Takeaways Washington’s amended Fair Chance Act prohibits employers from requesting an individual’s criminal background information before a conditional offer of employment is made and also limits an employer’s ability to take tangible adverse employment actions...
Among other claims, the plaintiff alleged she was excluded from a company-organized diversity, equity and inclusion webinar described as “not for [W]hite folks.”
While the idea of retiring early is appealing to many, a recent survey found that a majority of Americans surveyed have decided early retirement is no longer within reach. Resume-building service MyPerfectResume.com’s new report found that 71% of employees polled...
On July 23, 2026, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) proposed a new rule (the “Proposed Rule”) that would offer group health plan administrators an additional safe harbor for electronically furnishing required group health plan disclosures to participants and...
Cal/OSHA recently released a discussion draft proposing major amendments to its heat illness prevention standards under Assembly Bill (AB) 2243, affecting both outdoor workplaces (Title 8, Section 3395) and indoor workplaces (Section 3396). If adopted, these changes...
Aspects of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act that were once seen as “settled” continue to be challenged, an attorney told HR Dive.
New-hire onboarding has an “ick” problem. According to new Adobe Acrobat research, based on 1,006 fully employed U.S. workers who had started a job within the previous two years, employees identified five recurring frustrations across companies and industries: Having...
Key Highlights Connecticut’s new wage transparency law adds pay code guide requirements for employers with 100 or more employees and expands wage range disclosures in job postings. Employers may need to update multilingual employee materials, job advertisements and...
On August 25, 2026, the Canadian federal government announced a $7.5 billion package of new and enhanced measures to support workers and businesses impacted by the latest round of U.S. tariffs. This builds on nearly $25 billion in supports rolled out over the past...
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