Many businesses have welcomed artificial intelligence (AI) into their hiring and employee management processes. AI tools, like résumé screeners and recruiting crawlers, are now standard features in platforms like Workday...
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Many employers implement wellness programs into their employee health plan offers. Wellness programs have varying designs but commonly offer premium discounts to participants who are tobacco-free or achieve certain...
On June 20, 2025, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced a change in how E-Verify will manage the termination notification of employees with employment authorization documents (EADs) that have been...
New York City’s (NYC) Department of Consumer and Worker Protection (DCWP) has amended its rules concerning the NYC Earned Safe and Sick Time Act (ESSTA) to meet the paid parental leave obligations created on January 1...
On July 4, 2025, President Donald Trump signed “One Big Beautiful Bill” into law. This budget reconciliation legislation includes several provisions employers should know about. We’re providing this brief, employer...
Since the Immigration Reform and Control Act (IRCA) was enacted in 1986, employers have been required to verify the identity and work authorization of every new hire using Form I-9. But one question has sparked ongoing...
Q Can a pregnant employee start her 14 weeks of Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) leave before delivery, and if so, will this shorten her amount of postpartum leave? Yes. A pregnant employee can start her 12 weeks of...
Giving a presentation to the C suite can be both exhilarating and intimidating. This is especially true if you are pitching your and your team’s ideas to them. Business coach Sebina Nawaz’s article “How to Blow a...
Earlier this year, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) issued an opinion letter that addressed the Family and Medical Leave Act’s (FMLA) provision regarding the “substitution” of accrued paid time off (PTO) and its...
As I type this out, social media is going bonkers over the kiss-cam video and memes of a tech company CEO and its Chief People Officer, locked in an embrace at a Coldplay concert together. News outlets are reporting his...
On May 21, 2025, the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Louisiana issued a sweeping decision vacating the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s (EEOC) final rulemaking to the extent it requires employers...
Q What are the procedures or laws surrounding switching an employee from salary to hourly, and what benefits must be offered, e.g., holiday pay and paid time off? There’s no specific procedure for moving employees to...
The Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) requires employers to present a conditional job offer to a candidate and obtain written consent from the candidate before accessing a consumer credit report for hiring decisions. If...
On June 20, 2025, Governor Greg Abbott signed Senate Bill (SB) 1318 into law, altering the landscape of noncompete agreements related to the practice of medicine for doctors, dentists, nurses, and physician assistants by...
Settlements of unfair labor practice charges appear to be returning to more traditional standards under new guidance from the National Labor Relations Board’s (NLRB) acting General Counsel (GC) William B. Cowen. Unfair...