Discrimination Runs Both Ways

by Jennifer Shaw | The Daily Recorder | October 12, 2026

California employers may be tempted to view the EEOC’s new focus on anti-American bias, religious discrimination, and claims by members of historically majority groups as a Washington issue with little practical effect here. That would be a mistake. Title VII still...

Be the Grown-Up in the Room (Even When Nobody Else Is)

by Jennifer Shaw | | October 12, 2026

Let’s face it. Some days, working in HR feels less like a profession and more like supervising a middle school cafeteria. Except the students have mortgages, LinkedIn profiles, and access to attorneys. Someone is furious because a coworker didn’t invite them to lunch....

California Just Fired the Robo Boss

by Jennifer Shaw | | October 5, 2026

California employers can use AI to help make employment decisions, but starting next year, they cannot let the algorithm do the firing. Governor Gavin Newsom signed Senate Bill 947 on September 30, creating what supporters have dubbed the “No Robo Bosses Act.” The new...

Accommodation Requests: Mistakes Employers Keep Making

by Jennifer Shaw | The Daily Recorder | September 23, 2026

California employers have discussed disability accommodation for decades, yet these claims remain easy to create accidentally—not because employers usually refuse accommodation outright, but because they skip steps, move too quickly, ask the wrong questions, rely too...
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