The California government launched what it describes as the first state tool to monitor and track the impact of artificial intelligence on the workforce. The new California AI-Unemployment Tracker will be updated monthly and is intended to identify early warning signs...
Workday, female ex-engineer agree to dismiss retaliation lawsuit
Not even the use of a complaint form for situations deemed “too risky to use HR” addressed the plaintiff’s harassment concerns, she claimed.
White employee’s lawsuit over ‘equity mindset’ requirement survives at 7th Circuit
The plaintiff claimed that she refused to adopt her employer’s views because she viewed them as racist and discriminatory against White people.
US Department of Labor cites Texas contractor, staffing company after worker suffers fatal injury in elementary school crawl space
SAN ANTONIO, TX – The U.S. Department of Labor has cited a building contractor and a staffing company for safety violations after a worker suffered fatal injuries while operating a mini-excavator beneath an elementary school in Converse.The department’s Occupational...
Chicago Tip-Credit Cut Paused: Tipped Cash Wage Holds at $12.62
Chicago employers with tipped workers can leave the tipped cash wage where it is — a scheduled July 1 step-up is off. The city’s tip-credit phase-out, which would’ve raisedthe required cash wage, is paused for two years. The City Council approved the pause May 20 in a...
Volkswagen Layoffs: Lessons from Germany’s Labor Showdown
The HR Digest was the first to report on Volkswagen layoffs when the automaker’s board met in Wolfsburg on July 9. Our meticulous reporting covered all aspects of the layoffs, from the plants that are to be gutted to the hurdles Volkswagen will have to jump in order...
DOL Raises the Bar for Computer Systems Analysts- How the Job Zone 4 Upgrade Affects Immigration Filings
Effective with the 7/2026–6/2027 occupational data series, O*NET has reclassified SOC 15-1211.00/ Computer Systems Analysts from Job Zone 3 to Job Zone 4. Job Zone 4 occupations fall under the SVP Range of 7.0 to <8.0 and correspond to occupations that typically...
Cal/OSHA Opens Comment Period on Proposed Modifications to ‘Walkaround Rule’
On July 1, 2026, the California Division of Occupational Safety and Health (Cal/OSHA) issued a notice of proposed modifications to the “walkaround rule,” which would govern when employer representatives and employee-authorized representatives may accompany Cal/OSHA...
DOL Clarifies ERISA Treatment of Trump Accounts
The U.S. Department of Labor (the “DOL”) recently issued Technical Release 2026-02, providing guidance on whether certain Trump accounts established under Section 530A of the Internal Revenue Code and the One, Big, Beautiful Bill Act (“Trump Accounts”) and employer...
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