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New Bicycle Company Settlement: Workplace Retaliation Claim Leads to HR Overhaul
2+ hour, 37+ min ago (401+ words) A single retaliation complaint to the California Civil Rights Department (CRD) led to the overhaul of a company's employment practices, including an external review of its complaint processes, reporting requirements to the state and changes to HR operations." The investigation…...
AI Success Depends on a Skills-First Workforce Strategy: 4 Strategies
1+ day, 3+ hour ago (915+ words) Tan Moorthy is the CEO of Revature. He is an accomplished business leader with over three decades of experience in the global IT services industry. His expertise spans multiple corporate functions such as strategy, operations, education, talent development, technology implementation,…...
EEOC Lawsuit: Email Chain Cited in Age, National Origin Discrimination Case " $495 K Settlement
1+ day, 3+ hour ago (354+ words) Hiring decisions often come together in email threads and quick back-and-forth with recruiters. That's exactly where the problem showed up in this case." A technology consulting company has agreed to pay $495, 000 to settle an EEOC lawsuit filed on behalf of…...
New Settlement: DOL Recovers $95 K for Cooks Denied Overtime Pay
3+ day, 3+ hour ago (188+ words) An IHOP franchisee operating in North and South Carolina violated federal overtime rules, resulting in $95, 095 in back wages, according to a recent DOL investigation. The agency's Wage and Hour Division found the franchisee paid 33 nonexempt employees working as cooks straight…...
From Recognition to Business Impact: Building a Culture That Drives Engagement
1+ week, 1+ day ago (834+ words) HRMorning Get access to 100's of HR resources in HRM INSIDER From Recognition to Business Impact: Building a Culture That Drives Engagement In today's workplace, organizations are facing ongoing engagement and retention challenges, and many employees don't feel truly valued....
FLSA Lawsuits Ticked Up in 2025, New Report Shows
1+ week, 2+ day ago (351+ words) Wage and hour litigation isn't letting up, and the latest data puts a clear dollar figure on just how much FLSA lawsuits can cost employers. " A new report from Seyfarth Shaw LLP tracks how federal FLSA lawsuits are being filed…...
20 Important Questions to Ask WFM Vendors (+40 Follow-Ups)
1+ week, 5+ day ago (932+ words) Many HR leaders and frontline managers face the same weekly grind: Shift errors that escalate into timecard disputes, OT overruns and FLSA audit risks that Payroll teams must resolve. That reality raises the stakes in every workforce management (WFM) buying…...
Lean HR, Big Liability: Document Retention for Solo and Small HR Teams
1+ week, 5+ day ago (376+ words) Wednesday, April 22nd, 2026 at 1 PM (ET) In this live, instructor-led 60-minute webinar, you will learn how to manage personnel document retention the right way, without a large team, an expensive system, or a law degree. Solo and small HR teams carry…...
Have Your Company Values Stopped Working? How to Refresh Them with Employee Feedback
1+ week, 6+ day ago (850+ words) HRMorning Get access to 100's of HR resources in HRM INSIDER Have Your Company Values Stopped Working? How to Refresh Them with Employee Feedback Corporate values are easy to celebrate when things are going well. The real test is what…...
No Overtime Pay Despite Misclassification: 5th Circuit Upholds Jury Verdict
2+ week, 2+ day ago (608+ words) The Fifth Circuit recently upheld a jury verdict denying overtime pay " even after a court found the worker had been misclassified as an independent contractor. The decision turned on a key FLSA requirement for overtime pay: An employer must know,…...