Tag: HR compliance

EEO Reporting Deadline Has Passed for Massachusetts Employers: What to Know If You Missed It 

By Sasha Thaler, Partner, Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete Mar 11, 2026 HR Management & Compliance

Updated: Mar 11, 2026

The Massachusetts Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) workforce data reporting deadline of February 2 – established by the Wage Transparency Act that became effective in 2025- has now passed. Covered employers were required to file their EEO reports with the secretary of the commonwealth by that date. Employers who met the deadline should retain confirmation of their submission for their records. Those who did not file on time […]

Guns at Work: Keeping Employees Safe in Troubling Times

By Mark C. Dean, Attorney, Steptoe & Johnson PLLC Feb 20, 2026 HR Management & Compliance

Updated: Feb 20, 2026

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 […]

What HR Leaders Need to Know: Navigating AI Regulation Amid Federal-State Conflict

By Jennifer G. Betts, Danielle Ochs, and Nonnie Shivers of Ogletree Deakins Feb 11, 2026 HR Management & Compliance

Updated: Feb 11, 2026

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, […]

Be Prepared for ICE: What to Do When ICE Visits Your Workplace

By Jennifer L. Sellers, Attorney, The Cavanagh Law Firm, P.A. Feb 10, 2026 HR Management & Compliance

Updated: Feb 10, 2026

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 […]

HRDA Frankly Speaking: Why “Knowing the Rules” Isn’t Enough Anymore

By HR Daily Advisor Staff Jan 28, 2026 HRDA Frankly Speaking

Updated: Jan 28, 2026

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 […]

Compliance and AI: More Trouble Than You Think

By HR Daily Advisor Staff Jan 23, 2026 HR Compliance Week

Updated: Jan 23, 2026

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 […]

Faces of HR: Why Jim Seaman is Moving Beyond the “Annual Checkbox”

By HR Daily Advisor Staff Jan 22, 2026 Faces of HR

Updated: Jan 22, 2026

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 […]

Why Your Human Resource Information System is Creating a Compliance Blind Spot

By Rob Porter, CoSo Cloud Jan 20, 2026 HR Perspectives

Updated: Jan 20, 2026

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.” […]

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Watch for Ways to Remove Weight Bias from your Workplace

By Katy Adler, Attorney, Axley LLP Oct 28, 2025 HR Management & Compliance

Updated: Oct 28, 2025

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 […]

EntertainHR: What Love Island USA Teaches Us About Handling Discriminatory Language in the Workplace 

By Erin M. Shrum, FordHarrison Oct 8, 2025 EntertainHR

Updated: Oct 8, 2025

“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 […]