Discrimination
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The EEOC announced that a trucking company agreed to pay $200,000 to settle claims related to its pre-employment medical testing.
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A jury awarded a female server over $1 million for her sexual harassment claims. The server claimed she was groped by a guest who was allowed to continue to patronize the facility following her complaints.
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Major League Baseball announced plans to increase its hiring of women and minorities, while Apple released a new report showing it has increased diversity hires.
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The Colorado Court of Appeals held that a baker cannot use his free-speech rights or religious beliefs to discriminate against a same-sex couple.
Technology
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Entrepreneur described the five HR tasks that can be made easier with technology.
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After pointing out Facebook privacy flaws, a Harvard student lost his internship with the social media giant.
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Bloomberg Business explained why some companies want biometric data on their employees.
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TLNT cautioned that HR technology should use only the data that is necessary.
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Talent Culture argued that even with data analytics, humans still need to make decisions in human resources.
In other developments
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Kohl’s lost a bid to stop a former technology officer from joining a competitor, even though the officer had a non-compete agreement.
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The Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals highlighted how one employer’s actions demonstrated “the need for the FMLA.”
Posted by Kate Bischoff
