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Ameriprise settles charges of racially biased pay practices

01/23/2017
Minneapolis-based Ameriprise Financial has agreed to pay $128,200 in back wages and interest to 20 black current and former employees to settle federal discrimination charges.

OK to ban disabled customers who act belligerently

01/23/2017
If customers or visitors becomes belligerent, a business can ban them from the premises without running afoul of disability discrimination laws.

Request for leave to care for sick relative doesn’t have to be in writing

01/23/2017
If an employee comes forward and requests a work-related accommodation, refusing to make that accommodation may mean the employee becomes eligible for unemployment.

Suit: ‘Involuntary servitude’ for Twin Cities workers

01/23/2017
A lawsuit filed in federal court alleges that the owners of several grocery stores regularly hired and mistreated undocumented workers.

Is drama about dress really worth a lawsuit?

01/19/2017
If you fire someone because the way she dresses causes drama in the workplace, you may face a sex discrimination and harassment claim.

New SSN alerts could spark questions for HR

01/19/2017
The IRS has begun notifying employees whose Social Security numbers have been used by someone else to get a job.

Don’t let ‘harassment’ turn into unemployment claim

01/19/2017
An employee who claims her employer didn’t stop harassment could quit and file for unemployment compensation benefits.

GPS technology raises privacy concerns

01/19/2017
It’s easy to track where the phone is—and by extension, the location of the employee carrying it. Is this legal?

With new rules on hold, a refresher on white-collar overtime

01/18/2017
With the new overtime rules most likely dead for the foreseeable future, let’s review the overtime rules that remain in effect, as they have been since 2004.

Accommodate disability, insist on performance

01/18/2017
Smart employers make reasonable accommodations without too much hassle, and they still keep an eye on disabled employees’ performance to make sure they’re successfully doing their jobs.