57+ min ago  (338+ words) In Trump v. Barbara, the U.S. Supreme Court rejected the Administration’s attempt to limit birthright citizenship by executive action and left intact the Fourteenth Amendment’s guarantee that children born in the United States are U.S. citizens at birth, regardless of their…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (466+ words) HR leaders don’t have the luxury of rewriting their compliance strategy every four years. A recent Supreme Court ruling raises new questions about just how long today’s enforcement priorities will last. In Trump v. Slaughter, the Court concluded that federal…...

1+ mon, 6+ day ago  (629+ words) For employers that rely on H-1B talent, a federal judge’s decision to vacate the $100,000 H-1B fee removes a significant hiring barrier, though the legal fight is likely far from over. U.S. District Judge Leo Sorokin in Boston struck down the fee…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (388+ words) A national trucking company has agreed to pay $5.5 million to resolve claims that it refused to hire qualified female drivers across the U.S., according to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). The alleged sex discrimination has occurred for at least 10 years,…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago  (1068+ words) When employers outsource Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) administration to a third-party administrator (TPA), compliance responsibility stays with them. A recent federal case out of Wisconsin shows how quickly weak TPA oversight can lead to interference and retaliation claims....

2+ mon, 3+ week ago  (9+ words) SHRM Update: Court Upholds $11.5M Discrimination and Retaliation Verdict HRMorning...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago  (354+ words) Hiring decisions often come together in email threads and quick back-and-forth with recruiters. That’s exactly where the problem showed up in this case. A technology consulting company has agreed to pay $495,000 to settle an EEOC lawsuit filed on behalf of…...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago  (188+ words) An IHOP franchisee operating in North and South Carolina violated federal overtime rules, resulting in $95,095 in back wages, according to a recent DOL investigation. The agency’s Wage and Hour Division found the franchisee paid 33 nonexempt employees working as cooks straight…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago  (351+ words) Wage and hour litigation isn’t letting up, and the latest data puts a clear dollar figure on just how much FLSA lawsuits can cost employers. A new report from Seyfarth Shaw LLP tracks how federal FLSA lawsuits are being filed…...

3+ mon, 3+ week ago  (608+ words) The Fifth Circuit recently upheld a jury verdict denying overtime pay – even after a court found the worker had been misclassified as an independent contractor. The decision turned on a key FLSA requirement for overtime pay: An employer must know,…...