Author: Brian Lund
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Dallas Barber will pay damages after rejecting a pregnant applicant who passed its skills test
A successful skills test should move a qualified job applicant closer to a hiring decision, not become irrelevant after an employer learns she is pregnant. Dallas Barber and Stylist College has agreed to pay monetary damages and provide other relief to settle a federal lawsuit over exactly that sequence. The government did not disclose the…
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Sutter Roseville will pay $200,000 after refusing a nurse’s disability accommodation
A disability can change which tasks or work locations remain possible without ending a person’s ability to work. Sutter Roseville Medical Center has agreed to provide $200,000 in back pay and compensatory damages to a former staff nurse after a federal investigation found the hospital refused to consider reassignment to an open position and terminated…
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Vector Security breach victims can claim up to $2,000 by September 15
A breach notice from Vector Security can now support a reimbursement claim, but the headline cap is not a flat payment for every recipient. The settlement allows documented losses and limited lost time to be claimed together up to $2,000. The filing window closes September 15, and payment remains contingent on the court approving the…
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D.C.’s minimum wage is now $18.40, and employers must cover any tip shortfall
For a worker paid at the District of Columbia’s wage floor, July changed the value of every hour on the timecard. The citywide minimum rose to $18.40, while the direct cash wage for tipped employees rose to $10.30. Tips can fill the gap, but the legal duty to guarantee the full minimum remains with the…
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Bouchon and Thomas Keller Restaurant Group will pay $2 million to settle an EEOC harassment case
A workplace case at a celebrated Las Vegas restaurant ended with a dollar amount large enough to command attention and a compliance plan designed to change what happens after a worker complains. Bouchon and Thomas Keller Restaurant Group agreed to pay $2 million to resolve a federal harassment and retaliation lawsuit. The settlement does not…
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The FTC mailed 9,419 refund checks that stop being cashable 90 days after they are issued
The FTC sent 9,419 checks totaling more than $672,000 to consumers deceived by Trend Deploy. The checks must be cashed within 90 days of issuance.
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Regulators took over a Kansas City credit union, where retirement accounts carry their own $250,000 of coverage
NCUA placed WeDevelopment Federal Credit Union into conservatorship on July 10, 2026. IRA and KEOGH accounts are separately insured up to $250,000 on top of individual coverage.
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Average hourly pay and consumer prices both rose 3.5% over the past year
Average hourly earnings rose 3.5 percent over the year to $37.64 while the CPI rose 3.5 percent over the same window. Long-term unemployment is up 286,000.
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Unclaimed back wages go to the Treasury after three years
The Labor Department holds recovered back wages for three years before sending them to the U.S. Treasury. Here is how the Workers Owed Wages search works and what it requires.
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Your bank must free up $275 of a check deposit the next business day
On July 1, 2025, the dollar figures inside the federal check-hold rules went up. What did not move was the machinery around them. Regulation CC still runs on an availability schedule that has been in place since 1990, and it still works the same way it always has: a small slice of a check deposit…
