?Chatbots can play a role in augmenting or even replacing person-to-person interactions between employees (or potential employees) and HR staff. More HR leaders are considering and adopting conversational AI technology. In fact,... Read more »
?In a unanimous opinion, the U.S. Supreme Court on May 23 declined to send an overtime claim against a Taco Bell franchise owned by Sundance Inc. to arbitration when Sundance failed to... Read more »
?On May 14, a gunman opened fire at a Tops Friendly Markets store in a predominantly Black neighborhood in Buffalo, N.Y., killing 10 people and injuring three others. Eleven victims were Black.... Read more »
The House Education and Labor Committee advanced a bill to raise penalties on employers who violate wage requirements under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). The Democrat-sponsored measure moved forward after a... Read more »
The U.S. Supreme Court’s pending ruling on Roe v. Wade is drawing attention to health plans’ coverage of birth control. As the Affordable Care Act (ACA) provided increased access to affordable, long-acting... Read more »
?On Jan. 1, the British Columbia government introduced a new paid sick leave as an amendment to the British Columbia Employment Standards Act. As set out in a previous article, the new provisions to... Read more »
?On July 7, 2021, the Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE) Financial Services Authority (DFSA) released Consultation Paper No. 141 (“CP 141”), proposing the introduction of measures aimed at ensuring a more consistent... Read more »
?Under California law, employees normally accrue daily overtime for hours worked over eight hours in a day. Alternative workweek schedules (AWS) permit workplaces to adopt different schedules longer than eight hours without... Read more »
?Noting a recent surge in COVID-19 cases, Apple Inc. informed employees May 17 that it is delaying its plans to require employees to work in the office three days a week. We’ve... Read more »
?McDonald’s and Siemens are planning to sell their businesses in Russia, the companies recently announced, the latest companies in a long list of organizations to do so following the invasion of Ukraine.... Read more »
