Faces of HR: How Brandon Roberts Is Rewriting the HR Playbook with Data
Brandon Roberts, ServiceNow’s SVP of Talent Strategy & Workforce Transformation, is championing a data‑first approach to human resources. He argues that blending analytics with empathy enables organizations to move beyond guesswork and make talent decisions that boost engagement and performance. Roberts highlights AI’s role in quantifying traditionally intangible outcomes like employee experience and culture. His vision positions HR as a strategic lever that reallocates AI‑generated capacity toward innovation, reskilling, and higher‑value work.
Spotting the Red Flags: The Legal Risks Posed by Employer Use of AI
Employers are rapidly adopting AI tools for hiring, performance management, and drafting legal documents, but the technology brings significant legal hazards. AI can produce inaccurate or fabricated legal advice, potentially exposing companies to wrongful‑termination, discrimination, or wage‑law claims. Recent court...
Closing the Feedback Gap: Why Leadership Development Is Falling Short
Leadership development programs often falter because feedback is infrequent, vague, and disconnected from daily work. Research from Borderless shows 96% of employees value regular feedback, yet nearly half receive it less often than they need. Vague comments such as “good...
EntertainHR: The NFL’s Real Offseason Was at the Bargaining Table
The NFL and the NFL Referees Association finalized a new seven‑year collective bargaining agreement covering the 2026‑2032 seasons. The deal delivers a 6.45% annual wage increase for officials, guarantees training‑camp pay, and preserves the three‑year probationary period. It also enhances...
ICE Updates I-9 Inspection Guidance
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) issued revised guidance in March 2026 that reclassifies several common I‑9 form errors from technical to substantive violations. Errors now include missing birth dates, preparer information, hire dates, employer representative titles, and documentation details. Substantive...
HRDA Frankly Speaking: Stop Leading on Autopilot
Sarah Devereaux, former Google executive and HCI leadership coach, warned HR leaders that the “laser‑focus” mindset—illustrated with a blindfolded racehorse—can blind them to broader organizational signals. She argued that fragmented payroll, benefits, time‑tracking, and compliance tools create hidden complexity and...
Why “Build Your Own Benefits” Is Reshaping Total Rewards Strategies
Employers are moving from static, one‑size‑fits‑all benefit packages to a "build‑your‑own" model that lets workers allocate a defined allowance toward the perks they value most. The shift addresses rising employee dissatisfaction—over half say current benefits miss the mark—while giving HR...
Consider These Tips for Complying with EEOC Priorities
The EEOC is pivoting its enforcement focus toward equity rather than equality, scrutinizing programs that advantage protected classes and emphasizing disparate treatment over disparate impact. Chair Andrea Lucas highlighted this shift in a February 26, 2026 letter to Fortune 500...
Faces of HR: How Kim Marsh Is Rebuilding the Blueprint for Modern Hiring
Kim Marsh, Senior Director of Talent Acquisition at Pebl, is redefining hiring by treating each hire as a strategic business lever. Leveraging AI‑driven tools, she has slashed external agency spend by more than 80% while preserving talent quality. Marsh embeds...
Overtime: Pay It If You Know About It
Two recent FLSA cases highlight how an employer’s actual or constructive knowledge of overtime determines liability. In Merritt v. Texas Farm Bureau, the court ruled the agency was not liable because it neither knew nor had a reasonable opportunity to...
HR Query: Why Global Talent Is the New Competitive Edge
Global hiring is moving from a logistical hurdle to a strategic advantage, according to Laura Maffucci, Head of HR at G‑P. She highlights that 80% of employees want to work for multinational firms and that staying local risks falling behind...
1st Circuit Says Discrimination Claim Can’t Be Based on a PIP
The 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that a performance improvement plan (PIP) that merely warns an employee about performance issues does not constitute an adverse employment action under the Supreme Court’s Muldrow "some harm" standard. The court held that Walsh’s...
HRDA Frankly Speaking: The AI Outcomes of SPARK HR
McKesson’s senior talent leader Jenessa Disler addressed the growing presence of AI in human resources at the SPARK HR event, unveiling the CLEAR framework—Culture signals, Leader behavior, Engagement infrastructure, AI intentionality, and Readiness at scale. The model aims to give...
Express Delegation Still Means What It Says: Sixth Circuit Upholds DOL Home Care Rule After Loper Bright
On April 1 2026 the Sixth Circuit upheld the Department of Labor’s 2013 rule that requires third‑party home‑care agencies to pay overtime, even for live‑in caregivers caring for family members. The court ruled that Congress’s express delegation of authority to the DOL...
SPARK HR Day 3 Recap: Intentionality, Humanity, and AI
The final day of the SPARK HR conference centered on artificial intelligence, featuring LinkedIn’s Chrissy Roth‑Francis discussing AI’s opportunities and risks. McKesson’s Jenessa Disler introduced the CLEAR framework—Culture, Leader behavior, Engagement infrastructure, AI intentionality, and Readiness—to guide HR’s AI integration....