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A Basic Primer for Filing the EEO-1 Report

20 May 2025

A Basic Primer for Filing the EEO-1 Report

Author: Anthony Kaylin

The EEO-1 portal opened yesterday, May 20, 2025, and covered employers will have until June 24, 2025, to submit their reports. The EEO-1 Component 1 report is a mandatory annual data collection that requires all private sector employers with 100 or more employees, and federal contractors with 50 or more employees meeting certain criteria to submit workforce demographic data, including data by job category, sex, and race or ethnicity to the EEOC.   
Childcare at the Office? More Companies Are Saying Yes

20 May 2025

Childcare at the Office? More Companies Are Saying Yes

Author: Lauren Cromie

Many working parents today face a tough choice between staying home or paying high childcare costs. In some areas, options are limited, with long waitlists and high prices creating child-care deserts. The challenge is even greater for employees who’ve relocated and no longer have nearby family support. While maternity and pregnancy benefits have improved, the biggest barrier to staying in the workforce is access to affordable, reliable childcare. This is when the biggest drop-off...
Why AI Won’t Replace Your Job – But Someone Who Knows How to Use it Might

20 May 2025

Why AI Won’t Replace Your Job – But Someone Who Knows How to Use it Might

Author: Heather Nezich

There’s no shortage of headlines warning that AI is coming for your job. While that makes for dramatic reading, the truth is a little less scary. In most industries, AI isn’t poised to take over roles entirely. But it is reshaping how work gets done, and the professionals who understand how to use AI tools effectively are quickly gaining an edge.

Categories: EverythingPeople, AI
Handbook Review and Update Tip – Concerns Around a Probationary Period for Non-union, At-Will Employers

20 May 2025

Handbook Review and Update Tip – Concerns Around a Probationary Period for Non-union, At-Will Employers

Author: Michael Burns

ASE reviews numerous employee handbooks each year. We recommend that employers review their handbook at least annually to ensure it remains compliant and accurately reflects the organization’s current practices and policies.

Fueling Michigan’s Future: How Science and Healthcare Graduates Are Powering the Professional Trades

20 May 2025

Fueling Michigan’s Future: How Science and Healthcare Graduates Are Powering the Professional Trades

Author: Linda Olejniczak

As Michigan celebrates Professional Trades Month this May, the spotlight is on the skilled professionals who build and sustain our communities and on the next generation ready to join them. Among them are recent graduates like those with degrees in kinesiology and pre-med studies who are eager to bring their passion and skills into meaningful roles across Michigan’s diverse professional trades sectors.

Quick Hits - May 21, 2025

20 May 2025

Quick Hits - May 21, 2025

Author: ASE Staff

Is AI taking your job? About 4 in 10 business leaders have laid off employees as a result of deploying AI.

Categories: EverythingPeople
The Unbossing Generation: Why Gen Z is Hesitant to Lead and How We Can Change That

13 May 2025

The Unbossing Generation: Why Gen Z is Hesitant to Lead and How We Can Change That

Author: Mary E. Corrado

A new trend is emerging in workplaces nationwide: unbossing. Gen Z is showing less interest in traditional leadership roles. At first glance, this might seem like a red flag for the future of business, but it’s actually an opportunity if we’re willing to evolve.

Categories: Blog
Policies Prohibiting Audio and Video Recordings by Employees May Violate the NLRA

13 May 2025

Policies Prohibiting Audio and Video Recordings by Employees May Violate the NLRA

Author: Michael Burns

Policies that prohibit recording or taking pictures or video recordings in the workplace are still pretty common in handbooks. Employers may have valid reasons for implementing these policies, such as preventing the capture of confidential or proprietary business information.

Why Pass/Fail Background Check Policies Are a Legal Risk for Employers

13 May 2025

Why Pass/Fail Background Check Policies Are a Legal Risk for Employers

Author: Susan Chance

The trend for ban-the-box laws continues to grow, so it is surprising that some employers still have pass/fail policies and processes for background checks that eliminate applicants from consideration without any individualized assessment.

Federal Enforcement Agencies Moving Away from Disparate Impact Theory

13 May 2025

Federal Enforcement Agencies Moving Away from Disparate Impact Theory

Author: Anthony Kaylin

Disparate impact is a difficult method to prove discrimination.  Generally, it is a practice or policy that is neutral on its face yet has significant impact on an affected party. The disparate impact analysis was first discussed in Griggs v. Duke Power, 401 U.S. 424 (1971), which held that Title VII “proscribes not only overt discrimination but also practices that are fair in form, but discriminatory in operation”. In 1991, Congress amended Title VII to add Section 703(k),...
Why Postpartum Benefits Matter More Than Ever

13 May 2025

Why Postpartum Benefits Matter More Than Ever

Author: Heather Nezich

Postpartum recovery is a deeply personal journey, but support can make a big difference. Care and resources following childbirth improve a mother's long-term outcomes. These outcomes are better on a physical, emotional, as well as professional level. Yet within the United States, far too many women navigate this complex transition largely on their own.

Quick Hits - May 14, 2025

13 May 2025

Quick Hits - May 14, 2025

Author: ASE Staff

Brittany Panuccio nominated to be EEOC Commissioner: President Trump has nominated Brittany Panuccio, an assistant U.S. attorney in Florida, to fill one of the three open seats on the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.

Categories: EverythingPeople
AI in Recruitment is on the Rise – Will Job Seekers Adopt?

6 May 2025

AI in Recruitment is on the Rise – Will Job Seekers Adopt?

Author: Dan Van Slambrook

Much is being written and discussed lately about the adoption of AI in the recruitment process.  One industry expert recently speculated that recruiters are one of two positions (attorneys being the second) that may be up next to have AI replace major aspects of the role. Some sources estimate that between 35% and 45% of organizations are now utilizing AI in their hiring practices.  However, as the saying goes, “it takes two to tango,” and employers should be aware of...
When AI Discriminates Against Disabled Applicants

6 May 2025

When AI Discriminates Against Disabled Applicants

Author: Anthony Kaylin

In a complaint filed with the EEOC, the ACLU alleged that Intuit’s use of HireVue software—part of an AI-driven hiring process—unfairly rejected a qualified applicant due to the system's failure to accommodate the applicant's disability. The applicant, a Native American who is deaf and speaks with a deaf accent, was reportedly denied the opportunity because the AI could not appropriately process their disability-related communication.

Update: Independent Contractor Classification Regulatory and Legislative Activity

6 May 2025

Update: Independent Contractor Classification Regulatory and Legislative Activity

Author: Michael Burns

Last week the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) announced (5/1 Field Assistance Bulletin) it will stop enforcing its Biden-era regulations on determining what an independent contractor (IC) is and go back to a standard set in mid-2008. The Biden-era rule laid out six criteria to determine independent contractor status. This rule made it harder to classify a worker as an independent contractor.

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