordinate all of the time.
Labor groups wary of potential Supreme Court pick backed by top House Democrat
Union leaders are increasingly wary of President Biden’s potential selection of Judge J. Michelle Childs as a Supreme Court justice, citing her time working on behalf of employers against worker claims.
Workers at private companies have amassed more than $400 million in state-run retirement programs
By the looks of it, state-run retirement programs for private-sector employees are generally working as intended.
Five Critical Considerations To Scale Workplace Coaching
As part of the “Future of Work” agenda, many organizations are looking at ways to remain relevant in the post-pandemic age, while also seeking ways to attract and retain talent.
The Workplace Discrimination Many Women Face After a Miscarriage
About 10 to 15 percent of known pregnancies end in miscarriage.
3 Tensions Leaders Need to Manage in the Hybrid Workplace
As hybrid work transitions from a temporary pandemic-era band-aid to the normal way of working, many leaders are wondering how they build an inclusive hybrid culture.
The Kids Are Not Alright—and It’s Stressing Your Workforce
A mental health crisis in today’s youth did not begin with the COVID pandemic, but the last two years certainly exposed and accelerated it.
U.S. job market faces reshuffling as workers quit at near record rates
In the summer, she left a position at a small social media marketing agency for a bigger firm offering more money and greater responsibility.
Maine Legislation Would Raise Overtime Salary Threshold to More Than $57,000 in 2025
The Maine Legislature will soon consider a bill that would raise the salary threshold for overtime pay from $38,250 to $57,375 within three years. If enacted, Legislative Document (L.D.) 607 would increase the threshold for salaried overtime pay in Maine every year, from 3,000 percent of the state’s minimum wage
State Department Temporarily Waives In-person Interview Requirement for Certain Visas
During the past two years of the pandemic, federal agencies such as the Department of Homeland Security and the Department of State have taken measures to accommodate their services and facilitate the issuance of visas in the consulates across the world in light of on-going safety concerns. The Department
L-2 EAD Renewals: Clarity For L-2 EADs After USCIS Settlement Agreement
On November 10, 2021, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) reached a settlement in the class action Shergill v. Mayorkas. As part of the settlement, USCIS agreed to update its policy relating to H-4 and L-2 spousal Employment Authorization Document (EAD) applications, and the settlement terms for H-4 and L-2