EEOC Brings Harassment Guidance Into the 21st Century
The last time that the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) issued an enforcement guidance on harassment in the workplace Bill [...]
School District Settles Age Discrimination Claims Even Though It Was Following CBA
A school district in Illinois will pay more than $200k to settle age discrimination claims based on a discriminatory collective bargaining [...]
Attention, California Employers, Anti-Violence Training Must Be Completed by July 1!
Workplace violence is the second leading cause of fatal occupational injuries in the United States, and affects nearly 2 million American [...]
Eavesdropping Husband Commits Insider Trading, Loses Wife and $1.7 Million
Tyler Loudon and his wife lived in Houston, where she was a manager in mergers and acquisitions for BP, the international [...]
Department of Labor Recovers $274M for Workers Who Weren’t Paid Properly
In fiscal year 2023, the Wage and Hour Division of the U.S. Department of Labor (“WHD”) recovered over $274M in back [...]
Ignoring Harassment = $30 Million and Corporate Reforms
For more than a decade, young women complained that Paul Marciano, co-founder and Chief Creative Officer of Guess? Jeans, sexually harassed [...]
Eli Lilly Pays Twice in Settlements For Favoring Younger Employees Over Older Ones
Pharmaceutical giant Eli Lilly recently agreed to settle two age discrimination lawsuits, one for $2.4M in a suit brought by the [...]
Persistent Suitor Fired for Facebook Messages
Persistent Suitor Fired for Facebook Messages Alan Lorefice worked as a biologist for a state environmental agency [...]
Starbucks to Pay $25.6M for Race-Based Termination
Jurors recently awarded a former White Starbucks regional manager $25.6M – $600k in compensatory damages and $25M in punitive damages – [...]
AI, Algorithms, and Employment Law
While artificial intelligence (AI) and other automated systems offer new opportunities for employers and employees, they also have the potential to [...]