Final Regs Clear Path for Employers to Complete CPRA Compliance

?After months of uncertainty, the rulemaking process for the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA), the first-ever comprehensive U.S. data privacy law applicable to HR data, concluded on March 29. California employers can... Read more »

Are White-Collar Jobs Disappearing? Not Really

?Recent reporting has pushed the idea that we are experiencing the extinction of some white-collar jobs due to a conflation of economic factors and the emergence of powerful automation and AI. Are... Read more »

Employers Eye Benefits to Support LGBTQ+ Employees

?When Gwen Gollmer, executive director of total rewards at Ally, wants to add a new benefit for the bank’s nearly 11,700-member staff, the first thing she does is talk to her employees. Ally’s... Read more »

Don’t Skip Reference Checking, Even if It Seems Pro Forma

?Past is often prologue, to paraphrase Shakespeare, so employers should verify the past employment of those they’re interested in hiring, particularly since organizations might be liable if they hire someone who later... Read more »

UPS Workers Vote for Potential Strike

?More than 325,000 Teamsters union members at United Parcel Service (UPS) voted on June 16 to strike if no agreement is reached with the company by the time the current contract ends... Read more »

Broad Social-Media Policy Doesn’t Preclude Unemployment Benefits

?Takeaway: It is increasingly critical for employers to implement policies governing social media posts by their employees to protect the institution’s legitimate business interests.  ?Offensive social media posts lacked a sufficient connection... Read more »

Stay Abreast of Laws Restricting AI in the Workplace

?With employers relying more often on artificial intelligence (AI) to help hire new workers, states have begun implementing new laws and regulations to govern how employers can deploy such tools. “You can... Read more »

California Pay -Disclosure Practices Draw Scrutiny from Regulators

?In January, strict new pay transparency requirements took effect in California. Now regulators are closely monitoring employers’ practices as they process thousands of complaints alleging violations of the state’s disclosure rules. SB... Read more »

Proposal to Raise Workweek in South Korea to 69 Hours Rejected

?In March, a proposed amendment to South Korea’s Labor Standards Act failed, sinking attempts to raise the cap on working hours per week from 52 to 69 and provide companies with more... Read more »

EU Passes Proposal to Regulate Artificial Intelligence

?The European Parliament passed a draft law called the EU AI Act on June 14—a leap forward in regulating generative AI in the European Union. We’ve gathered articles on the news from... Read more »
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