HHS Issues New Nondiscrimination Final Rule to Protect Conscience Rights
Today, the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announced a Final Rule, entitled Safeguarding the Rights of Conscience…
DOL Announces Final Rule on Classifying Workers as Employees or Independent Contractors
The US Department of Labor (DOL) today announced a final rule to help employers and workers better understand when a worker qualifies as an employee…
Agreement Reached with Health System to Provide Greater Education and Equal Access
US Attorney Jacqueline C. Romero announced that Temple University Health System, Inc. (“Temple Health”) has reached an agreement with the United States to improve employee…
Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta to Pay $45,000 to Settle EEOC Religious Discrimination Lawsuit
Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta, Inc. (CHOA), a pediatric healthcare system in Georgia, will pay $45,000 to settle a religious discrimination lawsuit filed by the US…
Scripps Clinical Medical Group to Pay $6.875 Million
Scripps Clinical Medical Group has settled an age and disability discrimination charge filed with the US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) after it subjected a…
Court Orders Haslett Healthcare Facility Owner to Attend Anti-Retaliation Training
A federal court in Michigan has ordered the owner of a Haslett assisted living facility, who allegedly threatened to fire three employees after she suspected…
US DOL Recovers $86K in Back Wages, Damages for 127 Healthcare Staffing Employees
The US Department of Labor investigation found the Indianapolis healthcare staffing provider paid straight time for all hours worked and did not pay non-exempt hourly…
Federal Court Orders Business Owner Imprisoned Until She Complies with DOL Subpoena
A federal court has ordered the owner of a Michigan senior home care services company be imprisoned if she continues to ignore a March 2023…
$139K for 29 Employees Wrongly Exempted from Overtime by Home Healthcare Employer
A US Department of Labor investigation has recovered $139,975 in back wages from a Spartanburg home healthcare provider that wrongly exempted 29 employees from overtime…
EEOC Issues Yearly Financial Report
The US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) detailed its financial management and provided a high-level overview of key performance results in its Fiscal Year 2023…