Navigating DEI in 2026: What Employers Can, Can’t, and Must Still Do
You’re managing a workforce in one of the most legally volatile DEI environments in recent memory. Executive orders have redrawn the lines, but those lines aren’t as clear as some headlines suggest. Some programs you’ve built over years are now liabilities. Others you’ve considered cutting are actually required by law. Before you make any moves, […]
AI Hiring Tools Now Carry Civil Rights Liability in Three States
You’ve probably integrated an AI hiring tool into your recruitment process without thinking twice about the legal exposure it carries. That was fine until Illinois, Colorado, and Texas rewrote the rules. These states now treat biased algorithmic screening as a civil rights violation, and your organization owns that liability regardless of who built the software. […]
Navigating HIPAA, Workers’ Compensation, and Disability: What Employers Need to Know
If you’re an employer, you’re going to deal with employee medical information—there’s just no way around it. Whether it’s through FMLA requests, workers’ comp claims, or disability accommodations, health information becomes part of the job. But here’s what catches many employers off guard: HIPAA doesn’t work the way most people think it does in the […]
