The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau on Oct. 24 issued guidance designed to protect employees from the unintended consequences of digital tracking and artificial intelligence-based decision-making systems.

Your employees have no doubt heard about some campaign promises. And once the election results are in, they may have questions for HR and their supervisors about what happens after the winning candidate takes office on January 20, 2025. Here’s how to handle the most likely questions.

How does the FMLA work if you have employees who are a couple with a new baby?

Depending on the specific facts of the situation, the following could trigger an employee’s retaliation lawsuit. At the very least, they could create a morale-sapping perception that retaliation has occurred.

Fraud prevention experts believe in the 10-10-80 rule: 10% of employees never steal, 10% do and the rest will go either way depending on the circumstances. It’s often up to HR to play workplace cop.

In recent years, states have cracked down on employers that try to predict whether someone is going to be a reliable employee and not put a costly strain on their health insurance premiums. A recent case illustrates the danger of demanding pre-employment information on health risks.

Not long after publishing its AI & Inclusive Hiring Framework focused on hiring employees with disabilities, the Department of Labor has released guidance on how employees and AI can exist harmoniously at work.

The Department of Labor has identified seven fine-print provisions in employment contracts that it believes violate the Fair Labor Standards Act and the Occupational Safety and Health Act.

The Federal Trade Commission on Oct. 18 filed an appeal seeking to overturn a federal court’s ruling that the FTC did not have the authority to issue a rule banning noncompete agreements nationwide.

Managers and supervisors are usually the first members of the company to notice that an employee has done (or not done) something that warrants discipline. Those situations require complete, accurate and timely documentation.
Frontline managers are HR’s partners in making sure the organization has a clear record justifying any official act that affects employees. That’s why it is critical to train managers how to create documentation.
Access specialized management training on how to document performance issues at The Manager’s Guide to Reviewing Employee Performance.