EVERETT, Wash. – Restaurant chain Red Robin International, Inc. agreed to pay $600,000 to four former employees and provide other injunctive relief to resolve a sexual harassment, retaliation and constructive discharge lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today.
Archives for April 23, 2024
Kristen M. Foslid Appointed Regional Attorney of the EEOC’s Miami District Office
MIAMI – Kristen M. Foslid, a 14-year attorney with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), was appointed regional attorney for EEOC’s Miami District effective April 21, the federal agency announced today.As regional attorney, Foslid will lead the district’s legal unit, conducting trial litigation and providing legal advice and other
U.S. Department of Education Issues Long-Awaited Final Title IX Regulations
U.S. Department of Education issued final Title IX regulations governing sex discrimination complaints involving educational institutions. The regulations clarify terms, expand the geographical scope of Title IX, amend the investigation process, and include sexual orientation, gender identity, and pregnancy/lactation issues within Title IX’s protections.
Sleep training: Life preserver for parents or “symptom of capitalism”?
Well, I’m back. After a lengthy parental leave, when publication of the Planet Money newsletter decreased in frequency, I’m now working full-time and the newsletter will go back to being published weekly.
Supreme Court to Hear Starbucks Challenge to Labor Ruling
The case, which stems from the firing of seven Starbucks workers in Memphis, seeks to limit the National Labor Relations Board’s ability to obtain a court intervention in labor cases.
Employees are using up their vacation and sick days to avoid their toxic workplace
The good news is that workers are taking advantage of their vacation time more than they have since the start of the pandemic.
Google Fires More Workers Over Israeli Cloud Contract Protest After CEO Says Leave Politics At Home
Google has fired another round of workers in the wake of sit-in protests against Project Nimbus
Tesla Layoffs Draw Suit Claiming Not Enough Warning for Workers
Tesla Inc. was sued by a former employee who claims the company’s decision to lay off about 10% of its workforce in a global retrenchment violated the law by failing to provide required advance notice.
Navigating AI in HR: 5 questions every HR leader must ask
The landscape of HR is undeniably being reshaped by the advent of artificial intelligence.
Moody’s designed a prototype office to engage hybrid employees. It’s changing how everyone works
The financial services giant redesigned part of its New York office to fit the new way people work.
Gen Z and Millennials Want to Have Hard Conversations at Work, but Managers Aren’t Ready
Research shows younger generations don’t subscribe to the old rules of work-appropriate conversations; they want to get personal.
I was LinkedIn’s first head of HR. PIPs don’t work — there’s a better way to help struggling employees.
Steve Cadigan has led HR teams at top companies for over three decades.
Lack of faith in HR, intimidation, vulgarity, inappropriate touching among top Nike complaints
Lack of faith in human resources, intimidation, vulgarity and allegations of inappropriate touching were among the repeated complaints made by female Nike employees in a self-administered 2018 survey, according to The Oregonian/OregonLive’s review of responses.
Citi managing director details ‘pervasive’ sexual harassment in lawsuit
A Citigroup managing director said the bank failed to protect her from a supervisor’s violent threats and abuse because of its “pervasive” culture of sexual harassment and gender discrimination, according to an amended legal filing on Monday.
A disabled woman planned a ‘once-in-a-lifetime’ trip to Disney World. Then the park changed its disability policy.
Disney has revised its Disability Access Service program for theme park guests.