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Everyday AI: How You Can Use It Right Now
By Meg Coursey & Emma Brunton At a recent EANE staff meeting, we led an interactive session exploring Everyday AI—not just as a buzzword, but as a practical tool that can drive real results for your organization. From innovation and productivity to simplification and speed, AI is already reshaping the way we work. We covered…
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How Organizations Can Future Forecast for Their Training Needs
By Gary Dawson In today’s dynamic business landscape, forecasting training needs isn’t just beneficial, it’s mission critical. With accelerating AI, green economy shifts, demographic changes, and geopolitical instability, organization-wide learning strategies must evolve. Here’s how you can futureproof your workforce. Align Training with Strategic Goals Training should be directly tied to long-term business objectives. If…
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Misclassification of Independent Contractors: A Risky Proposition
By Mark Adams As the gig economy continues to flourish, many small businesses (and others) lean on independent contractors to stay agile and cost‑effective. However, misclassification isn’t just an HR oversight—it presents real financial, legal, and reputational hazards. Misclassified workers can trigger back‑tax liability (including unpaid payroll tax, Social Security, Medicare, and unemployment insurance), potential…
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DOL “Launches” Opinion Letter Program
By Mark Adams The United States Department of Labor has announced the launch of its opinion letter program. As the federal agency has maintained an opinion letter for quite some time (and has an extensive library that has been compiled over the years), this iteration has been expanded to now cover five of its sub-agencies…
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Building Learning Pathways: The Key to Engagement and Retention
By Gary Dawson In today’s fast-paced business environment, organizations that prioritize continuous learning stand out. Building structured learning pathways for employees isn’t just a trend, it’s a strategic move that drives engagement, boosts performance, and significantly improves retention. A learning pathway is a curated sequence of educational experiences designed to help employees build skills over…
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The Headlines Are Alarming, but They Aren’t the Whole Story
By Pam Thornton HR isn’t Dying – It’s Evolving. If you’ve scanned the headlines lately, you might believe the end is near for the HR profession. Bold proclamations like “HR is dead”, “AI is taking over”, and “The HR profession is doomed” are grabbing attention and creating fear. These sensational claims are missing a deeper…
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Class Action Allowed to Proceed Against Workday
By Mark Adams As many employers are grappling with how to use AI in their workplaces, a case working its way through the courts serves as a reminder to not lose sight of vendors that use AI as well. The case involves Workday and more specifically its talent acquisition and hiring tools. An applicant (by…
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EEO-1 Portal Is Now Open!
By Mark Adams In following up on our EAlert (which can be found here), the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has opened its online portal (www.eeocdata.org) for the purpose of collecting EEO-1 demographic information from covered employers. This reporting obligation applies to employers with 100 or more employees at any time in the fourth quarter…