As artificial intelligence (AI) advances at breakneck speed, there is growing concern about the possibility of it replacing humans in almost every task. However, recent research sheds light on AI’s capacity to train and augment human performance, specifically in complex strategic interactions. To understand how AI can train employees and improve performance, it is worth looking to the past. In our latest study, we explored how AI transformed the domain …

The employer discovered performance problems during an investigation into her own bias complaint, the appeals court said.

Locking down the definition of an independent contractor can be challenging because the definition bounces around depending on the federal agency. Decisions issued by the National Labor Relations Board tend to bounce more than others, because the NLRB tends to be a bit more political than, say, the Department of Labor. So we’re left with following the bouncing ball once again. The NLRB’s latest turn in defining who independent contractors …

In a unanimous opinion, the Supreme Court has decided that the appropriate standard for rejecting or making a reasonable accommodation for employees’ religious needs is whether granting an accommodation would substantially increase costs in relation to the conduct of the organization’s particular business. Today’s decision in Groff v. DeJoy says employers that want to deny a request for religious accommodation now face a far greater burden than the minimal burden …

The Talent Toke event challenged HR professionals to confront marijuana in the workplace.

It may be tempting to lay the blame at the feet of remote work, but the picture is much more complicated.