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After President-elect Trump takes office on Jan. 20, 2025, expect a flurry of new policy proposals affecting HR and employment law—and efforts to roll back many of the Biden administration’s policies.

Voters in six states considered ballot initiatives to raise the minimum wage and/or to require employers to provide paid sick leave. Here’s the rundown.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau on Oct. 24 issued guidance designed to protect employees from the unintended consequences of digital tracking and artificial intelligence-based decision-making systems.

Your employees have no doubt heard about some campaign promises. And once the election results are in, they may have questions for HR and their supervisors about what happens after the winning candidate takes office on January 20, 2025. Here’s how to handle the most likely questions.

How does the FMLA work if you have employees who are a couple with a new baby?

Depending on the specific facts of the situation, the following could trigger an employee’s retaliation lawsuit. At the very least, they could create a morale-sapping perception that retaliation has occurred.

Fraud prevention experts believe in the 10-10-80 rule: 10% of employees never steal, 10% do and the rest will go either way depending on the circumstances. It’s often up to HR to play workplace cop.

In recent years, states have cracked down on employers that try to predict whether someone is going to be a reliable employee and not put a costly strain on their health insurance premiums. A recent case illustrates the danger of demanding pre-employment information on health risks.

Not long after publishing its AI & Inclusive Hiring Framework focused on hiring employees with disabilities, the Department of Labor has released guidance on how employees and AI can exist harmoniously at work.

The Department of Labor has identified seven fine-print provisions in employment contracts that it believes violate the Fair Labor Standards Act and the Occupational Safety and Health Act.