Roundup: OSHA safety reporting; AI and employment decisions; Background checks; DEI and affirmative action; GenAI and jobs

NEWSLETTER VOLUME 1.14

August 14, 2023

Salary.com Compensation and Pay Equity Law Review

 

Welcome to Salary.com's Compensation and Pay Equity Law Review.  

 

Our editor, employment lawyer Heather Bussing, is tracking legislation, cases, and analysis to give you the latest critical HR topics. 

 

This week we're answering the questions: 

 

  • What companies have to file digital OSHA reports? 
  • How do we deal with the challenges of using AI in employment decisions? 
  • Are your background checks in compliance with the law (and do you really need to do them)
  • Are DEI programs threatened by the Supreme Court ruling on affirmative action? 
  • How will generative AI affect jobs? 
August 8th, 2023
Beginning next year, workplace injury reporting requirements will apply to more employers and the reports will need to be filed electronically. Here's what you need to know about the new OSHA reporting rules.
August 9th, 2023
AI can help you, but it's important to understand it's limits. The biggest legal issue is bias and discrimination. This is a really useful article on the challenges of using AI at work, with excellent analysis of the legal issues, practical approaches, and helpful resources.
August 10th, 2023
Before you go to the time and expense of doing background checks, consider:
Here's a great explanation of the laws that apply and what else to consider when doing background checks.
August 11th, 2023
Equal employment opportunity is still the law at the federal, state, and local levels. The way that employment law works is that the laws that provide the most protections to employees are the ones that generally apply. That's a lot of laws. They are not going anywhere.
August 14th, 2023
This is a great article that explains how GenAI may affect jobs and why it will have a bigger impact on women and people of color.
It's based on a McKinsey study that assumes that employers will replace humans with computer programs any time they can. Computers don't need heath care benefits.

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