Donald Trump’s return to the presidency will likely bring significant shifts in U.S. immigration policy, with consequences for employers. Based on his administration’s past actions and recent pronouncements, businesses should anticipate a surge in worksite enforcement, stricter visa regulations, and ...
Read More »Judge upholds arbitration in Super Micro retaliation case
A whistleblower must take his retaliation claims to arbitration first, despite protections under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX), according to a federal judge. Judge Beth Labson Freeman’s ruling acknowledged that while a whistleblower’s SOX claim cannot be subjected to arbitration due ...
Read More »Massachusetts expands sick leave law to include pregnancy loss, reproductive challenges
As of Nov. 21, 2024, the Massachusetts Earned Sick Time Law requires employers to allow employees to use earned sick time to address physical and mental health needs following a pregnancy loss or unsuccessful attempts at assisted reproduction, adoption, or ...
Read More »Amazon challenges NLRB over joint employer concerns
Amazon has filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California, aiming to halt a National Labor Relations Board proceeding involving its status as a joint employer. The tech giant argues that the NLRB’s administrative ...
Read More »Federal appeals court hears arguments over NLRB union rule
The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals recently heard oral arguments in a case concerning a National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) decision that changes how employers are required to respond to union organizing efforts. In 2023, the NLRB overruled prior ...
Read More »NLRB complaint says Amazon jointly employees California drivers
Amazon’s labor practices are under fire as the National Labor Relations Board accuses the company of violating federal labor laws. A recently filed complaint claims that Amazon acted as a joint employer with its California logistics contractor, Battle Tested Strategies ...
Read More »Judge allows SHRM discrimination case to proceed to trial
In a legal development that puts the world’s largest HR professional organization in the spotlight, a Colorado federal judge has denied the Society for Human Resource Management’s (SHRM) motion for summary judgment in a discrimination lawsuit filed by a former ...
Read More »Attorneys assess EEOC as consequential election nears
Given how much is at stake in the 2024 presidential election, the future direction of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission is likely not near the top of anyone’s list outside of the employment bar. Yet that subject was very much ...
Read More »Review denied in flight attendant’s sexual assault lawsuit
A federal appeals court has rejected a request for an en banc review in the case of a former Delta Air Lines flight attendant who alleges she was assaulted by a coworker and that Delta failed to adequately investigate her ...
Read More »Members of Congress call on companies to retain DEI programs as court cases grind on
A group of Democrats in Congress have appealed to the largest U.S. companies to continue their diversity, equity and inclusion programs, saying such efforts give everyone a fair chance at achieving the American dream. The 49 House members, led by ...
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