California Pay Data Reporting Rules Raise Issues for Private Colleges, Contractors

?The California Civil Rights Department (CRD) recently issued new guidance confirming that private colleges and universities and labor contractors are subject to the newly expanded pay data reporting obligations added as part... Read more »

Future of Widely Used Abortion Drug Is Uncertain

?Two different federal court rulings on the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA’s) longstanding approval of an abortion medication have forged an uncertain future for medication abortion access in the country—the latest... Read more »

Ontario: Paid Infectious Disease Emergency Leave Has Ended

?Employers in Ontario should take note that paid infectious disease emergency leave (IDEL) ended on March 31, but unpaid IDEL continues for eligible employees. Paid IDEL was one of many legislative measures... Read more »

Interview: Future-Proof Your Employee Engagement by Creating a Workplace that Pl…

Add bookmark A Gartner survey of HR leaders found that 47% cite employee experience as a top priority for 2023. It is long known that better employee engagement means higher productivity. Are... Read more »

New California Privacy Regulations Leave Key Questions Unanswered

?More than two years after California voters passed a law amending the state’s landmark privacy rights statute, new regulations implementing the law finally took effect last week. Unfortunately, this leaves four key... Read more »

EU: ECJ Strengthens Position of Data Protection Officers

?On Feb. 9, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) determined that the German regulations for the dismissal of data protection officers may be stricter than the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) stipulates.... Read more »

Europe: ChatGPT’s Use and Misuse in the Workplace

?If you had any doubts about the disruptive nature of generative artificial intelligence, the arrival of ChatGPT should have put them to bed. The language processing tool has been a runaway hit... Read more »

Business Leaders, Employees Talk Benefits of Second-Chance Hiring

?When Aedan Macdonald left federal prison in 2019, he was looking to start a new life. With a garbage bag filled with government-issued sweatpants and a T-shirt, Macdonald moved from California, where... Read more »

Arbitration Agreement Enforceable Despite Claims of Unconscionability

?Takeaway: When arbitration provisions, even if presented to an employee on a take-it-or-leave-it basis, are highlighted for that employee, any procedural unconscionability is limited.  ?Two mechanics who worked for a truck rental... Read more »

4 Ways to Adapt Employee Recognition Programs to the Virtual Workplace

?In the new virtual workspace, gathering staff in a conference room to recognize a colleague for a job well done with a certificate or a free lunch has become obsolete. Just as... Read more »