Category: News

A challenge to a federal PLA requirement; a delayed hearing on collective bargaining; and the IRS announces relief from “no tax on tips” reporting requirements.

What Upwork’s Bubty Acquisition and Visa Reform Mean for Global Talent In episode 859 of the HRchat Podcast, I sat down with Pavel Shynkarenko, founder of Mellow, to unpack some major shifts shaping the freelance economy and the global world of work. Pavel is a veteran in HR and financial technologies with more than 20…

The One Big Beautiful Bill Act’s (OBBBA’s) requirement to report overtime and tips to the IRS starting with tax year 2025 was heavy lifting. After all, the legislation passed in July 2025, leaving employers with little prep time before tax year 2025 Forms 1099 and Forms W-2 were due. Worse, the law contained limited guidance…

Starbucks workers authorize a strike; Sixth Circuit rejects Thryv remedies; OPEIU tries to intervene to defend the NLRB.

Layoffs are difficult for employees who lose their jobs. But those who are left behind, doing the work and seeing their colleagues forced out the door, also face difficult times. They almost always suffer survivor’s guilt. With about 1.7 million layoffs and discharges across industries, you can imagine there is a lot of survivor’s guilt…

Workplace investigations are among HR’s most difficult tasks, especially when harassment allegations are involved. Yet one serious risk often goes unnoticed: The risk of a defamation claim from the accused employee. A decision from a federal court in Ohio offers a good example of the danger that exists – and how employers can avoid liability…

Denver Labor helps workers recover over $2.3 million in unpaid wages; the Eighth Circuit denies a request for an en ban hearing on Minnesota’s ban on captive audience meetings; and many top labor unions break from AFGE’s support for a Republican-backed government funding bill. 

Author: Julius Probst, PhD A longer version of this article was initially published on Recruitonomics. After the post-pandemic boom, advanced economies are now in a synchronized economic downturn that is hitting young workers hardest. Central banks, reacting to the inflation surge in 2021 and 2022, hiked interest rates from near zero to above 4% in…

Second Circuit declines to revive musician’s defamation claims against former student; Trump administration adds new eligibility requirements for employers under the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program; major labor unions break with the AFGE’s stance on the government shutdown.

How HR Can Use AI to Make Work Fairer, More Engaging, and More Human Artificial intelligence is transforming how HR leaders approach fairness, engagement, and efficiency — but the smartest teams aren’t using AI to replace people. They’re using it to amplify them. In episode 858 of the HRchat Podcast, I welcomed back Lindsay Clayborne,…