September 2026

HR’s Leadership Role in Building AI Guardrails

HR’s Leadership Role in Building the Guardrails

Artificial intelligence has moved into daily work faster than the governance meant to manage it. Human Resources is the function best positioned to close that gap — much as it did when social media first entered the workplace. The assignment is heavier this time. AI now touches hiring, performance management, compensation, and termination. Those are

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HR manager reviewing a printed personnel file beside a laptop showing performance data

California’s “No Robo Bosses” Bill Heads to Governor Newsom

California’s “No Robo Bosses” Bill Heads to Governor Newsom: What Employers Need to Know New legislation targeting the role of artificial intelligence in workforce management is now on Governor Gavin Newsom’s desk. Senate Bill 947 — the “No Robo Bosses Act of 2026” — would prohibit California employers from using an automated decision system (ADS)

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That AI notetaker in the room may be creating legal risk

That AI notetaker in the room may be creating legal risk

AI notetakers are becoming more prominent and fundamentally changing how people work by recording everything happening around them. Instead of physically taking notes during a meeting, employees can utilize AI notetakers to take detailed notes, prepare summaries, and identify follow-up items almost instantly. These tools can undoubtedly reduce administrative burden, but in doing so can

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DOL Issues Four New FLSA Opinion Letters

The U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division issued four new opinion letters on May 28, 2026, signed by Wage and Hour Administrator Andrew B. Rogers. These letters offer useful, if non-binding, insight into how the DOL currently interprets several common wage-and-hour issues under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). A summary of each

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