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DEI attacks are likely to refine and improve programs, experts say
The intense pressure to end diversity initiatives has led companies to scrutinize their policies. Many of the attacks will end up strengthening DEI programs.
Daphne Howland • Feb. 18, 2025 -
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It’s not just workplace raids. Mishandled electronic I-9s could be a costly immigration threat for employers under Trump.
A group of legal experts is sounding the alarm that noncompliant electronic Form I-9 vendors could put unsuspecting employers at risk.
Ryan Golden • Feb. 3, 2025 -
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Trump’s softer-touch SEC may ease CFO regulatory burden
By slimming the SEC’s budget, headcount and regulatory scope, a new agency chief would fall in step with Trump’s cost-cutting and efficiency campaign.
Jim Tyson • Jan. 30, 2025 -
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6 in-house legal trends to watch in 2025
AI adoption and ROI, interstate litigation and increased settlements in M&A approvals are among the topics in-house counsel can expect to feature prominently in 2025.
Justin Bachman and Robert Freedman • Jan. 8, 2025 -
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No, not all companies are abandoning diversity, equity and inclusion. Here’s why.
Amid a high-profile backlash, many businesses are scrutinizing their policies. But the vast majority end up sticking with DEI, in part because it’s key to growth.
Daphne Howland • Sept. 23, 2024 -
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Why in-house counsel and law firms are warming up to litigation funders
The dispute-financing industry is poised for growth as legal departments seek to evolve their reputation as pure cost centers.
Justin Bachman • July 21, 2024 -
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What employers can expect following the end of Chevron deference
For one thing, the U.S. Department of Labor’s regulations may not fare well under federal courts’ scrutiny post-Chevron, a former DOL official told HR Dive.
Ryan Golden • July 17, 2024 -
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Tractor Supply may have thought it solved a big problem. Now it has a few more.
The retailer retreated from its diversity and climate goals after an “anti-woke” protest on social media — and ignited a backlash.
Daphne Howland • July 11, 2024 -
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Title VII’s future will be shaped by AI, recent SCOTUS rulings, attorneys say
The law’s anti-discrimination provisions remain a topic of complex debate, and sources who spoke to HR Dive expect the conversation to carry on well into the next several years.
Ryan Golden • July 1, 2024 -
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Johnson & Johnson drug benefits suit ‘absolutely’ a wake-up call for employers, exec says
Employer health plans are being held to account for drug costs, but they may lack key information when negotiating with pharmacy benefit managers and similar intermediaries.
Ryan Golden • Feb. 29, 2024 -
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6 in-house legal trends to watch in 2024
AI, labor, antitrust, bankruptcies, women GCs and cross-collaboration are among the headlines in-house counsel can expect this year.
Lyle Moran and Robert Freedman • Jan. 9, 2024 -
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‘Rough ride’: 5 tips for cutting insurance costs amid climate change
Executives face a seller’s market for commercial property insurance as carriers push up premiums and pull back from high-risk areas.
Jim Tyson • Nov. 30, 2023 -
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Companies hit with class actions under Illinois biometric data law
After years of little activity, the Biometric Information Privacy Act is spurring litigation by consumers and employees over use of their facial scans, fingerprints and other imaging data.
Lisa Burden • Nov. 8, 2023 -
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New regulations seek to expose fashion greenwashers’ true colors
In Europe, governments plan to prohibit fashion companies and other industries from making vague or misleading environmental claims, and the U.S. could soon do the same.
Lauren Schenkman • Nov. 1, 2023 -
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Companies hit back by trying to unmask patent troll funders
Defendants such as Shopify try to use discovery to hammer plaintiffs who rely on financial backers to drive patent infringement lawsuits.
Robert Freedman • June 13, 2023 -
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‘Wave’ of litigation expected as schools fight social media companies
Districts are joining a complaint against Meta, Snapchat, TikTok and YouTube, but some doubt the firms can be blamed for teens’ mental health struggles.
Kara Arundel • June 1, 2023 -
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Payments fraud climbs as banks reach for joint response
Financial institutions and payments players are seeking to coalesce around new efforts to battle skyrocketing payments fraud.
Lynne Marek • May 30, 2023 -
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How blockchain may improve job candidate credentialing efforts
Leading HR groups and staffing agencies are part of an initiative to make the sharing of prospective employees' background information more reliable and secure.
Lisa Burden • April 10, 2023 -
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‘Meme stock in reverse’: SVB collapse portends new era of viral bank runs
SVB’s demise gave the banking sector a glimpse into how social media and digital banking can turn a financial institution from operational to insolvent in a matter of hours.
Anna Hrushka • March 16, 2023 -
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Antisemitism at work: How the face of hate is changing
The SHRM speaker explained how antisemitism these days tends to manifest as conspiracy theories and history denial.
Caroline Colvin • Feb. 28, 2023 -
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FMLA: The 30-year legacy of a celebrated — and complicated — employment law
The law has helped hundreds of millions of workers in its relatively short history. But the FMLA doesn’t provide paid leave, and employers say it can be difficult to administer.
Ryan Golden • Feb. 3, 2023 -
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5 trends that will shape HR in 2023
The attention paid to people issues has placed HR leadership in the C-suite’s spotlight, but the next task is keeping the momentum going.
Ryan Golden • Jan. 26, 2023 -
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2023 outlook: Legal spend tools expected to gain greater traction
In-house legal departments are increasingly using tech solutions that provide real-time information about outside counsel spending.
Lyle Moran • Jan. 24, 2023 -
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‘Take a deep breath’ in response to FTC noncompete ban, attorneys say
Despite the hurdles the proposed rule faces, employers still may need to pay attention to how it interacts with state and local laws.
Ryan Golden • Jan. 18, 2023 -
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2023 outlook: Slower economy will pressure GCs to cut spend, operate more efficiently
General counsel are expected to rely on legal operations specialists to help them increase in-house departments’ value to the broader organization.
Robert Freedman • Jan. 11, 2023
