Carol Warner

2 weeks ago | hrmorning.com | Carol Warner

Compensation is the top challenge for HR pros in 2025, with nearly half (44%) of employers reporting compensation as their primary concern.

Dec 8, 2024 | resourcefulfinancepro.com | Carol Warner

A federal jury in Texas has awarded $2.17 million to a female parts clerk to resolve a sex discrimination lawsuit filed by the EEOC. The verdict, based on a finding that the employer subjected the woman to a hostile work environment, is the largest jury trial award ever obtained by the EEOC in the Northern District of Texas, the agency recently announced. Here’s what happened – and what you can do to help prevent a similar mistake at your company.

Dec 1, 2024 | resourcefulfinancepro.com | Carol Warner

Improperly calculating employees’ overtime pay can be an expensive mistake, as a Cincinnati-based logistics provider recently learned the hard way. Here’s what happened – and what the DOL had to say about it. An investigation by the DOL’s Wage and Hour Division determined Liberty Hill Equity Partners LLC shortchanged 234 non-exempt employees by miscalculating their overtime.

Nov 24, 2024 | resourcefulfinancepro.com | Carol Warner

According to the American Heart Association, an estimated 122.4 million – or 47% – of U.S. adults have hypertension, more commonly known as high blood pressure. So statistically speaking, your company is likely to face some kind of employee request related to high blood pressure. For example, some employees may seek FMLA leave for hypertension. Others, like the employee in this case, might seek a reasonable accommodation under the ADA for their high blood pressure.

Nov 18, 2024 | resourcefulfinancepro.com | Carol Warner

Lyft Inc. recently agreed to pay more than $2.1 million to settle a lawsuit filed by the federal government. Here’s what happened – and what finance can learn from the company’s expensive mistake. According to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), in 2021 and 2022, Lyft made “numerous false and misleading claims” about how much money people could earn as a Lyft driver. Specifically, the FTC pointed to two alleged problems: inflated hourly rates and misleading earnings guarantees.