On May 21st, California Governor Newsom issued an Executive Order directing the Labor and Workforce Development Agency to study potential workforce disruptions caused by AI, and to review and make recommendations on a number of workplace protection policies. While there is no immediate employer impact, it will be important to monitor this for the potential of new employer requirements…. Read more »
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Just as we’ve been waiting for a due date to file this years’ EEO-1’s for applicable clients, the EEOC has sent a proposal to the White House to end this reporting requirement that was first initiated in 1966. It’s not clear if this would impact reporting this year, but going forward could ease larger employer responsibilities. The EEO-1 reporting requires data from the prior year for employee demographics broken down by… Read more »
In a March update to the I9 inspection fact sheet, ICE reclassified form errors that have been treated as technical or procedural violations to substantive violations. This means they are no longer treated as correctable administrative errors, but subject to penalties if an I9 inspection is conducted. Administrative errors reclassified include: This change makes it… Read more »
Every March, the frenzy of the NCAA’s Basketball Tournaments spill from TVs into offices—and with it comes a quiet tug-of-war between productivity and morale. On one hand, employers do have a point. Games tip off during work hours, and the lure of checking scores, tweaking brackets, or streaming a buzzer-beater can chip away at focus…. Read more »
New compensation reporting from Payscale indicates that while 48% of companies still plan to award performance-based pay increases, a growing percentage are implementing or considering “peanut butter” raises. This approach provides small, uniform, across-the-board pay increases to all employees equally rather than merit-based bonuses. Consulting firm Mercer has also noted this trend. Median pay increases for 2026 are at 3.5%, the same as 2025. … Read more »
An employee of a produce company, after reading the Labor Commissioner’s website and speaking to a representative in a Labor Commissioner’s office, filed a complaint with the HR department that his pay was lower than less-senior employees performing similar duties. His request for a raise was denied; he was told not to show the Labor Commissioner’s materials… Read more »
The California Supreme Court recently confirmed that an arbitration agreement’s formatting alone doesn’t make an agreement substantively unconscionable. In this case, the employer provided the agreement in dense, very small font text that was included in an employment packet. That dense, small font was not enough to make the agreement unenforceable, unless the actual contract terms were unfairly one-sided or unduly harsh…. Read more »
With two of our clients recently experiencing fires that impact operations, the timing of HUB International ‘s 2026 Profitability & Resiliency Executive Survey is excellent as a reminder for all clients of the importance is solid risk assessments. Nearly one-third of organizations operate without a mature, enterprise-wide risk strategy, and only 5% demonstrate advanced maturity. With rising costs, AI-enabled cyber threats, geopolitical… Read more »
EEOC Commission Chair Andrea Lucas recently made these posts on X: “Are you a white male who has experienced discrimination at work based on your race or sex? You may have a claim to recover money under federal civil rights laws” and “The EEOC is committed to identifying, attacking, and eliminating ALL race and sex… Read more »
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