Edward Jones Can’t Defeat Ex-Advisor’s Gender Bias Lawsuit
Edward D. Jones & Co. failed to convince a federal judge to dismiss a female former financial advisor’s employment discrimination suit, but did shake off two claims on Friday.
Six decades after the enactment of a landmark federal antidiscrimination bill, questions linger about how well the statute has fulfilled its original promise of equal pay for equal work.
Employers will have to rethink their defenses to hostile work environment allegations now that a federal appeals court has held that sexually graphic and misogynistic music in the workplace can give rise to gender bias claims even if both male and female employees are affected.
Politicized rhetoric against ESG is making it harder for investment managers to consider the financial risks posed by climate change, says the overseer of the nation’s biggest municipal pension fund.
The lead Republican sponsor of a recently passed law expanding workplace protections for pregnant employees is questioning why the EEOC hasn’t yet proposed any regulations to implement the changes.
Edward D. Jones & Co. failed to convince a federal judge to dismiss a female former financial advisor’s employment discrimination suit, but did shake off two claims on Friday.
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Capital One NA and a White ex-employee have agreed to settle a suit over racial discrimination and harassment claims.
The US Department of Labor said it needs four more months to finish its highly anticipated rulemaking to clarify workers’ independent contractor status under federal wage law, despite originally planning to finalize the rule in May.
LoanDepot.com LLC won an order Thursday blocking ex-employees from using customer contacts they brought with them to a competitor.
A union seeking to represent workers at a cryptocurrency mine in central Pennsylvania filed a petition with the National Labor Relations Board, which could force a union election at the facility.
Port operations have generally improved at key West Coast ports since a series of labor actions from June 2 to June 7 disrupted cargo movement, according to a statement from the Pacific Maritime Association.
Cooley’s offer to pay incoming first-year corporate associates $100,000 to defer start dates for a year presents an interesting quandary for them—take the money, or work in a different practice group come January.
A psychiatric lockdown facility saw its win overturned in an employee’s suit over a patient’s sexual and racial harassment, as the Third Circuit said Friday the company may not have done enough to protect her.
Six decades after the enactment of a landmark federal antidiscrimination bill, questions linger about how well the statute has fulfilled its original promise of equal pay for equal work.
New details in a probe examining whether the Federal Circuit’s oldest and longest-serving member is fit to remain on the bench highlight issues about anti-discrimination protections in the judiciary and efforts to obtain medical information about the judge.
A federal judge ordered the release of legal documents related to a fight over the grand jury testimony of former Vice President
Top-secret documents were left on a ballroom stage for three months. Some of the nation’s most prized secrets spilled out of a box and were scattered across a floor. Others were stacked in a bathroom shower. An attack plan was waved in front of a writer.
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The risks that artificial intelligence represents have come into sharper focus: disinformation, potential job loss, perhaps even an existential threat to humanity. Is government capable of putting guardrails around such a fast-moving technology?
An Arizona federal district court ruled that Matrix Absence Management Incorporated isn’t entitled to summary judgment on claims examiners’ failure to pay overtime claims under the FLSA. Weeks v. Matrix Absence Mgmt. Inc., 2023 BL 180368, D. Ariz., CV-20-00884-PHX-SPL, 5/24/23
A Pennsylvania federal district court denied Wilkes Barre Hospital’s motion to dismiss the age discrimination claim of a laid off 61-year-old performance improvement coordinator under the ADEA. Williams v. Wilkes Barre Hosp. Co., LLC, 2023 BL 180401, M.D. Pa., 3:22-1151, 5/24/23
A Georgia federal court denied Govinda’s Café’s motion to dismiss the claims of a chef alleging denial of regular and overtime pay in violation of the Fair Labor Standards Act.
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