Dive Brief: An employer did not violate the Family and Medical Leave Act when it refused to grant a fired employee retroactive leave, the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals held Tuesday (Chitwood v. Ascension Health Alliance.) The employee, an ...
A federal appeals court’s decision allowing two of President Donald Trump’s executive orders targeting diversity, equity and inclusion programs to stand won’t preclude future challenges of the administration’s anti-DEI enforcement, management-side attorneys told HR Dive. Upon returning to the White ...
Dive Brief: While 69% of HR departments said total employee compensation is important to achieving business and HR goals, only 25% believed they were very effective in this area, according to analysis from HR research and advisory firm McLean & ...
David Urban is senior counsel at Liebert Cassidy Whitmore, where he represents public agencies and public and private educational institutions in labor and employment law, with a focus on First Amendment, Title IX and constitutional issues. Free speech serves as ...
A former field leader at Chipotle failed to show he was fired because of age discrimination rather than due to the company’s findings of pest and cleanliness issues at restaurants in his patch, or region of responsibility, the 10th U.S. ...
Dive Brief: The majority of full-time workers in an 800-person survey conducted by Monster said they’re “at least somewhat workaholic,” with at least 45% saying they’re “definitely workaholic.” Half of respondents (47%) said their company’s culture was a top reason ...
Dive Brief: Data and artificial intelligence literacy skills are no longer considered specialized, a new report concluded, and instead have “crossed a critical threshold” as something widely expected in the workplace. Nearly 9 in 10 leaders surveyed rated basic data ...
Dive Brief: The gender pay gap in the U.S. grows over time, starting at a 12% difference between men and women at career entry, then growing to 19% after 10 years, before reaching 25% after 30 years, according to the ...
Dive Brief: Reentry Employment in Skilled Trades, Advanced Manufacturing, Registered Apprenticeships, and Training initiative grants worth $81 million will prioritize applicants focused on job training in shipbuilding as well as those partnering with registered apprenticeship program sponsors, the U.S. Department of ...
While workplace gossip can easily turn toxic, sometimes the act of gossiping can serve as a bonding activity, especially for subordinates chatting about a boss, according to research recently published in the Journal of Business Ethics. Researchers from Rutgers University, ...