Amid a changing labor market, workers seem willing to make trade-offs in pay and location to remain employable and flexible, according to a May 20 report from Randstad. In a survey of more than 5,000 workers worldwide, two-thirds said they’d ...
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau dropped its delivery driver payment lawsuit against Walmart and the financial technology platform Branch Messenger. The case was dismissed on Wednesday in a federal district court in Minnesota “with prejudice,” according to court filings. In ...
Workday Inc. will have to face a collective-action lawsuit alleging that the company’s artificial intelligence-based applicant recommendation system discriminated against workers age 40 and older (Mobley v. Workday, Inc.), a federal judge ruled Friday in the U.S. District Court for ...
Multi-point systems for customer feedback — such as five-star ratings for professional services or gig economy jobs — can lead to subtle, unconscious racial bias, according to a study from the University of Toronto. Instead, a two-point rating scale can ...
Dive Brief: A former forklift driver for home improvement chain Menards is not exempt from arbitrating her sex harassment claim under the Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act of 2021 (EFAA) because she “repeatedly and unequivocally told ...
It took a few years for the winds to shift, but employers began in earnest in 2024 to reverse course on their openness to flexible work. Return-to-office plans proliferated last year, with 58% of surveyed U.S. workers working fully on-site ...
The U.S. job market is experiencing fragmentation, with desk-based jobs seeing a rise in applications while demand for front-line and hourly roles slows down, according to a May 14 report from Employ Inc. Although overall employment remains strong, certain segments ...
Finding clear solutions to improve value Specialty medications are a vital component of treatment for some of the most complex (and oftentimes rare) conditions. “Specialty” is a term generally used to describe innovative medications such as biologics, advanced cellular and ...
Bill would repeal FMLA’s ‘outdated’ limit on leave for married couples working for the same employer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for married couples working for the same employer — a restriction that one of the bill’s co-sponsors dubbed “outdated.”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 ...