Category: News

In 2018, Amazon unveiled a groundbreaking AI hiring tool. But what began as a promise to revolutionize how the company identified talent devolved into an algorithm that “did not like women.” The model, trained on a decade of old resumes mostly from men, penalized references to women’s organizations and graduates of women’s colleges. Although Amazon abandoned the…

If you’re like most HR professionals, you have hiring and retention woes. The good news: Military veterans may be the cure. As our nation celebrates Veterans’ Day, you might want to consider increasing your efforts to find, recruit and retain veterans to your organization. Try it now as a catalyst to hire and retain more…

Most HR leaders know that rejecting a promotion candidate solely because of age is unlawful age discrimination. But a new federal court ruling warns that even choosing a younger candidate without posting the job can raise the same legal risks. The decision reinforces that informal promotion practices can carry hidden bias risks for employers. The…

Meta unveils data center ads; partisan government emails blocked by judge; thousands protest in Portugal.

In episode 860 of the HRchat Podcast, I had the pleasure of speaking with David Duckworth, Co-Founder and COO at Ben, a fast-growing benefits and rewards platform reshaping how organisations design, manage, and deliver benefits to their people. Our conversation explored how HR leaders can rethink employee benefits in the era of hybrid work, automation,…

University of California workers authorize the largest strike in UC history; growing numbers of legislators call for Boeing to negotiate with St. Louis machinists in good faith; and pilots and flight attendants at Spirit Airlines agree to salary reductions.

Would you let AI do your job for you? After all, if AI could do your work, you probably wouldn’t have a job. That’s why some people might think I did the unthinkable: I used AI to do my job for a month. OK, OK, as you probably know, very few of us can sit…

Getting payroll right is one of HR’s most visible responsibilities. When it goes wrong, everyone notices. And when paychecks are late or incorrect, it undermines employee trust and opens the door to compliance risk. That’s why we put together this Payroll Software Guide for HR — to help you choose a system that keeps pay…

This wage claim shows how everyday workplace routines like security checks can turn into multimillion-dollar liabilities. Retail giant Target has agreed to pay $4.6 million to settle charges that it violated New Jersey law by failing to pay warehouse workers for time spent undergoing security screenings and walking across a warehouse floor to and from…

Conflict lies at the heart of the employment relationship. Indeed, Employment and Labor Law emerged in the early twentieth century as a political response to social unrest, seeking to channel these tensions into legal frameworks for adjudication. Whether expressed through wage and hour disputes, discrimination claims, unfair labor practices, or struggles over union recognition, such…