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Workers at the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority vote to authorize a strike; Washington State legislators consider a bill empowering public employees to bargain over workplace AI implementation; and University of California workers engage in a two-day strike.

The “Big Three” record labels make a deal with an AI music streaming startup; 30 stores join the now week-old Starbucks Workers United strike; and the Mine Safety and Health Administration draws scrutiny over a recent worker death.

In a prior post, I argued that President Trump’s Merit Hiring Plan may violate the First Amendment. This week, several unions — the American Federation of Government Employees, the American Federation of State, County & Municipal Employees, and the National Association of Government Employees — raised the same concern. As Law360 reports, on November 18, the coalition of unions sought…

Thinking about adding tips and overtime compensation to box 14 of Form W-2 for TY 2025? Two recent IRS notices have provided insight. The IRS issued its latest notice covering the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) on November 21, 2025. In Notice 2025-69, the IRS offered guidance to individual taxpayers who plan to claim…

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…