An Illinois federal judge has largely denied an employer's attempt to force the EEOC to provide additional evidence in support of its claim that the employer’s background check policy disparately excluded African-American workers from employment.
The first significant piece of legislation to make it to President Trump's desk, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (H.R. 1), contains some provisions impacting employers.
Prince George’s County, Maryland has enacted a new law requiring that covered employees be allowed to accrue and use paid leave for absences connected to domestic violence, sexual assault, or stalking.
The NLRB recently established a new standard for evaluating the validity of employer rules, policies, and handbook provisions under the National Labor Relations Act.
The 2017 tsunami of high-profile sex harassment allegations against politicians, entertainers and news reporters has employers rethinking their approach to eradicating workplace harassment.
A California Court of Appeals has held that temporary furloughs trigger notice obligations under the California Workers Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (CA-WARN).
Unlawful sexual harassment, long a problem in the workplace, has become the most visible employment issue in corporate America. What should concerned businesses be doing?
The Ontario Court of Appeal recently upheld a lower court’s dismissal of an employee’s claim for payment of a bonus after resignation because the employer’s non-discretionary bonus policy included an “active employment” clause.
I work in HR and have a very modern-day dilemma. Does an employee's social media #MeToo post referencing her boss constitute a sexual harassment complaint?
