Illustration: Morning Brew Design, Photo: zendograph / Adobe StockA Colorado corrections officer lost a lawsuit on Monday against his former employer over its mandatory DEI training, making it the second time his case was dismissed. The case is the latest in a string of cases where DEI training has ultimately
The 2024 overtime rule is officially gone from the federal rulebook. Courts killed it a year and a half ago; the DOL just got around to the paperwork. TL;DR: Federal courts in Texas vacated the Biden administration’s 2024 overtime rule, which would have pushed the standard FLSA white collar salary
The court called it “repugnant and racially hostile.” It still wasn’t enough. A recent appellate decision affirming summary judgment for the employer on a hostile work environment claim is a useful reminder of how high the severe-or-pervasive bar actually is. TL;DR: A Black employee alleged a racially hostile work environment
In recent weeks employers including Zoom and Deloitte made headlines for reducing paid family leave benefits.Offerings that were previously considered industry-leading appear less so with the changes. Certain Deloitte employees will see their paid family leave cut in half, from 16 weeks to eight weeks. Zoom reduced its leave from
PayPal will waive $30 million in processing fees for $1 billion in small business transactions as part of a new settlement with the Department of Justice (DOJ) signed on May 12.The settlement resolves a DOJ investigation into PayPal over a 2020 program that guaranteed a $530 million investment for Black
Is cash still king? If not, employees might just say benefits are queen instead…Better benefits are a top motivator for employees on the job hunt, according to a recent report from HCM software company isolved. Of the 56% of employees who’ve applied for a new job in the last year,
Earlier this year, more than 1,600 Google employees signed a petition opposing the tech company’s contracts with government agencies including Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). And, late last month, Alphabet’s president of global affairs, Kent Walker, responded, though not in the way employees were likely hoping.Walker sent a memo to
The bar for a hostile work environment claim is “extremely high.” A White correctional officer just found out how high. TL;DR: The Tenth Circuit affirmed the dismissal with prejudice of a White correctional officer’s Title VII and Section 1981 hostile work environment claim, holding that a single DEI training and
Explore the key differences between leadership and management. Learn how everyone has the ability to be a leader, not just those with titles. The post Leadership and Management are Two Different Things appeared first on hr bartender.
Priya Rathod was drawn to work at Indeed in 2016 because of the benefits and flexibility the company was offering. But after working there for a few years, the mom of two young kids, at the time, felt something was missing.In 2020, while commiserating with a colleague about the trials
