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Archives for May 1, 2024
Google fired a software engineer over an anti-war demonstration — he says he wasn’t even protesting
In an NLRB complaint filed today, more than 50 other employees have alleged unlawful retaliation and are asking for their jobs back.
New legislation will allow Maryland library workers to form unions
Monumental legislation is now in place for library workers across Maryland.
“It gives us a voice,” Harford County Library Worker Morgan Michael said.
Major tech company will reportedly make top bosses work 6 days a week
Executives at Samsung, which makes many of the world’s TVs and smartphones, reportedly have to pick up an extra shift
Women Without Children Still Face a “Motherhood Penalty”
Simply being a woman of childbearing age can trigger discrimination.
Court Rules Accommodating Religious Request is Undue Hardship
By: Court Rules Accommodating Religious Request is Undue Hardship
While diversity enriches the workplace, it can also present challenges for employers striving to create inclusive environments that accommodate everyone’s perspectives. In Kluge v. Brownsburg Community School Corp., a federal court weighed in on one employer’s decision not to continue a requested
Amerigo Italian Restaurant Owner Companies Pay $60,000 in EEOC Discrimination Suit
MEMPHIS, Tenn. – J.H.S. Holdings, LLC, and 4Top Hospitality Group, Inc., owners of Amerigo Italian Restaurant, will pay $60,000 and furnish other relief to settle a U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) discrimination and retaliation lawsuit, the federal agency announced today.According to the EEOC’s lawsuit, Amerigo’s owners subjected an employee
Liberty Energy to Pay $265,000 in EEOC Discrimination Lawsuit
ODESSA, Texas – Liberty Energy, Inc. doing business as Liberty Oilfield Services, LLC, will pay $265,000 to settle a race and national origin discrimination lawsuit brought on behalf of three mechanics by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today.
Erie Construction to Pay $99,000 to Settle EEOC Sex Discrimination and Retaliation Suit
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Erie Construction Mid-West, LLC, a construction company headquartered in Toledo, Ohio, and doing business in Dallas, Texas, agreed to pay $99,000 and provide other relief to settle claims of sex discrimination and retaliation in a lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal
Barrett Distribution Centers to Pay $60,000 in EEOC Retaliation Suit
MEMPHIS — Barrett Distribution Centers, LLC will pay $60,000 and furnish other relief to settle a U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) lawsuit for unlawful retaliation against an employee, the federal agency announced today.The EEOC suit alleged Barrett, along with Supreme Staffing, retaliated against a former employee by removing him
Artificial Intelligence Executive Order WHD and OFCCP Guidance Issued
DOL’s Wage and Hour Division and Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs released guidance documents governing the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in the workplace. The documents address employers’ and federal contractors’ potential legal and business risks associated with AI, and provide recommended practices to help avoid them.