Ryan Golden

1 week ago | hrdive.com | Ryan Golden

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission is not an independent agency and may follow a presidential order to take up or dismiss a charge filed against an employer if that order is lawful, Acting Chair Andrea Lucas told senators during a confirmation hearing Wednesday. Lucas, a Republican elevated to the acting chair position by President Donald Trump and who has since been nominated to become the commission’s next chair, made the remarks in response to questions from Democratic lawmakers.

1 week ago | hrdive.com | Ryan Golden

Experts have long cautioned employers that participation in the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s E-Verify program is not guaranteed to prevent federal authorities from scrutinizing their immigration compliance protocols. Last week, that warning came to life at a meat production facility in Omaha, Nebraska. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials raided Glenn Valley Foods, the Associated Press reported, seeking to screen 97 people of interest. AP said ICE detained about 70 of them.

1 week ago | hrdive.com | Ryan Golden

• None A former employee of financial advisor Dave Ramsey’s company, The Lampo Group, may proceed with her religious discrimination claims against the firm more than four years after a federal judge previously dismissed them, the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee held June 12. • None The plaintiff claimed in 2021 that she was fired while unmarried due to Lampo Group’s alleged policy prohibiting employees from engaging in premarital sex.

2 weeks ago | hrdive.com | Ryan Golden

• None Fitness facility chain Equinox will pay $48,000 to resolve claims by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission that it in violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act and Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act, EEOC announced in a press release Thursday. • None alleging Equinox rejected the candidate, who applied for a front desk position, after she requested to delay a second interview with Equinox by one week because of menstrual cramps.

2 weeks ago | highereddive.com | Laura Spitalniak |Natalie Schwartz |Ryan Golden

Harvard University argued June 12 that the Trump administration may attempt to use “creative relabeling” to circumnavigate a court order blocking its attempt to end the institution’s ability to enroll international students. U.S. District Judge Allison Burroughs has twice blocked attempts by the federal government to halt all international students from attending Harvard through temporary orders.