Most bosses remain steadfast in their desire to see their white-collar employees in the office despite many workers’ desire to stay home most of the time.
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Employee Put on Leave After Coworker Said They Might ‘Shoot Up’ Workplace
At a time when mass shootings are increasing throughout the nation, an employee alleged their job was “hanging by a string” months after a colleague falsely identified them to police as a potential workplace shooter.
The new Supreme Court doctrine against religious discrimination
In its last two weeks of a blockbuster term, the U.S. Supreme Court released two major First Amendment decisions dealing with religious liberty: Carson v. Makin, about whether Maine could refuse to fund religious schools, and Kennedy v. Bremerton School District, about whether a football coach could pray on the field after games.
As workforce gets younger, employers weigh parental leave policies
The Supreme Court decision to send Roe v. Wade wade back to the states has caused emotions to run high over the past couple of weeks.
Elon Musk’s Tesla is reportedly laying off new workers, withdrawing employment offers: ‘Damn, talk about a gut punch’
Cuts forewarned by Elon Musk in early June are reportedly being implemented at Tesla, with employees who began work just weeks or months ago being let go, and employment offers withdrawn.
NFL wants Brian Flores racial discrimination lawsuit to go to arbitration
The NFL and six of its teams have formally moved in a New York court to force a lawsuit alleging that they engaged in racial discrimination into arbitration where NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell would be the arbitrator.
Commanders owner Dan Snyder cites business conflict in turning down offer to testify on workplace misconduct claims
The House Oversight and Reform Committee is blasting Washington Commanders owner Dan Snyder after he declined to testify at an upcoming hearing on workplace misconduct claims related to the NFL franchise, saying he has a business conflict in France.
Musk Sued Over Tesla’s Alleged ‘Toxic Workplace’: Just The Latest In A Rough Week
A Tesla investor filed a suit against CEO Elon Musk on Thursday over claims the company failed to respond to harassment and discrimination complaints, the latest in a tough week for the billionaire, who fired a handful of employees who complained about Musk’s “embarrass[ing]” behavior, and faced off with Twitter employees in their first meeting since the site’s board approved Musk’s $44 billion takeover bid.
Biden leans into ties with organized labor with visit to AFL-CIO Convention
U.S. President Joe Biden will attend a union convention in Philadelphia on Tuesday as he seeks to deepen relationships with organized labor and improve his approval ratings and popularity among Democrats, which have taken a hit recently.
Google pays $118 mn to settle gender discrimination suit
Google said on Sunday that it was “very pleased” to be settling, without admission of wrongdoing, a class-action lawsuit that argued it underpaid female employees and assigned them lower-ranking positions.
Woman Loses Sexual Harassment Case After Coworker Blames Text on Spellcheck [UK]
A U.K. woman’s sexual harassment claims against her coworker have been dismissed after a particularly racy message was pinned on spellcheck.
U.S. Hits Cap on Temporary Work Visas As Employers Seek 11 Million Workers
The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced on May 18 the availability of 35,000 additional H-2B visas, or temporary nonagricultural worker visas, for businesses “that are suffering or will surfer impending irreparable harm” without the ability to hire non-citizen workers.
‘This is our time’: How women are taking over the labor movement
This story was published in partnership with The 19th, a nonprofit, nonpartisan newsroom reporting on gender, politics and policy.
Elon Musk’s Memo Didn’t Just Demand A Return To Offices. It Promoted Overwork.
Lost in the kerfuffle over Elon Musk’s memos about Tesla executives’ return to work—knocking “some remote pseudo office” and tweeting that those who prefer remote work should “pretend to work” elsewhere—was that the missives weren’t just about where work should take place.
Demand to repay workforce training money remains in limbo
The Mississippi attorney general is deciding whether to file a lawsuit to recover $2.3 million in public money that the state auditor said was misspent by a community college and some business leaders.