by PC Editorial Staff | Sep 26, 2023 | Discrimination, EEOC, Latest News, Pregnant Workers Fairness Act, Title VII
This month, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) released its 2024-2028 Strategic Enforcement Plan. The plan sets the EEOC’s specific subject matter priorities for the next four fiscal years. Broadly, the EEOC’s enforcement efforts include equal...
by PC Editorial Staff | Sep 26, 2023 | Arbitration, DOL, Federal Labor Law, FTC, Gig Economy, Latest News
Last week, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Department of Labor (DOL) partnered to protect workers against anticompetitive, deceptive, and unfair employment practices. The agencies’ memorandum of understanding (MOU) outlines ways in which the FTC and DOL can...
by PC Editorial Staff | Sep 26, 2023 | DOL, Latest News, Minimum Wage Law, Overtime Rules, Wage & Hour, wage theft, WHD
Earlier this month, the U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL’s) Wage and Hour Department (WHD) announced that they recovered over $1.1 million in back wages after a Texas-based company withheld wages owed to employees. Additionally, the DOL encouraged all employers to...
by PC Editorial Staff | Sep 20, 2023 | Discrimination, DOL, EEOC, Latest News, PWFA, WHD
The U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL’s) Wage and Hour Division (WHD) and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) recently announced a partnership that will strengthen the labor law enforcement efforts of both agencies. Jointly, the agencies solidified their...
by PC Editorial Staff | Sep 20, 2023 | Arbitration, Federal Labor Law, Human Resources, Latest News, State Labor Law
The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (Ninth Circuit) issued an opinion in a recent case that broadly interpreted provisions under the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA), specifically FAA exemptions. The Ninth Circuit’s jurisdiction covers the states and...
by PC Editorial Staff | Sep 20, 2023 | age discrimination, Artificial Intelligence, Discrimination, EEOC, Latest News
On September 11th, 2023, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced that the agency reached a final settlement and consent decree in a recent discriminatory hiring lawsuit involving artificial intelligence (AI) hiring technologies. The company,...