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Employers are required to adopt policies designed to prevent harassment. When that fails, employers have a strict obligation to stop harassment once they learn it is taking place. But if management doesn’t know harassment is happening, that obligation doesn’t kick in and it won’t be liable.
Read MoreWhile much of the media’s 2026 Equal Employment Opportunity Commission coverage has focused on the agency’s fight against what it sees as illegal diversity, equity and inclusion efforts and alleged reverse discrimination against white men, the EEOC’s litigation patterns show a different emphasis.
Read MoreDo we need to make employees take lunch?
Read MoreThe DOJ initially investigated IBM using the federal False Claims Act and discovered what it called illegal diversity, equity and inclusion practices.
Read MoreThe court said there is nothing in New Jersey’s Wage and Hour Law that exempts employers from having to pay any workers at least the state minimum wage and overtime premiums set out in the WHL when they perform work.
Read MoreHiring has gone national—but compliance hasn’t caught up. That disconnect is creating a growing challenge for HR professionals.
Read MoreIt’s HR’s job to make sure that information is passed on and that the new supervisor understands his or her obligation to honor the accommodation. A sudden withdrawal of the accommodation without HR guidance and approval is sure to trigger litigation.
Read MorePushed by the agency, employers appear to have folded early on, after mediation and conciliation and even before the EEOC actually concluded that they had discriminated.
Read MoreThe White House proposal highlights its priorities, especially when it comes to agencies under its jurisdiction that enforce federal wage-and-hour, labor-relations and employment-discrimination laws. Here’s who would get what and what cuts or increases may mean for employers/
Read MoreAn email error cost the company a cool $495,000—a big payday for someone who never put in an hour’s work for the company. The case is a reminder that HR needs to play an active role in training hiring managers and potential supervisors in the law.
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