States Move to Ban Asking Job Applicants About Past Salary May 26, 2017 By Joseph Pisani An awkward job interview question — how much did you make at your last job? — is getting banned in...
Sterling Jewelers Settles EEOC Gender Bias Claims But Class Action Still Possible May 9, 2017 By Daniel Wiessner Sterling Jewelers Inc. has settled claims by a U.S. agency that it discriminated against female employees in pay and promotions,...
With Growth of the Gig Economy, States Rethink How Workers Get Benefits February 23, 2017 By Sophie Quinton As more and more Americans hold nontraditional jobs that don’t have benefits attached — think freelance graphic designers or Uber...
Lawsuit Alleges ‘Boys’ Club’ at Citigroup Unfair to Women November 30, 2016 By Jonathan Stempel A former Citigroup Inc. financial adviser on Monday filed a lawsuit accusing the bank of running a “boys’ club” that...
New York AG Claims Domino’s Pizza Liable for Wage Theft by Franchisees May 25, 2016 By Daniel Wiessner The New York attorney general’s office on Tuesday sued Domino’s Pizza Inc, claiming it is liable for wage theft by...
Manager’s Suit Alleges All-Male ‘Club’ Atmosphere, Gender Bias, Retaliation at Bank of America May 18, 2016 By Keri Geiger A managing director suing Bank of America Corp. for gender discrimination by what she called an in-house “bro’s club” outlined...
How Employer Joint Liability Is Changing February 18, 2016 By Andrea Wells Businesses known for their uniforms are worried about lawyers in business suits in the wake of a change in the...
Top 10 Workplace Discrimination Claims in 2015 February 16, 2016 Retaliation charges increased by nearly five percent in 2015 and continue to be the leading concern raised by workers across...
Yahoo Hit with Suit Over Mass Firings, Performance Review Metrics February 2, 2016 By Kartikay Mehrotra Yahoo! Inc. was accused in a lawsuit of manipulating employee performance evaluations to justify firing hundreds of workers in order...
EEOC Seeks Input on Workplace Retaliation Guidance February 1, 2016 By Andrew G. Simpson The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) is seeking public input on proposed enforcement guidance addressing retaliation and related issues...