Dec 02, 2025

Email 1:

Subject: Your Employee Handbook May be a Contract – Unless It Says This

Summary: Employee handbooks are key for setting workplace expectations but can sometimes create enforceable contracts depending on language and court decisions. Learn four court lessons that clarify this. Plus, get ready for next year’s open enrollment with six important planning steps. Upcoming webinar with Harvard faculty will survey 2026 workplace compliance trends.

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Subject: Dec. 1 – Health system to face time rounding claims | Judge tosses lawsuit against EEOCs

Summary: Cleveland’s MetroHealth faces a lawsuit alleging timekeeping manipulations to underpay employees. A judge rejected a challenge to the EEOC’s enforcement approach on disparate-impact claims. HireQuest predicts 2026 will bring a balanced labor market with reskilling. HR Dive’s advice on supporting Native American workers and trends in benefits flexibility also featured.

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Subject: Dec. 1 – ‘A key moment for the CHRO’ | Workers say employers fall short on recognitions

Summary: CHROs’ role is growing as talent strategy becomes a top 2026 concern, including succession and AI impacts. Many employers value recognition but fail to deliver personalized approaches that engage staff. New data reveals young college grads take longer to find jobs. In landmark rulings, sexual assault claims are moving beyond workplace-related restrictions in arbitration.

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Subject: Unpack global ops strategy with Boston Dynamics

Summary: Watch an on-demand chat with Boston Dynamics’ Chief People Officer and a G-P Global VP detailing strategic solutions that simplified global operations and boosted international team management. Gain practical ideas for scaling and managing global workforce ventures with operational ease and maintain competitiveness.

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Subject: 📓 manager or mayhem maker?s

Summary: Managers greatly influence organizational energy, culture, and performance. Good managers clarify, support, coach, and absorb chaos to boost team energy. Bad managers inadvertently drain energy via unclear priorities and poor communication. Ugly managers create toxic chaos through micromanagement, fear, and emotional volatility. A quiz helps identify your manager’s type. As year ends, reflect on boundary-setting and work-life balance.

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Subject: Dec. 1 – ‘Disturbing’ FLSA trends | EEOC’s new eras

Summary: Rising litigation surrounds FLSA regular-rate calculations due to employer mistakes on bonuses and payments. Legal experts advise expecting challenges with pronoun policies, bathroom access, and mentorship under the EEOC’s new agenda. A company paid $2M settling claims of mistreating an HR director for hiring women. Sexual assault claims expand beyond workplace-related scope in court. Cleveland health system faces a time rounding lawsuit.

Email 7:

Subject: How this wellbeing program helped cut sick leave by 20%

Summary: Port Macquarie Hastings Council cut injuries and sick leave by 20% through employee-involved wellbeing strategies, boosting psychosocial safety. Legal experts clarify employer obligations on unpaid leave requests. Additional stories include the Department of Defence fostering adaptive leadership and legal risks of public holiday work. AHRI provides an employment law training series starting early 2026.

Email 8:

Subject: Ready to scale your global workforce in 2026? Start here

Summary: As global hiring grows more complex with shifting legal and tax requirements, HR leaders can access a new 2026 Global Hiring Playbook for compliant and confident expansion. It covers avoiding hiring and payroll risks, streamlining cross-border onboarding, building scalable strategies, and selecting the right Employer of Record partner. Essential reading for companies growing internationally.

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