The New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development has announced $3 million in grant funding through the first round of its fiscal year 2027…
Compliance
Employment law, labor regulation, and compliance changes that affect hiring and staffing agencies, from Department of Labor rules to state pay laws.
Michigan's Unemployment Insurance Agency is deploying eight regional Community Ambassadors to improve access to unemployment services, targeting…
Capita CEO Adolfo Hernandez received a £1.6m pay packet while more than 4,100 retired UK civil servants were forced to take emergency government loans…
Legal and Regulatory Exposure When a Licensed Nursing Home Administrator Vacancy Goes Unfilled
Medium impactWhen a licensed nursing home or assisted living administrator resigns, operators face immediate regulatory obligations—including state notification…
Week in 5 Numbers: AI Slowing Hiring, Amazon Boosts Benefits, Accenture Settles Discrimination Case
Medium impactA weekly HR data roundup highlights that 25% of employers say AI has actually slowed the speed of hiring, per a ManpowerGroup report — a notable…
Fama Technologies, an AI-native background and behavioral screening platform, is deepening its European presence by hiring a General Manager of EMEA…
New research from Silent Push reveals that North Korean IT worker operators are recruiting foreign nationals to serve as on-camera proxies during…
California Workers' Comp Loss Costs Keep Rising Despite Pandemic Disruption, CWCI Report Finds
Medium impactA new California Workers' Compensation Institute study finds that despite a temporary COVID-19 disruption, medical and indemnity claim costs in…
The U.S…
Ontario International Airport's staffing target for air traffic controllers may be reduced from 21 to 15 certified controllers despite significant…
Minneapolis Considers Requiring Human Monitors in Waymos as Gig Worker Displacement Fears Grow
Medium impactFour Minneapolis city councilors have proposed an ordinance that would require licensed human 'safety monitors' to ride in autonomous vehicles…
The DOL has frozen all new PERM applications from several major IT and tech companies amid a joint investigation with the White House Fraud Task Force…
Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson Explores Replacing TSA Agents with Private Security Screeners
Medium impactAtlanta City Council has voted to commission a feasibility study into replacing TSA-employed screeners at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport …
Federal Judge Finds FEMA Official Deliberately Deleted Signal Messages Amid Agency Staffing Cuts Lawsuit
Medium impactA federal judge found that senior FEMA official Karen Evans intentionally deleted Signal messages during litigation challenging the Trump…
FAA Chief Faces Bipartisan Pushback for Withholding Air Traffic Controllers' 2.8% Pay Raise
Medium impactFAA Administrator Bryan Bedford is facing bipartisan congressional criticism for withholding a congressionally funded 2.8% pay raise from roughly…
A federal judge has allowed a disability discrimination lawsuit against SHRM to proceed, rejecting the HR organization's motion for summary judgment…
Accenture has agreed to pay $25 million to settle U.S…
Backpacker Job Board Commended by Australia's Fair Work Ombudsman for Wage Transparency
Medium impactAustralia's Fair Work Ombudsman publicly commended Backpacker Job Board for displaying Horticulture Award minimum-wage information alongside…
Legal experts and SHRM CHRO Jim Link are cautioning HR teams about compliance risks tied to AI-powered recording and transcription tools, particularly…
A federal judge ruled that the Department of Homeland Security acted unlawfully in planning to reduce FEMA's workforce by more than 11,000 employees …