Most employers understand their obligation to address harassment by supervisors and coworkers. Fewer appreciate the risk posed by people who do not work for the organization at all, including customers, vendors, contractors, patients, clients, and
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Littler Scales AI-Powered Deposition Training with Adoption of AltaClaro’s DepoSim
Littler Scales AI-Powered Deposition Training with Adoption of AltaClaro’s DepoSim
KANSAS CITY (May 18, 2026) –Littler, the world’s largest employment and labor law practice representing management, today announced the firmwide adoption of AltaClaro’s DepoSim, an AI-powered deposition simulation tool developed to enhance litigation readiness and deposition preparation across its practices.
Why Top Performers Quit When New Hires Get Paid More
Top performers are more likely to leave when new hires earn more for similar work. Here’s why delayed pay adjustments can damage trust and accelerate turnover.
Employers are quietly pausing 401(k) matches again. The last time this happened was the 2008 recession and Covid
After TTEC paused its 401(k) match for 16,000 workers, benefits experts say more employers may follow suit to avoid layoffs.
Are You Who You Say You Are? Digital Trust In Agentic AI
Agentic AI and agentic commerce needs standards to ensure authentication and digital trust. FIDO Alliance in partnership with Google and Mastercard wants to change that.
a senior leader threatened to kill someone in a meeting
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A reader writes:
I work for a large nonprofit organization; I started here a few months ago. I am a mid-career professional, and in general, I feel like I usually have pretty good instincts for how to handle interpersonal conflict at work. But I feel stumped by this one.
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SCOTUS: After Sending Employment Claims to Arbitration, Federal Courts Can Still Enforce or Vacate Awards
TakeawaysIn Jules v. Andre Balazs Properties, the U.S. Supreme Court recently held that after a federal court compels arbitration and issues a stay pending arbitration, a party may return to the same federal court to confirm or challenge an arbitration award.A federal court does not need an independent basis for jurisdiction to hear motions to confirm or vacate arbitration awards when there was jurisdiction over the underlying claims.The decision allows employers to take advantage of a streamlined process to enforce arbitration awards in federal court and avoids satellite litigation in state court, at least in cases that were initiated in federal court.Related links
Status Quo: DOL Final Rule Keeps Overtime Salary Levels at 2019 Thresholds
TakeawaysThe DOL’s final rule leaves in place the federal minimum salary thresholds for white-collar exemptions set in 2019.Employees classified as exempt under the white-collar exemptions and who are subject to a salary basis requirement must earn a minimum salary of $684 per week or $107,432 annually for the highly compensated employee exemption.The rule rescission comes after the DOL dismissed its appeal of the federal court decision invalidating the 2024 rule.Related links
Proposed Rule Aims to Expand Fertility Benefits
Employers would have the option in 2027 to offer fertility benefits as a limited excepted benefit, exempt from many of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) rules that apply to health plans, under proposed regulations issued on May 10, 2026.
Updated Cal/OSHA Workplace Posting
California employers should take note that the Cal/OSHA workplace posting titled “Safety and Health Protection on the Job” was updated in April 2026. The poster summarizes key workplace safety and health obligations under California law and must be displayed in a conspicuous location where employee notices are customarily posted. Failure to display the notice may… Continue Reading
Chicago Implements Changes to Fair Workweek Rules, Which Take Effect June 1, 2026
Chicago Implements Changes to Fair Workweek Rules, Which Take Effect June 1, 2026
The Chicago Office of Labor Standards (OLS) has adopted and published changes to the rules implementing the city’s Fair Workweek Ordinance. Final rules implementing this ordinance were originally issued in 2020. New rules were published May 15,
my employee wants to work from home for a job that requires being on-site
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A reader writes:
I have a tough situation. Our new business manager of one year for an office that requires in-office management (due to daily printing requirements) has come to higher management to state their childcare is no longer available. And due to childcare being so expensive, this manager has
German Federal Labor Court Rules on Right to Information in Suspected Gender Pay Bias
On October 23, 2025, Germany’s Federal Labor Court (Bundesarbeitsgericht (BAG)) ruled that a claim for “equal pay” against an employer can fail simply because the employee fails to specifically state the basis for the alleged “inequality” (Ref. No. 8 AZR 269/24).
EEOC Filing Signals Likely End to EEO-1 Reporting
EEOC Filing Signals Likely End to EEO-1 Reporting
Since 1966, employers with 100 or more employees have been required to file the Standard Form 100, popularly known as the EEO-1 Report, annually. This form collects information on all of an employer’s work locations and the number of employees at each
AI Is Creating A Dangerous Illusion Of Competence
AI is making work look more competent than it is. Here’s what that costs organizations; and why experiential learning can be an antidote.