By Erin Mulvaney | August 3, 2017
Civil rights groups want to intervene in a long-running case in Texas over the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's stand on employers citing criminal background checks in hiring decisions, arguing in part that the Trump administration gives them doubt the agencies will "zealously" defend the protections in place.
By Erin Mulvaney | August 1, 2017
President Donald Trump announced his intent to nominate Iraq war veteran Daniel Gade, long a critic of disability pay for wounded veterans, for the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. The White House earlier nominated Janet Dhillon, general counsel to Burlington Stores Inc., to serve as EEOC chair.
By Erin Mulvaney | August 1, 2017
Attorneys for Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc. on Tuesday said a lawsuit filed against the company in New Jersey represented a “dismissive attitude” toward a court order that halted the contentious Obama-era labor rule that made millions of workers eligible for overtime.
By C. Ryan Barber | July 28, 2017
Uber's gone on a lobbying bonanza, the SEC awarded a government employee for helping regulators with an enforcement action, and more.
By Erin Mulvaney | July 27, 2017
Bass Pro Outdoor World LLC agreed to pay $10.5 million and bolster its efforts to hire a more diverse workforce at its retail stores that sell fishing, camping and hunting equipment, following a complaint brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. The nationwide settlement, ending a long-running employment discrimination case, comes with more than a hefty price tag. Here's a look at the requirements imposed on the company.
By Erin Mulvaney | July 26, 2017
The Trump administration's U.S. Justice Department on Wednesday cast aside another federal agency's arguments that gay and lesbian employees should be protected from workplace sexual orientation discrimination under civil rights laws.
By Erin Mulvaney | July 25, 2017
Marijuana use in the workplace has become increasingly hazy as more states legalize the drug and employers grapple with how to adjust their policies to the complex jumble of new laws and court decisions.
By Erin Mulvaney | July 25, 2017
President Donald Trump has not been discreet in expressing his dissatisfaction with certain key members on his team. Recent taunts blasted to his millions of followers on Twitter about U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions essentially equates to a public—and very negative—performance review. How would this public scolding fly in the corporate world? We asked labor and management lawyers for their perspective.
By C. Ryan Barber | July 21, 2017
The U.S. Department of Labor on Friday ordered Wells Fargo & Co. to reinstate a former branch manager fired for blowing the whistle on three subordinates who were opening new accounts for customers without their knowledge—the conduct at issue in the bank's $185 million settlement last year with federal regulators and the Los Angeles City Attorney's Office.
By Erin Mulvaney | July 19, 2017
Keep it simple and stick to concrete questions that focus on the ability to perform the job. This and other tips from a panel discussion Wednesday hosted by the Practising Law Institute.
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