New tool helps employers avoid discriminating when using AI in recruiting, hiring
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Sep 26, 2024
The Department of Labor has a new tool meant to help employers avoid discriminating against disabled individuals when they use artificial intelligence to assist them with recruiting and hiring.
Business briefs, Sept. 23
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Sep 23, 2024
Maryland man sentenced for selling fraudulent nursing diplomas, transcripts and licenses … Labor Department awards $12.7M to support workplace safety, health training and safety … Unemployment drops...
Senior living, home care add jobs, while positions in nursing homes decline
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Sep 09, 2024
Long-term care saw mixed results in the employment situation summary for August, released Friday by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
New updates to OSHA’s Hazard Communication Standard in effect
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Aug 22, 2024
Updates to the Occupational Health and Safety Administration’s Hazard Communication Standard (HazCom) went into effect last month, with a compliance deadline set for 2026.
Bill aims to override Supreme Court decision on Chevron deference
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jul 24, 2024
Legislation introduced Tuesday in the Senate would override the Supreme Court’s recent decision in Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo to overturn the so-called Chevron doctrine, which held that...
Gender wage gap widens with age
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jul 10, 2024
“Older women workers — who comprise 47% of the labor force ages 55 and older — are plagued by a gender wage gap that is even larger than the one their younger counterparts experience,” according...