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RIFs in the Age of AI: Why Data-Driven Decisions are Increasing Employer Risk

By Adam Bouka, Attorney, Holland & Hart LLP May 29, 2026 HR Technology

Updated: May 29, 2026

Employers have long used reductions in force (RIFs) as a high-risk but familiar response to economic pressure, restructuring, or strategic change. Traditionally, employers evaluated RIF-related risk through relatively discrete lenses—compliance with the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act, potential discrimination claims, and the adequacy of internal documentation. Today, that approach may no longer be […]

Family Leave: Absences Due To Colds And Flu May Be Covered; 3-Point Leave Compliance Checklist

By HR Daily Advisor Staff Sep 1, 1997 HR Management & Compliance

Updated: May 18, 2015

When employees call in sick and say they’ll be out for a few days with a cold, you may not give it much thought. But you probably need to pay more attention-especially if absenteeism is a problem in your organization-because a recent U.S. Department of Labor opinion suggests that workers’ time off could qualify as […]

Millennial Workforce Is Driving Corporate IT Strategies, Says Randstad Technologies

By HR Daily Advisor Staff Sep 28, 2015 Talent

Updated: Sep 28, 2015

According to a new study by Randstad Technologies and IDG Research Services, two-thirds of IT leaders say they have or are formulating a plan to address Millennials’ technology needs. IT executives across the country report the surge of Millennials in the workforce is reshaping business environments and driving IT departments to adapt their infrastructures with […]

The Downside of Team Interviews and What You Can Do About It

By Steve Bruce Feb 2, 2016 Recruiting

Updated: Feb 2, 2016

Yesterday’s Advisor explored the pros of team interviewing and introduced some of the downsides. Today, more of the cons and what to do about them. The best way to make sure that your team interviews are the best they can be is to understand their potential flaws. Take a look at this list of cons, […]

Women in Business: Progress Made and Challenges Remaining

By HR Daily Advisor Staff Mar 20, 2015 Benefits and Compensation

Updated: Mar 20, 2015

March is Women’s History Month. Let’s face it, the business world has been dominated by men for too long. Episodes of Mad Men come to mind, where just 50 years ago the majority of women served as assistants or secretaries. Sure, we’ve made progress, but has it been fast enough?

View Your Mistakes as a Learning Opportunity, Not as a Failure

By Dan Oswald Sep 23, 2015 Recruiting

Updated: Sep 23, 2015

Sometimes it’s not about how you win but how you lose. That was the lesson Coach Dave Belisle taught his Rhode Island baseball team last year when they lost 8–7 in a Little League World Series elimination game. This video clip shows the story of the team and the words the coach used following their […]

Transgendered Employees in the Workplace

By Diversity Insight Mar 20, 2011 Diversity & Inclusion

Updated: Nov 27, 2018

By Susan G. Fentin According to a report published in February by the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force and the National Center for Transgender Equality, transgendered workers are twice as likely to be unemployed and experience a high degree of harassment or other workplace mistreatment. The report, Injustice at Every Turn: A Report of […]

News Flash: Southern California Grocery Chain Hit With $5.2 Million Sex Bias Verdict

By HR Daily Advisor Staff May 1, 2000 HR Management & Compliance

Updated: May 18, 2015

An Orange County jury has ordered Vons Cos. to pay $5.2million in punitive and compensatory damages to a female manager for sex discrimination. Lynne Rayburn, a 25-year employee, was demoted from her district manager position and replaced with a male worker. Vons asserted the demotion was due to poor performance. But Rayburn claims she was […]

Key Metrics Prove HR’s Value to the C-Suite

By Stephen Bruce, PhD, PHR Dec 17, 2008 HR Management & Compliance

Updated: Dec 18, 2008

It’s all too easy to embrace metrics so fully that your job consists entirely of coding, tracking, analyzing, and defending your metrics. Whoa! Pick a few meaningful ones and let the rest go. A good metric is one that provides decision makers with the data they need to make fact-based decisions, says BLR’s The HR […]