Lawsuit: Nursing home with 20 COVID Deaths Fired Janitor for not Working While Infected
A Louisville nursing home fired a $9.97-an-hour janitor in May for refusing to work inside the facility while she had COVID-19, according to a lawsuit.
EEOC Releases Technical Assistance Documents on Opioid Addiction and Employment
The US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today released two new technical assistance documents that address concerns about the employment provisions of the Americans with…
Male nurse sues NJ nursing home over alleged sexual harassment by supervisor
A Pleasantville man claims he lost his job at an area nursing home job after complaining that his female supervisor wouldn’t stop making sexually harassing…
ICE announces another extension to I-9 compliance flexibility, no more extensions for employers to respond to NOIs served in March
US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced an extension of the flexibilities in rules related to Form I-9 compliance that was granted earlier this year.…
Former Managers and Employees of CT Insurance Firm Charged in $17M Scheme to Defraud Client Healthcare Expenses
Anthony Riccardi, Patricia Riccardi, Erin Verespy, and Vanessa Battle, former managers and employees of Employee Benefit Solutions LLC (“EBS”), were arrested for defrauding clients by…
US Department of Labor Announces Enhancements to Assist Employees, Employers and Other Stakeholders in Use of FMLA
The US Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD) announced significant steps to streamline optional-use forms that workers can use to request and employers…
Virginia Adopts First-in-the-Nation Workplace Safety Standards for COVID-19 Pandemic
Governor Ralph Northam announced the adoption of statewide emergency workplace safety standards in response to the novel coronavirus, or COVID-19. These first-in-the-nation safety rules will…
EEOC Sues Texas Hospital for Retaliation
The Woodlands Psychiatry and Counseling Company, a hospital in Conroe, Texas, violated federal law when it fired an employee for making a discrimination charge to…
EEOC Announces Analysis of EEO-1 Component 2 Pay Data Collection
The US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced that the Commission has voted unanimously to fund a statistical study with the National Academies of Sciences,…
Pediatrics 2000 to Pay $68,000 to Settle Religious Accommodation Lawsuit
Pediatrics 2000, a Manhattan private medical practice serving children and teens, has agreed to pay $68,000 and take substantial non-monetary action to settle a religious…