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Tools to Address Workplace Violence in the Retail Sector
Compliance Tip of the Day - Compliance Lessons from the Wolf Man
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AI Today in 5: September 24, 2025, The AI Literacy Edition
Upping Your Game - The Future of Compliance Education: Leveraging AI for Targeted Training
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Why Partner Development is the Key to Law Firm Resilience: On Record PR
Developing Tomorrow’s Law Firm Leaders: From Water Cooler Moments to Leadership Academies - On Record PR
ERGs: Valuable or Vulnerable?
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Compliance into the Weeds: The Dark Side of AI in Employee Training
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How to Balance Diverse Views in the Office
California Gov. Gavin Newsom recently signed into law sweeping legislation designed to restrict employers and training providers from requiring workers to repay costs or fees when they leave employment, so-called “training...more
From heavy workloads to news overloads and more, stressors everywhere can negatively impact the workplace. Understanding your legal obligations as an employer to accommodate mental-health-support requests and implementing...more
On October 14, 2025, Cuyahoga County Council voted to pass the Creating a Respectful and Open World for Natural Hair (“CROWN”) Act. This new ordinance bans discrimination based on hair texture and style, if such hair texture...more
Germany’s regular Works Council elections will take place between March and May 2026. Expect increased employee engagement and, in some cases, first time election initiatives. Now is the time to prepare to manage process,...more
Big change is here for employers in Cuyahoga County. The CROWN Act (short for Creating a Respectful and Open World for Natural Hair) has been adopted at the county level, meaning discrimination based on natural hair textures...more
Ohio’s cannabis industry may be confronted with a dual compliance challenge. On one front, the Division of Cannabis Control (DCC) recently finalized a new employee training rule, Ohio Administrative Code § 1301:18-3-10, that...more
Senate Bill (SB) 513, now law, quietly but significantly expands what California employers must track in personnel files and share with employees. What’s New Under SB 513?...more
California recently enacted two employee‑rights measures that will impact human resources recordkeeping and employee communications in 2026. Senate Bill 513 (SB 513) expands the personnel records that current and former...more
The Second Circuit’s recent reversal of summary judgment, reviving a claim by a Caucasian educator that mandatory DEI training created a hostile work environment at the New York City Department of Education, adds to the...more
California has taken a key retention tool away from employers: starting in January 2026, employers will no longer be able to contractually require an employee to repay any debt to the employer, training provider, or debt...more
Senate Bill 20, also called the Silicosis Training, Outreach, and Prevention (STOP) Act, was signed into law by Governor Newsom on October 13, 2025.1 Senator Caroline Menjivar is on the forefront of this battle to avoid...more
On October 11, California’s Governor Gavin Newsom signed SB 513, expanding employee rights under Labor Code § 1198.5 to inspect and obtain their personnel records....more
Most would agree that workplace interactions should be professional and respectful. And few would dispute that a C-suite executive berating their subordinates with expletives, publicly mocking them, or subjecting them to...more
Massachusetts’ pay transparency law requires employers to include pay ranges in all job postings starting October 29, 2025. To comply, employers should follow the six key steps outlined below....more
In this episode of Hiring to Firing, hosts Tracey Diamond and Emily Schifter explore critical lessons in workplace safety through the lens of the legendary film Apollo 13. Joined by Greg Narsh, Troutman Pepper Locke counsel...more
Governor Gavin Newsom recently signed Senate Bill (SB) 513, amending Labor Code section 1198.5 to expand the personnel records that employers must make available to current and former employees for inspection to include...more
It has been a year since the preventative duty to take reasonable steps to prevent sexual harassment took effect. For employers, this is not a compliance box-tick exercise but a rolling risk management obligation. Now is...more
Le 30 septembre 2021, l’Assemblée nationale du Québec a adopté la Loi modernisant le régime de santé et de sécurité du travail, communément appelée la « Loi 27 » (la « Loi »). Certaines des dispositions prévues dans cette Loi...more
The holiday season is a time of celebration, but for retail executives, it’s also a period of heightened responsibility. Wrapping Paper Series Tag With stores bustling and warehouses working overtime, the influx of...more
With October upon us, many employers may soon be hosting fun seasonal outings, offsite mixers, costume contests or festive dress days. But just as every haunted house has a monster behind the next corner, these events can...more
Mandatory implicit bias training carries significant legal risk, as further highlighted by the Second Circuit Court of Appeals’s recent decision in the matter of Chislett v. New York City Department of Education, No. 24-972...more
In response to the alarming rise in workplace violence, particularly in the retail industry, states have begun implementing laws requiring employers to actively address this potential threat via policies and training. On...more
Governor Newsom signed Senate Bill (SB) 513, which expands the scope of personnel documents employers must allow current and former employees to inspect. Previously, under the California labor code, employers were required...more
Today is World Mental Health Day. To mark the occasion, we have republished our article exploring the important area of workplace mental health, one of the most pressing concerns for employers globally in today’s difficult...more
Two episodes into Season 7 of the Peacock dating series Love Island USA, contestant Yulissa Escobar was abruptly removed after podcast clips resurfaced of her using a racial slur....more