The coronavirus pandemic has raised many workplace compliance issues—which can lead to lawsuits if employers don’t keep up with evolving guidelines on wage and hour laws, […]

​Members of the Blue Ribbon Commission on Racial Equity have been named as part of Together Forward @Work, a new multipronged initiative of the Society for […]

Gov. Jay Inslee announced that certain job protections for high-risk employees in Washington will be extended for the duration of the current COVID-19 state of emergency […]

On July 24, Gov. Baker signed a bill designating Juneteenth (June 19th) as an annual state holiday in Massachusetts. In doing so, Baker stated that this […]

​A construction company subjected Black and Latino workers to “an abusive and hostile work environment” while they were working on a project at the University of […]

Lawmakers are still negotiating the next round of federal coronavirus aid, and protection for employers from COVID-19-related litigation is a major point of contention. Source: New […]

The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals reversed an award of punitive damages in a harassment case but left the compensatory damages award totaling $250,000 intact. […]

An employee’s well-documented performance deficiencies supported the employer’s elimination of her position and defeated her Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) […]

Employers usually may fire workers for posting racist content on social media, just as they can fire employees for making racist comments in the workplace. Source: […]