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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...
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