Compliance
Five Key HR Numbers This Week: Per-Capita Healthcare Costs Expected to Exceed $19,000 by 2027
Several data points in the HR field drew attention this week: Aon research predicts per-employee healthcare costs will exceed $19,000 by 2027; the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and USCIS propose a $103,265 fee per H-1B visa application; Deloitte agrees to pay $21.5 million to settle Department of Justice allegations that its DEI practices violated federal anti-discrimination laws; The New York Times requests a court to set a 20-day deadline for the EEOC to provide FOIA documents; the jury award in the Wells Fargo disability discrimination case is reduced to $18.23 million.
本周数字速览：员工难觅技能提升时间，Kroger 和解歧视指控
本周 HR 资讯以五组关键数字呈现：Kroger 因歧视指控支付 7.5 万美元和解；美国银行限制远程办公连续天数；HR Dive 推荐夏季书单；63% 员工面临技能提升时间困境；以及 I-9 表格的适用日期界限。
Salesforce 前客户经理性别歧视案被裁定须经仲裁，法院驳回 EFAA 抗辩
美国纽约南区联邦治安法官于周五裁定，Salesforce 一名前客户经理须就其性别、年龄和残疾歧视指控进行仲裁，理由是其未能合理主张性骚扰指控，从而无法援引《终结性侵犯与性骚扰强制仲裁法》豁免仲裁。该案涉及多项联邦及纽约州、市反歧视法律，法院在审查后认为原告所述行为不构成性骚扰。
Court Upholds Union Pacific's Safety-Based Restriction on Conductor Post-Stroke
The 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed that Union Pacific Railroad Co. lawfully restricted a conductor from train-driving duties after his stroke recovery, determining his return posed a 'direct threat' to safety under the ADA.
EEOC Sues Washington University Over Race-Based Segregation in DEI Training
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) filed a lawsuit against Washington University on Wednesday, alleging that a mandatory diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) training at its Alvin J. Siteman Cancer Center (SCC) segregated employees by race into separate Zoom breakout rooms. The charging party, a Black senior program manager, claims she was isolated and later terminated in retaliation for filing an EEOC complaint. The lawsuit, filed under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and Title I of the Civil Rights Act of 1991, reflects the EEOC's heightened scrutiny of DEI programs during the Trump administration.
Five Key HR Metrics: Employees Perceive Managers as Less Diligent
This week's HR data highlights a 3-1 Republican majority on the NLRB, 60% of employees believing bosses work less hard, 70% higher completion for single-owner tasks, and settlements of $150,000 (Apple) and $1.5 million (Mile Hi Foods) with the EEOC.
Palestinian Students and Employees Sue Columbia Over Alleged Civil Rights Violations
Columbia University faces a new civil rights lawsuit from Palestinian students and employees who claim the Ivy League school tolerated and even amplified anti-Palestinian harassment. The complaint, filed Monday in New York County Supreme Court, seeks damages and court intervention, citing failures in the university's Office of Institutional Equity, unequal treatment of pro-Palestinian groups, and alleged undue influence from political figures.