8 Questions About Using AI Responsibly, Answered

?Editor’s Note: SHRM has partnered with Harvard Business Review to bring you relevant articles on key HR topics and strategies.  While the question of how organizations can (and should) use AI isn’t a new one,... Read more »

Older Worker Denied Promotion by Young Interview Panel Loses Claim

?Takeaway: A company has considerable freedom in deciding how to select candidates for promotion.  ?Even when an employer uses a young group of interviewers and primarily relies upon interview scores to determine... Read more »

Company that Fired Worker with COVID-19 Concerns Held in Contempt

?Takeaway: Employers are at serious risk of contempt rulings when they fail to comply with orders from the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB). Partial compliance is insufficient. Ignoring an NLRB order—as well... Read more »

Lawmakers Reintroduce Age Discrimination Bill

?Rep. Robert C. “Bobby” Scott, D-Va., reintroduced bipartisan legislation to protect older job applicants from employment discrimination.  Scott was joined in proposing the Protect Older Job Applicants Act by Rep. Sylvia R.... Read more »

Legal Considerations When Addressing Health Care Staffing Shortages

?Since the COVID-19 pandemic began, we’ve seen significant numbers of health care workers depart from the industry. These departures have left hospitals and health care systems asking how they can continue to... Read more »

Apple Joins List of Employers Restricting Workers from Using ChatGPT

?iPhone-maker Apple is the latest company to prohibit the use of ChatGPT and other external artificial intelligence tools out of concern that workers could inadvertently release confidential data, according to an internal... Read more »

Ohio: Spot These Warning Signs of Workers’ Compensation Fraud

?There are many signs of potential workers’ compensation fraud, including when an injured Ohioan is working another job and still collecting benefits. Still, fraud can take a long time to prove. How... Read more »

Employers Lean on Learning as an Employee Benefit

?Employee learning appears to be growing in importance as skilled credentials are increasingly valued—from training and course completion certificates to industry or professional certifications. According to LinkedIn’s 2023 Workplace Learning Report, employees... Read more »

Canada: Accessibility Compliance Milestone Coming June 1

?Many federally regulated businesses in Canada with at least 100 employees must publish an accessibility plan by June 1 detailing how they will remove barriers for employees and members of the public... Read more »

California Alters Union Process for Agricultural Workers

?Gov. Gavin Newsom recently signed Assembly Bill 113, which enacts changes to the collective bargaining process for agricultural workers in California. In September 2022, Newsom signed Assembly Bill 2183, which established new... Read more »
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