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

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

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...

Privilege Isn’t Automatic: What HR Needs to Know Before Hitting “Send”

Human resources professionals are often the first people to recognize when an ordinary workplace issue is becoming a legal one. An employee mentions retaliation. A leave request gets complicated. A termination suddenly feels risky. A wage-and-hour issue surfaces. Or a...
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