Earlier this week, the U.S. Women’s National Soccer Team reached a settlement in its class action lawsuit against the U.S. Soccer Federation. According to the complaint, which was initially filed back in 2016 and brought claims under Title VII and the Equal Pay Act,...
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Month: February 2022
Statistical Analysis Helps Avoid Pay Discrepancies
It is good for employers to do a statistical analysis of employee compensation periodically. It can help identify adverse compensation statistics specific to such demographics as race, gender, country of origin or other common threads. This analysis can help root out...
He said, SHE SAID!: Another Victory for the #MeToo Movement As Congress Invalidates Forced Arbitration Agreements
Employers commonly include mandatory arbitration clauses in their employees’ employment contracts, which prevent their employees from filing employment related claims in court. While these clauses are often touted as promoting efficiency, they have come under fire in...
Denny’s Faces Class Action on Behalf of 8,400 Servers
A three-judge panel of the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals recently ruled that the diner chain failed to pay proper wages to servers. At issue were tasks that did not relate directly to their positions as servers. The lead plaintiff, Lindsay Rafferty, is a former...
Microsoft to review sexual harassment policies
Critics have attacked the technology industry for decades over its treatment of women. There were stories of women dismissed for not accepting sexual advances from coworkers and managers, disregarded as intellectually inferior, or questioned for lack of commitment to...
NFL Flagged for False Start on Rooney Rule
Back in 2020, the National Football League (NFL) had its teams paint social messages in the back of their end zones. Among them was the phrase “End Racism.” Nearly two years later, the NFL is realizing that racism can’t be stenciled away. On Tuesday this week, a...