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Go ahead, trim the tree—and keep holiday parties liability-free

11/11/2024
Company holiday parties are back—and so is the liability they sometimes bring. If your organization is planning holiday festivities this year, follow these tips for making spirits bright without having to call a lawyer.

Report: Leader, manager development is No. 1 HR priority for 2025

11/04/2024
The continued focus on management development comes as managers report feeling overwhelmed by their responsibilities.

Guidance addresses 3rd-party AI worker surveillance

11/01/2024
The guidance warns that employers that use third-party consumer reports—including background dossiers and surveillance-based AI or algorithmic scores about their workers—must follow Fair Credit Reporting Act rules.

DOL employees ordered back to their offices

10/28/2024
U.S. Department of Labor employees who have been working remotely since the pandemic must soon report back to their offices for at least five days of every two-week pay period. Acting Secretary of Labor Julie Su ordered the return-to-office transition to begin Dec. 1.

51% of employers now use AI in hiring

10/28/2024
About half of employers currently use artificial intelligence technology to augment their hiring processes, according to a survey of 948 business leaders by ResumeBuilder.com. The survey found that by the end of 2025, 68% of companies will be using AI to acquire new talent.

Ensure your organization complies with child-labor laws

10/28/2024
Recent data from the U.S. Department of Labor reveals a troubling spike in child-labor violations among U.S. employers. In fiscal year 2023, the DOL concluded 955 investigations that found child-labor violations, a 14% increase from the previous year.

Drug-free policy vs. legal marijuana: Call your lawyer!

10/25/2024
Can employers refuse to hire them or fire casual marijuana smokers if they test positive on a blood test? That’s the conundrum an Illinois employer recently faced when it wanted to enforce a zero-tolerance policy against drug users, including users of marijuana.

DOL offers a framework for AI hiring decisions

10/21/2024
In conjunction with the Partnership on Employment & Accessible Technology, the Department of Labor’s Office of Disability Employment Policy has a new publication and associated tools, AI & Inclusive Hiring Framework, both of which are geared toward hiring employees with disabilities.

Fed agencies by the numbers for FY 2024

10/15/2024
The EEOC, National Labor Relations Board and OSHA have released new statistics on their activities during federal fiscal year 2024, which ran from Oct. 1, 2023, to Sept. 30, 2024.

Ban numerical goals, quotas from efforts to diversify

10/15/2024
Studies show that employers with diverse workforces outperform homogenous organizations on such important measures as innovation, revenue and profitability. However, employers intent on fostering diversity must do it in a way that doesn’t discriminate against any specific group of applicants or employees.