EEOC: Refusing to hire applicants for taking methadone violates ADA
Although the ADA doesn’t cover people currently using illegal drugs, it does protect those with a past addiction, per...
Monthly Archives: December 2025
5 questions (and answers) about employee handbooks for 2026
Joycelyn Stevenson, office managing shareholder at Litter, shares the top five handbook questions she receives from clients this time of...
The Paradox of Work in 2025: Huge Profits, Massive Layoffs
Welcome to the Workplace Minute, brought to you by H3 HR Advisors. Your quick-hit version of the HR Happy...
A Candidate Said ‘Water’ in an Interview. What Happened Next Reveals a Hiring Problem
I t was a simple question: “What’s your favorite dr i nk?” This is a nice question for a...
World of HR: Vodacom South Africa brings sign language into the workplace
The company is embedding the language into employee programs and providing sign language education to create a more inclusive workplace for Deaf employees.
A Candidate Said ‘Water’ in an Interview. What Happened Next Reveals a Hiring Problem
It was a simple question: “What’s your favorite drink?” This is a nice question for a waiter or bartender to ask, or maybe your date.
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State laws regulating AI take effect in the new year. Here’s what HR needs to know.
Employers will have to wrestle with tension between federal policy and state legislation.
CHROs face paradoxes that could redefine HR leadership in 2026
Gaps exist between where CHROs want their role to go and where the C-suite will allow it to go,...
How two people leaders designed their post-RTO workplace
The RTO debate may be over, but discussions about the post-RTO office continue into 2026.
Translating Employee Data into Impact
Translating Employee Data into Impact Hosts: Mervyn Dinnen Guest: Kinsey Li, HR and People Analytics Leader &n b sp;...
Translating Employee Data into Impact
Translating Employee Data into Impact Hosts: Mervyn Dinnen Guest: Kinsey Li, HR and People Analytics Leader &n b sp;...
Interview Rubric: How To Build Yours + FREE Template
A n interview rubric is one of the most effective tools HR can use to make consistent, fair, data-driven...
Will 2026 be the year of work from ‘an office,’ not ‘the office’?
While a number of high-profile organizations have called workers back to the office full-time in recent months, leaders largely...
The post-role era: Talent leaders must now orchestrate a ‘skillforce’
For decades, the talent equation for HR leaders was straightforward, if difficult: Build versus buy. Do we invest in...
7 HR roles that didn’t exist five years ago. Plus, news from SAP and more
As AI automates transactional HR work, seven new roles are emerging that fundamentally reshape what HR does and how...
A $154 billion warning: The loneliness crisis HR can’t ignore
Conversations about employee wellbeing in recent years have largely centered on skyrocketing employee stress—and for good reason. Recent research...