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Archives for May 12, 2026

Bloomington, Minnesota Repeals Paid Sick and Safe Time Ordinance Due to State Law. Will Remaining Cities Follow Suit?

Posted: May 12, 2026 | Littler Category: Minnesota - Wage & Hour

Bloomington, Minnesota Repeals Paid Sick and Safe Time Ordinance Due to State Law. Will Remaining Cities Follow Suit?

On April 27, 2026, Bloomington, Minnesota repealed its Earned Sick and Safe Time Ordinance. As explained in the corresponding meeting agenda packet, “the primary purpose of Bloomington’s ESST ordinance, to guarantee paid

Employer Can’t Enforce Staffing Agency Arbitration Agreement, California Court Rules

Posted: May 12, 2026 | Ogletree Deakins Category: California - Wage & Hour

On May 5, 2026, the California Court of Appeal, First Appellate District, affirmed the denial of an employer’s motion to compel arbitration in a wage-and-hour class action brought by a former employee. The employer sought to enforce an arbitration agreement that the former employee had signed with a temporary staffing

Connecticut Focuses on Up-Front Pay Transparency

Posted: May 12, 2026 | Jackson Lewis Category: Connecticut - Wage & Hour

Connecticut employers will soon need to provide pay transparency disclosures in their internal and external job postings. New Posting Requirements Under Public Act 26-12 (House Bill 5003), which goes into effect on Oct. 1, 2026, employers must disclose the wage or wage range for positions in internal or external job postings. Currently, when in the… Continue Reading

Internal Revenue Service Publishes Final Rule for “No Tax on Tips” Deduction

Posted: May 12, 2026 | Littler Category: FLSA - General

Internal Revenue Service Publishes Final Rule for “No Tax on Tips” Deduction

As previously reported, the so-called “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” (OBBBA) provides an income tax deduction for “qualified tips” received by individuals in occupations that customarily and regularly received tips on or before December 31, 2024.

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I’m too disabled for my company’s retreat

Posted: May 12, 2026 | elinfonet Category: HR Headlines Tags: Ask A Manger

This post was originally published on this site.

A reader writes:

I just started working for an all-remote company who announced an in-person retreat not long after I was hired. (And after I specifically asked during the hiring process if any travel was required and was assured it was not, but anyway…) I am disabled (albeit not visibly),

Federal Contractor DEI Compliance: What EO 14398 and the FAR Council’s New Guidance Mean (Podcast)

Posted: May 12, 2026 | Ogletree Deakins Category: HR - Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI)

In this podcast, shareholders Lauren Hicks (Indianapolis/Atlanta) and Chris Near (Columbia) walk federal contractors and subcontractors through the key compliance obligations triggered by Executive Order (EO) 14398 and the FAR Council’s guidance implementing it. Lauren and Chris break down the new contract clause requirements, False Claims Act implications, and what

How To Impress A Hiring Manager In 11 Seconds

Posted: May 12, 2026 | elinfonet Category: HR Headlines Tags: Forbes

This week’s careers newsletter covers how much time recruiters spend on your resume, and how to impress them in seconds. Plus, where jobs are growing and shrinking.

Even as hallucinations show up in legal filings, Big Law goes all in on AI with new Anthropic release

Posted: May 12, 2026 | elinfonet Category: HR Headlines Tags: Fortune

Quinn Emanuel’s Christopher Kercher built his firm’s litigation platform on Claude and it’s “far beyond what I would’ve done on my own — probably ever.”

should you tell your boss you’re taking a mental health day?

Posted: May 12, 2026 | elinfonet Category: HR Headlines Tags: Ask A Manger

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A reader writes:

I work in a healthcare-adjacent job with a pretty generous leave policy. When folks are going to take a sick day, it’s our practice to drop a note into Teams and say, “Not feeling well, taking a sick day, contact X about Y if it’s urgent, see

my manager’s erratic behavior is sabotaging my work

Posted: May 12, 2026 | elinfonet Category: HR Headlines Tags: Ask A Manger

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A reader writes:

I work for a large company and am my manager’s (“Sharon”) only direct report. Sharon is professional and high-performing the three days a week she is in the office. However, on her work-from-home days and even on her scheduled days off, her behavior becomes deceptive, erratic, and

The Most Dangerous Phrase At Work: “Let’s Circle Back”

Posted: May 12, 2026 | elinfonet Category: HR Headlines Tags: Forbes

The desire to build a culture of avoidance at work is avoidable with these three creative techniques.

How To Apologize When Trust Is Broken On Your Team

Posted: May 12, 2026 | elinfonet Category: HR Headlines Tags: Forbes

Rebuild broken trust using evidence-based approaches to apologizing: Lerner’s ingredients and Polin’s 5 R’s to apologize with radical accountability and concrete repair.

The Business Case For Ethics Has Stopped Working. It’s Time To Make A Different Argument.

Posted: May 12, 2026 | elinfonet Category: HR Headlines Tags: Forbes

NYU Stern’s Alison Taylor argues the ROI case for corporate ethics has lost credibility, and that honest, values-based leadership is the only argument left to make.

Should You Treat AI Like a Teammate?

Posted: May 12, 2026 | elinfonet Category: HR Headlines Tags: Harvard Business Review

While leaders often try to make AI feel more approachable by anthropomorphizing it, new research actually suggests that treating AI as an employee actually triggers job security concerns and professional identity crises. Read more about this recent HBR piece and the results of the latest Insider Insights survey in this week’s subscriber-only Insider newsletter.

Littler: AI overtakes immigration, DEI as top employer concern

Posted: May 12, 2026 | elinfonet Category: HR Headlines Tags: HR Executive

This post was originally published on this site.

AI officially overtook both immigration and DEI as the top area where employers are bracing for changing regulations and workplace policies, according to a new report from law firm Littler.

The annual report, which surveyed about 300 C-suite executives, found that 84% of respondents expect AI-related policy or regulatory changes

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