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Riot Games Settles Gender Discrimination Lawsuit at $100 Million

Trusaic

Entertainment company Riot Games recently settled a multi-year-long gender discrimination class-action lawsuit with the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing (DFEH). Some $80 million will be awarded to female employees who worked at the company between November 2014 and the present day.

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This Interview Question is Now Illegal in Massachusetts

Everwise

According to the American Association of University Women , in 2014, median earnings for men in Massachusetts were $60,588 compared to women’s median earnings of $49,470. The new law gives employees the opportunity to negotiate based on job value instead of prior compensation.”. The new Massachusetts law breaks that cycle.”.

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6 Ways to Avoid Age Bias in Your Job Descriptions

Ongig

A study conducted by AARP and the Economist Intelligence Unit found that age discrimination against older adults cost the economy $850 billion in 2018 alone. Note: Most age discrimination lawsuits relate to The Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) which forbids age discrimination against people who are age 40 or older.

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Temporary Nondiscrimination Relief Gets Another Year Extension By IRS

ACA Times

410 defines these qualified plans as those that do not discriminate in favor of certain higher paid employees’ (otherwise known as highly compensated employees, or HCEs ) favor. Temporary relief was provided pursuant to Notice 2014-5, for plans beginning before 2016. Notice 2015-28 extended that relief by a year.

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U.S. Women’s Soccer Equal Pay Lawsuit Sign of the Times [UPDATE]

Trusaic

The parties will enter mediation in an effort to resolve the USWNT’s gender discrimination lawsuit against USSF. On International Women’s Day, the USWNT filed a gender discrimination lawsuit against USSF in the United District Court in Los Angeles under the Equal Pay Act and Title VII of the Civil Rights Act. national soccer teams.

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Pre-Order Your 2024 California and Federal Labor Law Posters, Wage Orders, Pamphlets

HRWatchdog

Keep in mind that in 2023, two notices were updated mid-year — the Federal Minimum Wage notice and the Know Your Rights: Workplace Discrimination is Illegal — and those updated notices are included on the new 2024 posters.

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Eight Employment Notices Have Updates for January 1, 2023

HRWatchdog

The eight notices that must be updated for the new year are: California’s Minimum Wage notice (reminder: California’s minimum wage increases to $15.50