Speaking at last week’s FP AI Conference, Congressman Jay Obernolte set out to debunk two misconceptions about artificial intelligence. The first is that AI is largely unregulated. The second is that we need to pass myriad...more
8/4/2025
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Cybersecurity ,
Deep Fake ,
Employee Monitoring ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Employment Policies ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Fraud ,
Hiring & Firing ,
OSHA ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Risk Management ,
Workplace Safety
It’s hard to keep up with all the recent changes to labor and employment law, especially given the rapid pace at which the Trump administration has been moving on initiatives impacting the workplace and beyond. For the latest...more
3/31/2025
/ Affirmative Action ,
Artificial Intelligence ,
Deadlines ,
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) ,
Diversity and Inclusion Standards (D&I) ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Policies ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Executive Orders ,
Federal Contractors ,
Federal Labor Laws ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Foreign Nationals ,
H-1B ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Human Resources Professionals ,
Immigration Enforcement ,
Non-Compete Agreements ,
OFCCP ,
Pay Data ,
Pregnant Workers Fairness Act ,
Reasonable Accommodation ,
Registration Requirement ,
Reporting Requirements ,
State Labor Laws ,
State Privacy Laws ,
Trump Administration ,
USCIS ,
Visa Caps ,
Wage and Hour
Did you keep up with all the workplace law updates in 2024? Take our quiz to see if you can score a perfect 10 or need to do some catch-up work. After jotting down your answers, use the answer key at the end (no peeking!) to...more
1/6/2025
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Chevron Deference ,
Corporate Transparency Act ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Employer Responsibilities ,
Employer Rights ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Employment Policies ,
Enforcement Guidance ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Heat Exposure ,
Lateral Transfers ,
New Rules ,
NLRB ,
OSHA ,
Over-Time ,
Privacy Laws ,
Recordkeeping Requirements ,
Safety Inspections ,
Title VII ,
Unions ,
Wage and Hour ,
White-Collar Exemptions ,
Workplace Harassment Guidance ,
Workplace Safety
It’s never easy to make accurate predictions about what we’ll see in the workplace in the coming year, especially given the recent volatility we’ve experienced and expect for the foreseeable future. Despite the ever-present...more
12/29/2023
/ Affirmative Action ,
Artificial Intelligence ,
Chevron Deference ,
Child Labor ,
Compensatory Damages ,
Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Criminal Prosecution ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
E-Verify ,
EEO-1 ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Federal Contractors ,
Form I-9 ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Low-Wage Workers ,
NLRB ,
Non-Compete Agreements ,
OFCCP ,
OSHA ,
Privacy Laws ,
Wage and Hour ,
Workplace Safety
Most HR professionals are no strangers to technology, particularly when it comes to using applicant tracking systems and human resource information systems to hire workers and track key employment data. However, recent...more
11/22/2023
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Bias ,
Disparate Impact ,
EEOC Commissioner ,
Employee Handbooks ,
Employee Training ,
Employment Policies ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Human Resources Professionals ,
Job Applicants ,
Voluntary Self-Audit
Employers know how important it is to comply with workplace anti-discrimination laws – but equally important is ensuring that employees who complain about perceived discrimination are not retaliated against for doing so, even...more
It’s hard to keep up with all the recent changes to labor and employment law. While the law always seems to evolve at a rapid pace, there have been an unprecedented number of changes for the past few years — and this past...more
5/1/2023
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Automation Systems ,
California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Enforcement ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
Mental Health ,
NLRB ,
OFCCP ,
OSHA ,
SCOTUS