Bill would repeal FMLA’s ‘outdated’ limit on leave for married couples working for the same employer
A bill introduced Wednesday would repeal limits on Family and Medical Leave Act protections for married couples working for the same employer — a restriction that one of the bill’s co-sponsors dubbed “outdated.” The law provides many workers 12 weeks ...
Jorge Zamora is a shareholder at Gunster’s Labor & Employment practice. Maria Romero is an associate with Gunster’s Immigration Law practice. Immigration enforcement has become a pressing issue for businesses across the U.S., requiring employers to take proactive steps in ...
Dive Brief: Chuck E. Cheese is facing four lawsuits over alleged sexual harassment and retaliation in West Virginia, according to a press release from Bailess Law Firm, which represents the plaintiffs. Three former workers are suing the chain, alleging a ...
Dive Brief: A Texas district court judge on Thursday vacated portions of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s 2024 harassment guidance (State of Texas, et. al. v. EEOC). EEOC exceeded its authority by issuing guidance “requiring bathroom, dress, and pronoun ...
AURORA, Colo. — “As you know, it’s the law now that all keynotes have to be about AI,” Eric Mosley, CEO and founder of Workhuman, joked in his opening address on Tuesday. The quip set the tone for the event, ...
A regional attorney for the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission reminded employers May 14 that managers are responsible for ensuring workplaces are compliant with the Civil Rights Act. “Employers must ensure that the supervisors they empower to enforce anti-employment discrimination ...
This is the third installment of a five-part series on employers offering on-site day care. Chris Lopez wakes at 6:15 a.m. on work mornings. He and his wife have a routine that will sound familiar to many parents: take ...
Dive Brief: Starbucks Workers United members at more than 50 union locations have walked off the job in recent days to protest unilateral changes to Starbucks’ dress code, the union said in a press release Tuesday. These dress code changes ...
HR leaders say flexibility is key when it comes to benefits. Rather than one-size-fits-all benefits, workers want personalized ones that reflect their individual needs, experts have told HR Dive. Employers have implemented things like expanded parental leave, ‘pawternity’ leave and paid leave ...
Dive Brief: 2025 is the year of the “eggshell economy,” as employees walk on eggshells in what feels like a fragile workplace environment, according to a May 14 report from BambooHR. Fifty-four percent of the more than 1,500 full-time salaried employees ...