HR Strategy
How the federal government’s RTO may affect corporate America
President Trump’s approach to RTO in the federal government may trickle down into the private sector.
Legislation
Compliance
Legislative lowdown: Acting NLRB general counsel rescinds more than a dozen Biden-era memos
Despite the actions, the NLRB is limited in its ability to change workplace law for the time-being, as it cannot issue decisions without a quorum.
Compliance
Legislative lowdown: EEOC files first lawsuit to enforce the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act
A semi-trailer and commercial trucking manufacturer denied a pregnant worker’s request to transfer to a role that didn’t require her to lie on her stomach, the EEOC alleges.
Compliance
Legislative lowdown: What employers should know about final Biden rules on mental health parity
Employers should be auditing their mental health benefits to ensure they’re as accessible as other medical benefits, one lawyer tells HR Brew.
Tech
Comprehensive legislation governing AI technology unlikely this session, lawmaker says
Rep. Ted Lieu, co-chair of the bipartisan task force on AI, doesn’t see sweeping AI legislation any time soon.
Compliance
New York will require large retail employers to install panic buttons in the workplace
The legislation requires retail employers to implement a workplace violence prevention policy, as well as a training program, by March 2025.
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