10 haunting HR stories
These examples show how HR can potentially run afoul of the law — and what sorts of frightening lawsuits can follow.
Summary by Layoffs News Editorial Desk · Byline on the source page: Ginger Christ, as published by HR Dive · · 1 min read
These examples show how HR can potentially run afoul of the law — and what sorts of frightening lawsuits can follow.

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Employers’ defensible positions can collapse for no reason other than that the entire history lived in corridor conversations and a scattering of texts, writes Chaim Book, senior partner at Book Law LLP....
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The judge in the case managed to sidestep arguments about DEI-based discrimination, which have gained some traction in the federal court system.
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The decision demonstrates the limits of federal labor law’s protected activity definition, a topic the board itself has revisited several times in recent years....
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