SHRM's $11.5M Verdict: The Hidden Cost of 'At-Will' Firings
A jury hit SHRM with $11.5M for race discrimination and retaliation, plus $534K in fees. Its insurer is suing to avoid paying $10M of the verdict. The at-will shield didn't hold.
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Employment Law
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Employment Law
UK Firms Told to Publish Salaries in Job Ads Before Law Forces It
The PM is urging firms to publish salaries in job adverts before legislation forces them, after 94% of consultation respondents b…
Nonbeliever Wins Religious Exemption From Workplace AI
David Durman, a nontheistic Humanist at the University of Kentucky, is the first of his movement to win a legal workplace exempti…
A University of Kentucky Employee Won a Religious Exemption From AI
The University of Kentucky granted administrator David Durman a Title VII religious exemption from AI on Sept. 25, citing his 30-…
UK Watchdog Calls for Legal Right to See Colleagues' Pay
The EHRC says UK workers should legally see colleagues' pay, with a 2014 disclosure right set to return to tackle a 6.8% gender p…
UK Equality Watchdog Calls for Legal Right to See Colleagues' Pay
The EHRC wants UK employers legally forced to disclose colleagues' pay on request and banned from asking applicants about salary…
Employers Urged to Resist Union Neutrality Agreements
Labor groups and elected officials are pressing employers to adopt union "neutrality" agreements. The US Chamber warns the deals…