The settlements ranged from $75,000 to $21.5 million, court records show.
Settled: 8 lawsuits that ended in payouts in August
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The Washington Post-Karen Attiah saga raises questions about worker social media policies
An arbitrator ordered the Post to reinstate Attiah and provide back pay after firing her for social media posts. Here’s what HR can learn from the situation.
Uber Eats Agrees to Pay Nearly $4.4M to Resolve Wage Violations
Federal and state laws tend to dominate compliance discussions, but local ordinances carry serious financial consequences, too. Case in point: The City of Seattle’s Office of Labor Standards (OLS) recently announced its second-largest enforcement action ever – a...
Your employees completed compliance training. Can they apply it when it matters?
New Go1 research reveals where compliance confidence and real-world readiness diverge.
A New NLRB Roadmap for Reversing McLaren Macomb and Other Biden-Era Labor Precedent
On August 26, 2026, the General Counsel (GC) of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB or the Board), Crystal Carey, issued Memorandum GC 26-04 to Regional Directors, Officers-in-Charge, and Resident Officers, identifying a list of Biden-era NLRB precedents that she...
Motive Matters Most: The Second Circuit Confirms a New Standard for Title VII Religious Accommodation Claims
In a recent decision in the case Bergin v. New York State Unified Court System, the Second Circuit Court of Appeals explicitly confirmed a new three-part test for determining whether a plaintiff has stated a prima facie case for failure to accommodate a religious...
Washington Background Check Requirements in Effect Now for Large + Medium Employers and in Jan. for Small Businesses
Takeaways Washington’s amended Fair Chance Act prohibits employers from requesting an individual’s criminal background information before a conditional offer of employment is made and also limits an employer’s ability to take tangible adverse employment actions...
White HR worker gets partial win in reverse bias lawsuit against polling firm
Among other claims, the plaintiff alleged she was excluded from a company-organized diversity, equity and inclusion webinar described as “not for [W]hite folks.”
Fast Facts About the DOL Proposed Rule for Electronic Disclosures for ERISA Group Health Plans
On July 23, 2026, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) proposed a new rule (the “Proposed Rule”) that would offer group health plan administrators an additional safe harbor for electronically furnishing required group health plan disclosures to participants and...
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