By Marcia Coyle | June 9, 2017
James Comey said he knew what Donald Trump meant when he reportedly said he hoped the then-FBI director would drop the Michael Flynn investigation. That got New York labor lawyer Andrew Strom thinking with colleagues on Friday. Has the NLRB ever addressed "hope" in a case? Yes, the board has.
By Erin Mulvaney | June 9, 2017
KPMG agreed this week to pay $420,000 to resolve a federal investigation that found the company discriminated against Asian job applicants at a New Jersey facility, part of the years-long scrutiny over the accounting firm's practices for alleged discrimination in separate cases.
By C. Ryan Barber | June 9, 2017
The U.S. Labor Department moves to rescind the Obama-era "persuader rule," which opened a door to greater disclosures about how companies try to thwart union-building efforts. Meanwhile, the DOL's fiduciary rule takes effect today, but court clashes continue. And this: the SEC calls cyber the biggest threat to markets. This is a roundup from ALM and other publications.
By Erin Mulvaney | June 7, 2017
A federal lawsuit filed Wednesday in New Jersey claims the Obama-era worker-overtime rule is still in effect, despite a federal court's injunction, and companies that decided not to comply are violating federal labor laws.
By Stephanie Forshee, David Ruiz and Jennifer Williams-Alvarez | June 2, 2017
Uber must decide whether, and how much, to publicly release an internal investigation into allegations of sexism and sexual harassment at the company.
By Erin Mulvaney | June 1, 2017
Whole Foods Market Group policy that bars employees from recording is unlawful and could create a "chill" for workers to express their rights, a federal appeals court ruled Thursday.
By Erin Mulvaney | May 29, 2017
Employee-rights lawyers are pressing a lawsuit against Facebook Inc. that alleges the social media company's advertising platform unlawfully permits businesses to promote job, credit and housing opportunities to white, wealthy users and exclude people of color or those in less affluent zip codes.
By C. Ryan Barber | May 26, 2017
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau faces a new challenge in the Ninth Circuit over the Obama-era agency's structure. Uber's paying tens of millions to drivers in New York who were shortchanged on the amount they received for rides. Lobbyists prepare to ramp up a new fight against against the Obama administration's retirement-savings rules that put a new focus on client interest ahead of profit. And Google employees are sharing workplace complaints on an anonymous bulletin board. This is a roundup of regulatory and compliance news from ALM and other publications.
By Erin Mulvaney | May 25, 2017
The EEOC on Wednesday sued IXL Learning Inc. over claims the company violated federal law and retaliated against a transgender employee who'd posted anti-discrimination comments on the job recruiting website Glassdoor.com. The case could serve as the latest example showing how companies and courts are grappling with protections for employees as technology platforms evolve.
By Erin Mulvaney | May 23, 2017
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission said a recent federal appeals court decision "institutionalizes" the gender pay gap by allowing employers to pay women less than men based on previous salaries.
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