US DOL Announces Final Rule to Rescind March 2020 Joint Employer Rule
The US Department of Labor today announced a final rule to rescind an earlier rule, “Joint Employer Status under the Fair Labor Standards Act,” that took effect in March 2020….
Read More »HHS and DOJ Issue Guidance on “Long COVID” and Disability Rights under the ADA
The US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the US Department of Justice (DOJ) have jointly published guidance on how “long COVID” can be a disability under the…
Read More »Arkansas Health System to Pay $52,500 to Settle EEOC Age Discrimination Lawsuit
White River Health System, Inc., headquartered in Batesville, Ark., will pay $52,500 to four former employees as part of the settlement of an age discrimination lawsuit brought by the US…
Read More »Pediatric Healthcare Alliance to Pay $50,000 to Settle EEOC Retaliation Lawsuit
Pediatric Healthcare Alliance, a Tampa Bay-based pediatric medical practice, will pay $50,000 and furnish other relief to settle a retaliation discrimination lawsuit brought by the US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission…
Read More »Cardinal Health and AppleOne Settle EEOC Race Harassment/Retaliation Lawsuit
Global healthcare services and products company Cardinal Health will pay $1.45 million to resolve a racial harassment and retaliation discrimination lawsuit filed by the US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)….
Read More »US DOL Recovers $1.5M in Back Wages for 242 Home Healthcare Workers in Pennsylvania, Missouri
When an employer shortchanges home healthcare workers they hurt the workers, their families and the people for whom they care. In the case of a Harrisburg home healthcare company, a…
Read More »Maryland-Based Medical Practice to Pay $75,000 to Settle EEOC Suit for Disability Discrimination
National Spine & Pain Centers, LLC, a Rockville, Md.-based medical practice with over 60 offices in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast, will pay $75,000 and furnish significant equitable relief to resolve…
Read More »New ‘Digest of EEO Law’ Issued by EEOC
The US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced the newest edition of the federal sector Digest of Equal Employment Opportunity Law (EEO Digest) is now available on the EEOC’s website….
Read More »153 Houston Methodist Employees Resigned, Fired over Vaccine Mandate
A total of 153 Houston Methodist employees either resigned during a two-week suspension period or were terminated June 22 for not complying with the health system’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate, a…
Read More »US DOL Recovers More Than $50K in Back Wages for 54 Caregivers at Mississippi Home Healthcare Service
Home healthcare providers expect their workers to meet their clients’ many daily needs. In turn, these workers count on their employers to pay them fairly and legally so they may…
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