EEOC: Restaurant fired worker who had seizure to allow her to ‘focus on’ her health
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EEOC agrees to pay $250K to settle staffer’s bias lawsuit against agency
The case drew attention due to the rarity of lawsuits alleging workplace discrimination against the commission, which enforces employment...
If the Freedom of Conscience in the Workplace Act passes, what does that mean for Florida employers?
Florida’s HB 641, which targets gender identity in the workplace, puts employers between a rock and a hard place,...
Layoffs, cost-cutting shatter IT worker confidence
Positive sentiment among technology workers suffered the biggest year-over-year drop across all industries in a Glassdoor report published Tuesday.
Cybersecurity has a gender gap perception problem, ISC2 says
Women reported barriers to advancement as well as wage gaps and other challenges that men said they were “unaware...
6th Circuit shoots down NLRB’s Cemex standard
The appeals court sided with Brown-Forman Corp., Jack Daniels’ parent company, in nixing the landmark 2023 stand ard.
3rd Circuit revives White police officer’s case, applying recent SCOTUS ‘reverse bias’ ruling
Relying on Ames v. Ohio Department of Youth Services, the appeals court found a “background circumstances” rule used by...
5 stories on the skills evolution
Companies say they want artificial intelligence skills, but their training efforts aren’t keeping pace, reports s how.
Snelling: Decades of recruiting show today’s labor market isn’t ‘unprecedented’
The company’s survey findings not only highlighted how hiring priorities are shifting in 2026 but also “what decades of...
CEOs think AI use is mandatory — but employees don’t agree, survey says
Several disconnects exist between C-suite executives and employees on artificial intelligence tool use.
Unprofessional conduct, not FMLA retaliation, led to doctor’s suspension, 6th Circuit says
While leaders had allegedly complained about FMLA use at Meharry Medical College, the doctor could not connect the disciplinary...
Workday takes partial loss as judge refuses to dismiss claims in AI bias lawsuit
The court rejected the company’s position that federal anti-age discrimination law does not cover job applica nts.
Honda agrees to $2.3M settlement in lawsuits tied to Kronos outage
The timekeeping software went offline following a ransomware attack, allegedly leading to wage and hour violations by numerous employers.
The key to companywide AI adoption? Empowering managers, Gartner says.
HR needs to lean more on managers to drive tool use, rather than rely on employees to experiment on...