HR Dive

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 | Caroline Colvin

LGBTQ+ workers have long reported hurdles in U.S. workplaces and the last few years are no exception. More than half of these workers responding to a survey said they don’t have an LGBTQ+ employee group or equivalent resource at work, according to a 2025 report from Monster. And while some LGBTQ+ people told Monster they feel more comfortable discussing gender or sexuality at work — compared to last year — more than twice as many told Monster they feel less comfortable.

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 | Emilie Shumway

• None The YMCA of Waukesha, Wisconsin, will settle a former vice president of operation’s claims that she was wrongfully fired due to her pursuit of in vitro fertilization treatment, according to• None The decision to settle followed U.S. District Court Judge Pamela Pepper’s order allowing the employee’s wrongful termination last December.

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.