On August 14, 2026, the California Division of Occupational Safety and Health (Cal/OSHA) published a draft update to the California heat illness regulations that aligns both the indoor and outdoor regulations to be more consistent in language and terminology. Quick...
The New Era of Privacy Class Actions in Canada [Podcast]
In this episode, Shir Fulga (Toronto) and Erin Schachter (Montréal) (Toronto) discuss recent Quebec and Ontario court decisions certifying consumer class actions in data breach cases—and what these rulings mean for employers handling employee data. The discussion...
Frontline Perspectives: Turning Workforce Insights into Action
Register here! Date & Time: Thursday, September 24, 2026 at 2:00 pm ET Speaker: Kylene Zenk, Senior Principal Human Insights Program Manager, UKG Sponsored by: Description: Frontline employees make up nearly 80% of the global workforce, yet they remain one of the...
Making Service Milestones Matter: Transforming Work Anniversaries into Meaningful Employee Experiences
Register here! Date & Time: Wednesday, September 16, 2026 at 2:00 pm ET Speakers: Cam Torre, VP, GTM Strategy and Operations, Workhuman Niamh Hoey, Senior Product Manager, Workhuman Sponsored by: Description: Every service milestone is an opportunity to make...
Union Pacific conductor who recovered from stroke still posed ‘direct threat’ to safety, court rules
Under the ADA, the railway made an “objectively reasonable” decision to restrict the conductor from driving a train, the 8th Circuit held.
Google insiders warn job candidates about its AI hiring filters
The use of AI is creating tension on both sides of hiring—from candidates leveraging the technology in order to “cheat” to employers using AI screening tools to weed out candidates en masse, which some allege, including in high-profile lawsuits, disadvantages certain...
Look Before You Leave: 4th Circuit Encourages Other ADA Accommodations
The 4th Circuit Court of Appeals recently held that an employee could establish a failure to accommodate claim under the Americans with Disabilities Act, where the employee requested to be moved to other positions but instead the employer placed him on unpaid leave....
EEOC Hearing on EEO-1 Rescission- Most Speakers Urge Retention or Reform
On August 11, 2026, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) held a public hearing on its proposed rescission of EEO-1 reporting requirements, at which the majority of the twenty-two witnesses urged the Commission to retain or modernize the framework...
‘Alienating and cruel’: EEOC files lawsuit against employer for segregating DEI training by race
This iteration of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has been vocal about cracking down on DEI in the context of Title VII.
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