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The Americans with Disabilities Act and the Family and Medical Leave Act are familiar employment laws for HR professionals, but they remain a frequent source of compliance problems. Questions often arise about when the laws apply, what information employees must provide, how employers should respond to accommodation requests, and when obligations under the ADA and […]
Last week we wrapped up SPARK Talent 2026 after months of looking forward to the incredible insights it would deliver. And, easy to say, we weren’t disappointed. From the HR leaders who took the stage, to their cohort and attendees whose experience and curiosity taught us just as much, SPARK Talent was a roaring success […]
To close out Spark Talent, former FBI Special Agent George Piro delivered a riveting Day 3 keynote, “Leadership Under Pressure: Influence at the Highest Stakes.” On Christmas Eve in 2003, with less than five years as an FBI agent under his belt, Piro received a call that changed his life: he was selected to lead the team and […]
Deepfakes have shifted from novelty to real risk for employers. Read on to learn more about how to protect your company and avoid falling for a fake. Who Did We Hire? Some identity fraud research indicates that overall deepfake and synthetic identity fraud attempts targeting organizations have surged globally. According to a report by GetReal […]
Day 2 at SPARK TALENT delivered a masterclass in modern organizational realities: managing through ambiguity, executing massive transformations, de-risking succession, and protecting leader bandwidth. Here are the top actionable frameworks and insights from some of Day 2’s featured speakers. 1. Shift from “Knowing” to “Not Knowing” Alison Parrin, Head of The Google School for Leaders […]
Lisa Perillo‘s path to leading human resources (HR) at Five Star Bank didn’t start in a traditional HR back office. It began on the ground floor of operational banking. Early in her career, Perillo developed a firsthand appreciation for how business performance, leadership effectiveness, and employee engagement intertwine. She quickly saw that a thriving business […]
Q: We’re a nonprofit employer that has an employee whose spouse suffered a severe injury. Are we required to indefinitely provide a salary and Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) leave to this employee to care for the injured spouse? No. You are correct that the FMLA can apply to nonprofit organizations just as it […]
SPARK Talent 2026 is officially here, and it could not have started any better. Attendees from all across the country have found their places in sunny Orlando, Florida for the latest and greatest HR insights from the profession’s top leaders. But the true magic comes from sharing the space, HR leaders and professionals all gathering […]
For most organizations, the AI conversation typically revolves around technology, dominated by questions like: What can we automate? Which tools should we deploy? How can we best support employee adoption? But once AI agents enter the picture, the conversation must change. As AI agents increasingly execute work, interact directly with customers, make decisions and operate […]
Email is a major form of communication, and employers need to teach their employees how to be effective users of email, including when not to use it. Here are the Big 5: five rules everyone should follow when sending and receiving emails to be effective and professional. 1: Always Respond If you send an email […]