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AI resume fraud has become a real challenge for hiring teams. What used to be easy to catch now blends seamlessly into many professional resumes. With around 6.4 million people not in the labor force but currently wanting a job, many candidates feel pressured to stand out — and the shift to digital hiring and…

Open enrollment can be a hectic time of year for HR pros and the employees you help. Add open enrollment jargon to the mix, and you can ensure confusion will flourish. Clarifying Open Enrollment Jargon So we’re equipping our readers — and your employees — with a handy jargon cheat sheet to get through benefits…

Misclassification is front and center again after Minnesota’s attorney general secured an $800K settlement over tightly controlled delivery work that looked more like employment than independent contracting. Every time managers lean on “1099s” who have set shifts, must follow company procedures, and perform critical daily work, HR absorbs the misclassification fallout if regulators come calling.…

Law professors file brief in Slaughter; New York appeals court hears arguments about blog post firing; Senate committee delays consideration of NLRB nominee.

President Trump’s second term has been characterized by demands for intense political loyalty, value-laden executive orders, and attacks on the civil service. Consistent with this trend, the Administration in May issued a “Merit Hiring Plan” to federal agencies. It purports to construct “a Federal workforce dedicated to American values.” This post argues that the Plan may instead encourage job applicants…

The Next Chapter of Screening When I recently spoke at an industry event on the future of pre-employment screening, I joked that our industry isn’t usually known for excitement. We deal in data, compliance and risk, not exactly the stuff of a TED Talk. But the truth is, right now, screening is going through one…

The AI conversation has become louder than ever, but the real question is: what do workers actually feel as this transformation unfolds? To cut through the noise, I spoke with Dr. Mary Hayes, Director of Global Research at ADP Research Institute, who has been tracking employee sentiment toward AI across industries and countries. Her team’s…

A federal judge blocks the Trump administration’s efforts to cancel the collective bargaining rights of workers at the U.S. Agency for Global Media; Representative Jared Golden secures 218 signatures for a bill that would repeal a Trump administration executive order stripping federal workers of their collective bargaining rights; and Dallas residents sue the City of…

A growing chorus of AI experts have recently raised concerns about risks from advanced AI models. In June 2024, nine current and former OpenAI employees wrote an open letter criticizing their employer for “recklessly racing” to build artificial general intelligence, or AGI. One of these individuals, Daniel Kokotaljo, spoke out notwithstanding that OpenAI initially conditioned his equity, worth approximately…

A federal judge pressed DOJ lawyers to define “illegal” DEI programs; Peco Foods prevails in ERISA challenge over 401(k) forfeitures; D.C. court restores collective bargaining rights for Voice of America workers; Rep. Jared Golden secures House vote on restoring federal workers’ union rights.