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According to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), nearly two million American workers report experiencing some type of workplace violence annually. In fact, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), homicide accounted for nearly 9% of all on-the-job fatalities in 2023 (the most recent data available). Suicide accounted for another 5%. With civil […]
The regulatory landscape for artificial intelligence in the workplace has reached a pivotal inflection point—and HR professionals are squarely at the center. President Trump’s recent executive order targeting state and local AI regulations creates both uncertainty and opportunity for forward-thinking HR teams. Understanding what this means for an employer’s talent acquisition technology, performance management systems, […]
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is now the highest-funded law enforcement agency in the U.S. government. With the increased funding, the Trump administration has more than doubled the number of ICE officers and agents. As a result, ICE raids and I-9 audits are increasing in frequency. ICE raids and I-9 audits often cause anxiety and […]
In a world where your team might be logging in from three different time zones before lunch, traditional HR rules are being put to the ultimate test. Jim Seaman, Chief Revenue Officer at CoSo Cloud, argues that the old way of handling compliance, treating it like a once-a-year “to-do” list, is leaving companies vulnerable to […]
In the age of AI and remote work, HR leaders are dealing with tough compliance challenges, and they must have strategies to keep everything straight and in order for their organizations. To learn the best practices for what HR leaders should do right now to deal with compliance issues, we sat down with leading experts […]
Editor’s note: In alignment with HRDA’s Compliance Week, Faces of HR features a chief revenue officer who manages risk across the workforce and encourages leaders to embrace cross-disciplinary thinking: HR, technology, analytics, and business strategy, which must all be interwoven in the future of work. Check out our other compliance-focused content: webinar, podcast, and article […]
As regulatory expectations continue to expand, organizations are under increasing pressure to prove not only that compliance training exists, but that it is actively managed, consistently applied, and defensible across a complex workforce. The logic is simple: the Human Resources Information System (HRIS)—the software that handles payroll and employee records, is the “source of truth.” […]
Weight is not a protected characteristic in most civil rights laws, meaning workplace discrimination based on weight is largely permitted. There is some momentum to include weight as a protected category in civil rights laws, however, given the growing body of research on the impact of weight bias. Employees who have high body weight may […]
“Yulissa has left the villa.” Two episodes into Season 7 of the Peacock dating series Love Island USA, contestant Yulissa Escobar was abruptly removed after podcast clips resurfaced of her using a racial slur. Later in the season, contestant Cierra Ortega was similarly removed for what the series described as a “personal situation.” Fans quickly attributed […]
It’s no secret that 2025 has seen a dramatic shift in the federal government’s view of the value and legal validity of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs and initiatives. The latest guidance from the Department of Justice (DOJ) is directed at recipients of federal funding, but all businesses can use it to learn about […]