After bipartisan blowback from federal and state officials alike, Senate leaders veered from the House’s plan to bar any state law restricting artificial intelligence for 10 years and instead introduced a revised proposal...more
We bet most of you didn’t have “Texas will beat California to the punch to regulate AI in the workplace” on your 2025 bingo card – but that’s what just happened. State lawmakers just overwhelmingly passed the Texas...more
The Supreme Court late Thursday permitted the Trump administration to bar former Democrat NLRB Member Gwynn Wilcox from her former position on the Board while the larger battle plays out about whether the President has the...more
An influential House committee just advanced a sweeping proposal to impose a decade-long moratorium on state-level laws regulating artificial intelligence – a move that could dramatically reshape the regulatory landscape for...more
California’s privacy regulator intends to advance sweeping new rules that would govern AI tools used for automated decision-making purposes – but Governor Newsom just stepped in and signaled concern that these rules could...more
Welcome to FP’s First 100 Days Report for Employers.
The first 100 days of any new administration set the tone for what’s to come—and in 2025, that tone has been unmistakable: bold, fast-moving, and deeply consequential for...more
4/28/2025
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Artificial Intelligence ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Diversity ,
Educational Institutions ,
EEO ,
Employment Policies ,
Executive Orders ,
Federal Labor Laws ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Immigration Enforcement ,
Labor Relations ,
Non-Compete Agreements ,
School Policies ,
Trump Administration ,
Wage and Hour ,
Workplace Safety
California regulators recently adopted regulations regarding automated-decision systems (ADS) in the workplace, aiming to protect against employment discrimination given the dramatic rise in artificial intelligence use in...more
A bill introduced in the California legislature this session aims to prevent employers from posting job notices for positions that don’t actually exist – a growing trend referred to as “ghost” job postings. If you’re not...more
4/2/2025
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California ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Human Resources Professionals ,
Job Ads ,
Job Applicants ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Recruitment Policies ,
State Labor Laws ,
Unfair Competition
A high-profile AI policy report commissioned by California Governor Gavin Newsom has just set the stage for potential new AI regulation that could soon impact your hiring processes, workplace surveillance, and AI-fueled...more
3/21/2025
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Artificial Intelligence ,
Automated Decision Systems (ADS) ,
Bias ,
California ,
Comment Period ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Human Resources Professionals ,
Performance Reviews ,
Public Comment ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Risk Assessment ,
Third-Party Risk ,
Whistleblower Protection Policies
Major technology companies and industry groups just responded to the White House’s request for feedback on its AI plan and called for a national framework to prevent fragmented state laws on workplace use and more. The...more
While new presidents are typically judged based on their actions in their first 100 days, the current Trump administration has moved at such a rapid speed that we think another recap is needed at the halfway point. Here’s...more
3/13/2025
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Artificial Intelligence ,
Colleges ,
Department of Education ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Diversity and Inclusion Standards (D&I) ,
Educational Institutions ,
Employment Policies ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Executive Orders ,
Federal Contractors ,
Federal Labor Laws ,
Foreign Nationals ,
Foreign Workers ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Immigration Enforcement ,
Labor Reform ,
Labor Relations ,
Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) ,
NLRB ,
Non-Compete Agreements ,
OSHA ,
School Districts ,
School Policies ,
Trade Secrets ,
Trump Administration ,
Universities ,
Workplace Safety
A newly proposed California bill seeks to regulate artificial intelligence decision-making tools in employment and other key areas – but will this proposal suffer the same fate as last year’s doomed legislative efforts?...more
President Donald Trump is just 21 days into his second term in office, but you might already be struggling to keep up with the number of changes and policy shifts coming from the new administration. While new presidents are...more
2/11/2025
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Artificial Intelligence ,
Diversity and Inclusion Standards (D&I) ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Executive Orders ,
Gender Identity ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) ,
Immigration Enforcement ,
Immigration Procedures ,
Labor Relations ,
NLRB ,
NLRB General Counsel ,
Trump Administration ,
Undocumented Immigrants
Members of California’s Fast Food Council were not deterred by a chorus of franchise owners who gathered at a Jan. 23 meeting to object to plans for another minimum wage increase in the fast-food industry. Here’s the latest...more
President Trump just took the unprecedented step of firing two Democratic members of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and freed himself up to quickly install a majority of Republican commissioners rather than...more
In a series of swift and game-changing moves, President Donald Trump summarily dismissed National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) General Counsel Jennifer Abruzzo and Board Member Gwynne Wilcox late Monday night. While Abruzzo’s...more
In the first few whirlwind days of President Trump’s new administration, the White House enacted a sweeping shift in AI policy: rescinding President Biden’s executive order on artificial intelligence on Monday and announcing...more
Just days into the newest Congressional session, a key Republican Senator shocked many employers by pushing for a law that would significantly tilt the playing field to the benefit of unions and labor advocates. Senator Josh...more
1/13/2025
/ Collective Bargaining ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Policies ,
Labor Reform ,
NLRA ,
NLRB ,
Notice Requirements ,
Posting Requirements ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Quickie Election Rules ,
Union Elections ,
Union Organizers ,
Unions ,
Workplace Injury ,
Workplace Safety
This detailed set of Frequently Asked Questions addresses the workplace-related issues facing employers in the wake of the California fires. In addition to legal obligations you need to consider, this Insight also addresses...more
1/13/2025
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Corporate Counsel ,
Employee Assistance Programs ,
Employee Benefits ,
Employee Rights ,
Employer Responsibilities ,
Employment Policies ,
Health and Safety ,
Leave of Absence ,
Natural Disasters ,
Personal Protective Equipment ,
Reasonable Accommodation ,
Remote Working ,
State Labor Laws ,
Wage and Hour ,
Wildfires ,
Workplace Hazards ,
Workplace Safety
Visitors from around the world will descend on the U.S., Mexico, and Canada next year as the three countries jointly host FIFA's 2026 World Cup -- and your business might want to start preparing already. It’s being billed as...more
1/10/2025
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Artificial Intelligence ,
Business Disruption ,
Data Privacy ,
Employee Training ,
Employment Policies ,
Foreign Workers ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Human Resources Professionals ,
Marketing ,
Reasonable Accommodation ,
Soccer ,
Supply Chain ,
Sustainability ,
Technology ,
Temporary Employees ,
Wage and Hour ,
Workplace Safety ,
World Cup
Our California thought leaders have pulled together their top predictions for the new year so that employers can get a running start to 2025....more
The U.S. House Bipartisan AI Task Force just released a groundbreaking report Tuesday that outlines key challenges and opportunities for AI adoption across all sectors. As artificial intelligence reshapes workplaces,...more
As we close out 2024 and look ahead to 2025, one thing is clear: this has been a year like no other. From a groundbreaking Supreme Court ruling to a pivotal election result that will usher in a new administration, employers...more
12/12/2024
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Agricultural Sector ,
Analytics ,
Artificial Intelligence ,
California ,
Car Dealerships ,
Construction Industry ,
Construction Workers ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Privacy ,
Educational Institutions ,
Employee Benefits ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Contract ,
Employment Litigation ,
Employment Policies ,
Federal Contractors ,
Federal Labor Laws ,
Foreign Workers ,
Healthcare Workers ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Hospitality Industry ,
International Labor Laws ,
Labor Reform ,
Labor Relations ,
Manufacturing Employers ,
Mexico ,
Non-Compete Agreements ,
Pay Equity Laws ,
Professional Employer Organization ,
Retailers ,
Sports ,
Staffing Agencies ,
State Labor Laws ,
Student Athletes ,
Technology Sector ,
Trade Secrets ,
Wage and Hour ,
Workplace Investigations ,
Workplace Safety
The recent announcement that President-elect Donald Trump has empowered Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy to head up a new Department of Government Efficiency – also known as DOGE – has led to questions from employers about what...more
12/5/2024
/ Data Privacy ,
EEO-1 ,
Elon Musk ,
Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) ,
Federal Contractors ,
Government Efficiency ,
Labor Regulations ,
Popular ,
Private Sector ,
Trump Administration ,
Wage and Hour ,
Workplace Safety
As the year wraps up, we’re rounding up the new workplace laws that will take effect on January 1. With so many laws about to kick in, it can be hard to keep track of it all. Here’s a guide to some of the federal and state...more