Compliance Stuff

On May 22, the U.S. Supreme Court  granted a stay  allowing for the Trump administration’s termination of Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB) chair Cathy Harris to stand while her lawsuit challenging her termination works its way through the courts. The order formalizes a temporary emergency stay granted in April and means that the MSPB, the quasi-judicial agency which oversees retaliation cases for federal employee whistleblowers, will continue without a quorum needed to issue decisions. Whistleblower advocates have  characterized the firing of Harris without cause as creating a crisis for federal whistleblowers . Harris was fired by President Trump on February 10. Sh e quickly challenged her termination, claiming it was illegal because under federal law, members of the MSPB may be removed from office “only for inefficiency, neglect of duty, or malfeasance in office.” While U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit issued a ruling temporarily reinstati...

A high-profile AI policy report commissioned by California Governor Gavin Newsom has just set the stage for potential new AI regulation that could soon impact your hiring processes, workplace surveillance, and AI-fueled decision-making. While the March 18 draft report is open for feedback until April 8 and could be revised before finalization, its recommendations are already shaping legislative discussions, including a proposed AI safety bill (SB 53) that could introduce new AI-related compliance and disclosure obligations. AI regulation is soon coming to California, and employers must prepare for this new wave. What are the four biggest takeaways from this report and what should you do about them? 4 Biggest AI Policy Proposals That Could Affect Employers You can read  the entire 41-page report  from the Joint California Policy Working Group on AI Frontier Models   here – but we’ve made it easy and pulled the four biggest policy proposals that impact the workplace below. ...