Meanwhile, one anonymous
user has filed suit in Los Angeles last week, and two
other suits are already active in Canada.
Discrimination
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Target Corporation will pay $2.8 million to applicants who took pre-employment psychological testing that the EEOC believes unlawfully screened out minority and female candidates.
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The EEOC filed suit against an equipment rental company for age discrimination when the company’s owner allegedly stated he wanted “younger and peppier” employees.
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A Steak ‘n Shake employee sued the restaurant for race and disability discrimination last week after allegedly suffering from verbal abuse.
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Eric B. Meyer gave 112,500 reasons not to force an employee to stay home until 100% healed.
Technology
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Josh Bersin covered the new killer app for HR that delivers employee feedback.
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Apple and Boeing will team up with the U.S. Department of Defense on a new wearable initiative to monitor users’ vital signs.
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The D.C. Court of Appeals ruled that the Federal Trade Commission may prosecute companies that have sloppy cybersecurity.
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Meghan Biro looked to revamp the status quo by looking at four trends in HR technology.
Wage and Hour
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The Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals overturned a $24 million damage award in a donning and doffing case.
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Inside Counsel discussed how the new proposed FLSA regulations are a concern for management while Casey Sipe provided some first steps in handling them.
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Corporate Counsel asked if employers are feeling lucky with unpaid interns.
In other (really important) developments
Franchisors around the country cringed when news
of the NLRB
decision in Browning-Ferris was announced, strongly suggesting that
the franchisor-franchisee relationship might be a joint employer relationship.
Posted by Kate Bischoff
