Uber discloses 3,000 reports of sexual assault on U.S. rides last year

Excerpted from Washington Post By Faiz Siddiqui The company had said it would examine 21 categories of sexual misconduct, in a pledge to be more transparent about the prevalence of […]
Chipotle to pay $95,000 to settle EEOC sexual harassment and retaliation lawsuit

Excerpted from JDSUPRA By U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) Fast-food chain Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. and its subsidiary Chipotle Services, LLC will pay $95,000 and make substantial changes to […]
#Metoo legislation set to take effect in Illinois

Excerpted from Lexology By Ryan Vann, Miriam Petrillo and Karun Ahuja Illinois is set to join the growing list of US states further protecting the rights of workers who have […]
Continuous background checks a growing safety trend

With such high-profile incidents as an Uber Eats driver in Atlanta who allegedly shot and killed a customer in February, employers have increasingly been inspired to root out problematic employees. […]