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Most employers already collect emergency contact information during onboarding. It is one of those routine HR forms that gets completed on day one and then quietly sits in a personnel file.  Until now.

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Business and taxpayer advocates turn in more than 1.3 million signatures, say measure reaffirms voters’ will and protects Californians from higher local taxes amid cost-of-living crisis

Under the Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA)

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE California Retailers Association Launches California Retail Law Center to Address Retail’s Top Legal and Regulatory Challenges

AI-enabled interviewing tools have emerged as a common solution for the administrative burdens associated with hiring. These tools improve efficiency, streamline operations, allow you to consider more candidates without expanding your hiring team, keep evaluations consistent across applicants, and make high-volume hiring easier. But their adoption also raises important legal considerations, including potential bias, compliance risks, and data privacy and cybersecurity obligations – all while we face a growing regulatory and litigation landscape targeting the use of these tools. This Insight reviews the most common tools being deployed by employers and their associated risks, and provides a five-step suggested plan for minimizing liability.

Posted in Compliance and Enforcement , Fees and Penalties , Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) , Legislation

by Mary Severance - Public Policy Institute of California

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