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State Street Corp to Pay $5 Million to Settle OFCCP Charges of Pay Bias Against Female and Black Executives

By Archbright - Posted October 16, 2017 - Categories: Workforce News
Financial services company State Street Corporation (State Street) has agreed to pay $5 million to settle OFCCP claims that the employer discriminated against 305 female and 15 black executive employees in its compensation practices.

President Insists on Hardline Immigration Reforms in ‘Dreamer’ Relief

By Archbright - Posted October 16, 2017 - Categories: Workforce News
On October 8, President Trump sent to House and Senate leaders his administration’s "principles for reforming our Nation's immigration system."

New Employer Notice Requirements Now in Effect for Oregon

By Archbright - Posted October 16, 2017 - Categories: Workforce News
Oregon employers will be required to provide written notice to employees about the state and federal earned income tax credits under a new law enacted in the 2017 legislative session.

Can you Suspend an Employee Who Used Vulgar Language When Addressing a Supervisor?

By Archbright - Posted October 12, 2017 - Categories: HR FAQ
Question: We want to suspend an employee who used vulgar language when addressing a supervisor. Specifically, he said, “you never f-ing listen to me, do you?” There are no problems moving forward with this suspension, correct?

Employers’ Obligations to Employees During Natural Disasters

By Archbright - Posted October 09, 2017 - Categories: Workforce News
Hurricane Harvey and Hurricane Irma serve as a reminder that employers have some legal obligations to employees during natural disasters.

Washington Employers Reminded of Scheduled Minimum Wage Increase to $11.50, Paid Sick Leave Requirements for 2018

By Archbright - Posted October 09, 2017 - Categories: Workforce News
Washington’s minimum wage rate will increase from the current rate of $11 per hour to $11.50 per hour beginning January 1, 2018, according to the Washington State Department of Labor and Industries.

Report Shows 7 in 10 Employees Lack the Awareness Needed to Prevent Common Cyber Incidents

By Archbright - Posted October 09, 2017 - Categories: Workforce News
Seven in 10 employees lack the awareness to stop preventable cybersecurity incidents, according to the second-annual State of Privacy and Security Awareness Report, released by MediaPro.

Digital Business Transformation Dramatically Altering Focus of HR, Bersin Research Shows

By Archbright - Posted October 02, 2017 - Categories: Workforce News
New research from Bersin by Deloitte has found that new workplace technologies and changing workforce expectations are creating unprecedented opportunities for HR organizations to transform the way companies and their people interact.

Bill Would Nix State ‘Right-to-Work’ Laws

By Archbright - Posted October 02, 2017 - Categories: Workforce News
Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), and Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) have introduced a bill that would prevent states from enacting so-called "right-to-work" laws

Two Unpaid Wage Cases from New York

By Archbright - Posted October 02, 2017 - Categories: Workforce News
Home health care agency owner sentenced to jail time for defrauding workers out of over $135,000 in wages and Attorney General’s Office reaches settlement with Allied Waste Services for failure to pay Buffalo workers the living wage
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