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Bank of America to Make Systemic Changes after Violating FLSA Nursing Mother Requirements
After the Wage and Hour Division found that Bank of America failed to provide reasonable break time and a space free from intrusion for a nursing mother to express breast milk at a Tucson, Arizona, location, the Department of Labor has signed off on an agreement under...
Unemployment Rate Declined by Less Than One Percent in July
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics has reported that the unemployment rate declined by 0.9% to 10.2%. The number of unemployed persons fell by 1.4 million to 16.3 million. Despite declines over the past 3 months, these measures are up by 6.7% and 10.6 million,...
Walmart Pays $20M to End Allegations that Physical Abilities Test Discriminated Against Female Applicants
Walmart, Inc. will pay $20,000,000 to resolve allegations that the retail giant violated federal law when it used a physical abilities test (PAT) at its grocery distribution centers nationwide that had a disparate impact on female order-filler applicants (negatively...
Employer Pays $3.2M to Resolve Piece-rate OT, Recordkeeping Violations
Arizona-based Stratis Construction, Inc. will pay $3,000,000 to resolve a U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) determination that the residential drywall company violated Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) overtime and recordkeeping requirements. A federal district court in...
DOL Recovers $142K in Back Wages for FFCRA Paid Leave and FLSA Minimum Wage Violations
The DOL’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD) has continued its FFCRA enforcement efforts, recently announcing separately settlements with four employers recovering $47,053 in back wages for 20 employees: employer terminated employee for trying to use FFCRA...
United Airlines Sued for Allegedly Failing to Accommodate Religious Beliefs of Pilot
The EEOC is suing United Airlines for allegedly violating Title VII when it discriminated against a Buddhist pilot based on his religion when it refused to modify its addiction treatment program to change a requirement that conflicted with his religious beliefs. The...
EEOC to Resume Dismissing Charges of Discrimination
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has announced that it will begin dismissing charges that were suspended because of the COVID-19 pandemic. On March 21, 2020, the EEOC temporarily suspended issuing dismissals of discrimination, harassment, and...
FFCRA Applies if School is Physically Closed
The Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) requires covered employers – those with less than 500 employees – to provide employees with paid leave if they are unable to work or telework due to a need to care for their child whose school or place of...
DOL and IRS Issue Rule to Extend COBRA Deadlines
The U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) and the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) have issued a Joint Rule to extend certain time frames for group health plans and other welfare and pension plans. Pursuant to the Rule, plans must disregard the...
SBA Releases PPP Forgiveness Application and Instructions
The Small Business Administration (“SBA”) has released the Payment Protection Program (“PPP”) loan forgiveness application, which can be found HERE. The application and instructions confirm that if a borrower used at least 75% of the loan...