Chipotle told its employees not to include chicken in their own meals amid surging customer demand, but once Bloomberg reported on the move, the burrito chain relented.
Archives for April 2024
EEOC Publishes Long-Awaited Final Guidance on Workplace Harassment
On April 29, 2024, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) issued the final version of new workplace harassment guidance for employers, formally updating the EEOC’s position on the legal standards and employer liability under federal antidiscrimination laws for the first time in more than two decades.
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Rejects Compensation Plan Allocating Commissions to Overtime and Premium Pay
On March 28, 2024, in Sutton v. Jordan’s Furniture, Inc., the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court (SJC) upheld a Massachusetts Superior Court decision finding the furniture retailer’s commission-based compensation scheme violated the Massachusetts Wage Act for paying commission-based sales employees their overtime and Sunday premium pay out of their earned commissions.
DHS Relaxes Employment Authorization Rules for Ethiopian and Palestinian F-1 Students
Because of ongoing conflicts in Ethiopia and Gaza, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced relaxed employment authorization standards for Ethiopian and Palestinian F-1 students who are eligible for work authorization.
What Has Been Happening at OCAHO in 2023-2024?
The Office of the Chief Administrative Hearing Officer (OCAHO) has issued four decisions since February 2023 addressing the amount penalties imposed on employers for Form I-9 violations. On average, OCAHO reduced such penalties by 24.36%
Not Selected in H-1B Cap Registration? There Are Options!
It is no myth that foreign workers fill a critical need in the U.S. labor market, particularly in the professional and technological fields such as science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). To fill this need, U.S. employers submit H-1B temporary worker visa status registrations with the United States Citizenship and
How Newsweek Determined America’s Greatest Workplaces for Mental Wellbeing
Newsweek recently published its inaugural ranking of America’s Greatest Workplaces for Mental Wellbeing. Done in partnership with data researcher Plant-A, the list features 750 U.S. employers that are making strides when it comes to focusing on their employees’ mental health.
A 4-point road map for transitioning to manager
Congrats on your promotion. Now you need to successfully empower and optimize your team’s performance.
Updated federal workplace guidelines protect pronouns, bathrooms and abortion
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) updated the federal workplace guidelines after a quarter of a century to protect pronouns, bathrooms and abortion.
Updated federal workplace guidelines protect employee gender identity
In first change to the guidance in 25 years, federal agency says repeatedly misgendering employees or denying them access to a bathroom consistent with their gender identity amounts to workplace harassment
New federal transgender rules place women’s workplace rights ‘under attack,’ EEOC commissioner charges
A commissioner with the EEOC slammed the guidance as an ‘attack’ on women
The Ninth Circuit Speaks Out on Mental Health Parity
On April 11, 2024, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, in Ryan S. v. UnitedHealth Group, Inc., set a very broad pleading standard to allege a violation of the Paul Wellstone and Pete Domenici Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008 (“Parity Act”), 29 U.S.C.
EEOC says workplace bias laws cover bathrooms, pronouns and abortion
The guidance is not legally binding, but lays out a blueprint for how the EEOC will enforce anti-bias laws and can be cited in court to back up legal arguments.
This Ship Is Sinking. Can I Jump to a Client’s?
In the workplace, saving yourself is also your job.