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“Race” is in quotes in the headline because the lawsuit covered in this article illuminates a definition of “race” that might surprise you. Tenure Denied, Terminal Year Triggered, Lawsuit Filed Academia is a self-contained universe. Your employment contract is renewed year to academic year if performance is satisfactory. In year six, the year-to-year probationary period […]
As AI-generated resumes flood the hiring market, many talent teams are rushing to make “blind” skills assessments a mandatory requirement. But implementing heavy, time-consuming hoops across the board can accidentally alienate top-tier talent and introduce bias into your pipeline. According to Donna Fowler, SVP of Global People & Talent at SEON, the key to fraud […]
On January 22, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) voted 2–1 to rescind its 2024 Enforcement Guidance on Harassment in the Workplace, No. 915.064, an almost 200‑page document that consolidated decades of agency positions and practices for preventing and correcting harassment. The Republican majority—Chair Andrea Lucas and Commissioner Brittany Panuccio—approved the rescission over the dissent […]
Since birth, Gen Z has been surrounded by technology, media, and easy access to as much information as possible. The result? They’ve grown incredibly skilled at something every business needs more of, yet few are capitalizing on it: storytelling. We’ve seen a sharp decline in entry level roles this year. Mixed with other economic uncertainty […]
I hear the incredulity from clients constantly: “Overtime? We pay our employees a salary—they aren’t eligible for overtime.” I call it the salary assumption. Unofficially, it’s the most common misconception in employment law. And it’s an understandable mistake. If an employee is paid a salary, how could an hourly overtime rate apply? The Fair Labor […]
Cases are just now starting to come out involving the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA). For lessons on how one employer ran afoul of its obligations, read on. Timeline It’s often helpful in a factually dense case to break events into a timeline: King filed a PWFA lawsuit, and the court denied the company’s request […]
Jenny Shiers didn’t take the traditional path to the executive HR suite. She actually started her career inside the fast-paced world of City law firms, working as a lawyer in a large commercial practice and specializing in employment law. It was there, working hand-in-hand with HR teams, that she caught a firsthand glimpse of just […]
Employers that terminate or mutually agree to part ways with an employee may negotiate, elect to enter, or be obligated by an existing employment agreement to enter into a severance agreement with the departing employee. A severance agreement is an arm’s length agreement between employer and departing employee that serves many purposes and is highly […]
While a single, perfectly polished application won’t tip HR leaders off, the true giveaway of an AI-generated resume isn’t found in a single line, it’s found in the patterns left behind across the entire applicant pool. As hiring pipelines face a surge of automated submissions, Donna Fowler, SVP of Global People & Talent at SEON, […]
Hiring teams reviewing the spring surge of recent graduate applications are facing an unprecedented challenge: AI-powered fake candidates. Fraudulent applicants are increasingly blending into talent pipelines using tailored, AI-generated resumes, proxy interviewers, and synthetic identities. Combined with high application volumes and remote hiring, these bad actors are becoming much harder to catch early in the […]