HR Regulation

For HR leaders, the most prudent response is to assume that AI in the workplace will be judged by the highest standard, and to build an internal governance regime that meets it.

EEOC Chair Andrea Lucas sent a letter Feb. 26 directly to the CEOs, general counsels and board chairs of the 500 largest U.S. companies, reminding them of their obligations under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

Today, leave sits at the intersection of regulatory expansion, workforce expectations, and enterprise risk, carrying real financial implications.

Leaders want AI to enable a more fluid operating model, one where expertise moves to the work rather than staying locked in a function, where outcomes drive design rather than org chart lines and where learning is embedded in operations rather than offloaded to a training calendar.

Meta is preparing what could be its largest layoff since 2022, with cuts targeting about 20% of its roughly 79,000‑person workforce, according to multiple media reports citing sources familiar with internal discussions.

The decision "closes the chapter" on the Biden administration's "legally flawed" rule, the insurance industry plaintiffs said.