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EEOC, Homecare Provider Settle Pay Discrimination Claims of Three Employees for $105,000, Agreement to Prevent Future Discrimination
Inova Home Health, LLC (IHH), which is in part owned and operated by Alternate Solutions Health Network, LLC (ASHN), provides home care services. At issue in this lawsuit are a group of its employees called Post-acute Care Coordinators (PACCs).According to the EEOC, IHH and ASHN paid female PACCs less than their male counterparts, in violation of the Equal Pay Act of 1963, which prohibits pay discrimination based on sex.
July 21, 2023
Tipped Workers Continue to Face Unique Wage Issues in the Workplace
Employees who make or rely on tips face unique wage issues in the workplace. Under federal law and most state laws, employers may pay tipped employees less than the hourly minimum wage, as long as the employees receive enough in tips to make up the difference. This is called a “tip credit” or tipped minimum wage.
July 19, 2023
Home Depot Agrees to Pay $72.5 Million to Hourly Workers in California
Just months before a jury trial was set to begin, Home Depot agreed to pay $72.5 million to settle a class action lawsuit originally filed in 2016. In the lawsuit, the lead plaintiff alleged that Home Depot failed to pay him and other hourly, non-exempt workers in California for work performed off the clock including after the store was closed to customers, failed to pay for all on the clock work because of Home Depot’s time rounding policy, and failed to provide accurate wage statements.
July 14, 2023
American Airlines Flight Attendants Bring Class Action Alleging Violations of New York Labor Laws
New York based flight attendants sued American Airlines, alleging wage and hour violations under New York labor laws. Plaintiffs allege that American failed to pay their wages within the mandated time under New York law. They further allege that American failed to provide wage statements that accurately reflected their hours worked in each pay period.
July 13, 2023
The National Labor Relations Act Continues to be a Powerful Tool in Protecting Workers’ Rights
The National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) was enacted on July 5, 1935. It established the National Labor Relations Board and addressed relations between unions and employers in the private sector. The NLRA encourages collective bargaining by protecting workers’ freedom of association and protects workplace democracy by providing employees at private-sector workplaces the right to seek better working conditions and designate their representatives without a fear of retaliation.
July 07, 2023
Cannabis Employees Allege State and Federal Overtime and Minimum Wage Violations
Two cannabis employees sued their employer alleging they were improperly paid for the time they worked and did not always receive minimum wage for each hour because they often had to work “off the clock.” They also alleged that they often worked more than eight hours a day and 40 hours a week without receiving overtime pay at one and a half times their regular pay rate.
July 05, 2023
Independence Day Week Marks The 69th Anniversary of the Civil Rights Act of 1964
Sixty-nine years ago, President Lyndon Johnson signed the Civil Rights Act of 1964 into law. Proposed a year earlier by President John F. Kennedy, the Act prohibits discrimination in public places, such as theaters, restaurants, and hotels, provided for the integration of schools, libraries, swimming pools, and other public facilities, and made certain forms of discrimination in employment illegal.
July 03, 2023
New Virginia Law Prohibits Employment Agreements that Bar Discussion of Sexual Harassment or Assault
On July 1st, a raft of laws passed by the Virginia General Assembly and signed into law by the Governor will become effective, including HB 1895, which prohibits certain confidentiality agreements that might serve to cover up employer misconduct. The law, which is based on a federal law called the Speak Out Act, expands an existing prohibition on confidentiality agreements that bar employees from sharing allegations of sexual assault.
June 30, 2023
Newly Enacted Public Employee Relations Act Standardizes Collective Bargaining for State and Education Employees in Maryland
Effective July 1, 2023, the Maryland Public Employee Relations Act (“PERA”) will standardize and clarify the procedures for collective bargaining by state employees and education employees across the state. Public employees in Maryland obtained the right to collectively bargain in 1998 and 2001, resulting in fragmented labor laws.
June 29, 2023
The Pregnant Workers Fairness Act Becomes Effective on June 27, 2023
On June 27, 2023, the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (“PWFA”), a new federal law providing expanded workplace protections to pregnant workers, becomes effective. Although existing federal laws protect workers from unlawful discrimination on the basis of pregnancy, childbirth, or related conditions, the PWFA enhances these employment protections by requiring employers to provide reasonable accommodations to workers experiencing limitations arising from pregnancy, childbirth, or related conditions even if those limitations do not rise to the level of a “disability.”
June 27, 2023
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