A former employee of an Oregon company can move forward discrimination and other claims after a federal judge found the Ending Forced Arbitration for Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act applied to her case.
While some conservative groups have pushed for more executive power, many other conservatives — including former judges, lawmakers and governors — have pushed back against the idea.
Had a worker known he could request intermittent leave under the law, he likely would not have been fired, the appeals court held, reversing the district court’s decision.
One of few female executives at Omni Global Technologies, the plaintiff said she was proselytized to, sexually harassed and retaliated against for drawing attention to potential fraud.
The short-term benefits of reducing head count for AI may have long-term implications, a Cornell University professor of human resource studies told HR Dive.
While experts predicted job seekers would be more influenced by the offer of negotiation coaching, a simple message that employers expect negotiation nudged more job seekers to try it, results showed.
Three agencies will issue regulations aimed at further reducing barriers for employers looking to offer fertility benefits, according to a White House fact sheet.
The employee signed a separation agreement that appeared to cut short his legal statute of limitations, but such rights are not waivable, a Massachusetts court determined.
While few lawsuits raised eyebrows this year, a quorum on the horizon could bring a range of controversial complaints from the agency — including discrimination based on DEI programs.
“CEOs are not paid extraordinary amounts because of any special skills or greater productivity, but because they have extraordinary leverage over corporate boards that set their pay,” the Economic Policy Institute said.
A judge found that the hiring process — as well as comments made by a hiring manager in reference to the worker’s race and national origin — raised questions.
Democratic Women’s Caucus members said they were “deeply concerned,” and that “economic indicators suggest that this exodus of women from the labor force is not entirely voluntary.”
Employers are required to provide reasonable accommodations to workers who are pregnant or have a disability, unless doing so would pose an undue hardship.