Human Resource Knuggets
Feb 25, 2026
- Email from newsletter@divenewsletter.comD on labor law updates:
- Subject: “2026 labor law updates you need to know”
- Announcing a 3-part HR compliance masterclass series on February 25, March 5 & 10, 2026.
- Topics: New labor laws, compliance mistakes, actionable risk reduction steps.
- Attendees can earn up to three SHRM Professional Development Credits.
- Emphasis on paid leave, AI regulations, international employment rules.
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Registration includes option to receive recordings if unable to attend live.
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Email from content@hrmorning.comD on Black History Month and HR topics:
- Subject: “Black History Month: The Catalyst to Foster More Inclusive Behavior Year Rounds”
- Encourages fostering year-round inclusion beyond Black History Month.
- Sponsored content on transforming annual reviews into continuous feedback culture to reduce bias and align performance with goals (March 5 webinar).
- IRS update: Paid Family and Medical Leave reporting deadline extended.
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Premium resources on personnel document retention and handling difficult employee conversations.
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Email from content@hrmorning.comD on audit readiness:
- Subject: “LAST CHANCE | Surviving 2026 DOL, EEOC, and ICE Audits”
- 75-minute interactive session on audit readiness focusing on payroll, HR, recordkeeping.
- Covers audit targeting methods, documentation failures, payroll and HRIS alignment.
- Practical compliance risks: wage practices, accommodations, employment eligibility.
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Aims to reduce enforcement risks and strengthen responses to regulatory scrutiny.
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Email from newsletter@divenewsletter.comD on various HR legal news and trends:
- Subject: “Feb. 24 – Clinic settles pregnancy bias lawsuit | Obesity not disability in 1st Circuit cases”
- News highlights:
- Clinic settled pregnancy bias lawsuit after EEOC intervention.
- Court finds obesity not recognized as a disability in recent case.
- Proposed anti-harassment legislation to replace scrapped EEOC guidance.
- Research warning on “job hugging” impacting productivity.
- Sponsored content about integrated HR platforms for compliance.
- Upcoming webinars on HR scaling and women’s health benefits.
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Reports on AI reshaping Fortune 500 job roles.
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Email from content@hrmorning.comD on preventing payroll errors:
- Subject: “[Special Edition] Payroll Errors Keep Repeating: How HR Can Catch Issues Earlier”
- Discusses costly payroll errors caused by manual WFM testing and compliance risks.
- Highlights need for automated WFM testing to keep up with business changes.
- Case study: large retailer cut testing time by 99% and reduced costs by 96%.
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Offers an eBook titled “The Payroll Pile-Up” focusing on preventing WFM errors.
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Email from newsletter@divenewsletter.comD on employee engagement and AI oversight:
- Subject: “Feb. 24 – AI output increasingly needs oversight | The worker disengagement problems”
- Reports on growing need for human oversight over AI work outputs.
- Discusses worker disengagement despite reluctance to leave jobs.
- Promotes HR Dive’s 2026 Identity of HR survey for insights from HR professionals.
- Legislative update: proposed anti-harassment bill following EEOC guidance withdrawal.
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Sponsored toolkit and resources for modern hiring supported by AI.
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Email from editor@ere.netD on Recruiting Innovation Summit:
- Subject: “Recruiting Innovation Summit – 5 Days Left – Lowest Rate Expires on Saturdays”
- Reminder to register by February 28 to secure lowest attendance rate.
- Event dates: May 5-6, 2026 in Atlanta.
- Features speakers from Zip Co, Meta, Cox Enterprises, Marriott International, Teach for America.
- Offers networking, roundtables, AMA sessions.
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Full agenda links and registration call to action included.
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Email from newsletter@divenewsletter.comD on learning challenges and AI in workplace:
- Subject: “Feb. 24 – Why workers don’t engage in learning | DOL offers AI literacy frameworks”
- Addresses low engagement despite interest in learning; infrastructure issues cited.
- DOL promotes AI literacy and experiential learning to foster ‘human skills’.
- Reports fast evolution of IT skills outpacing training cycles.
- Announces $145M DOL grants for apprenticeship incentives.
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Encourages participation in HR Dive’s Identity of HR survey.
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Email from hrmonline@ahri.com.auD on overcoming executive resistance:
- Subject: “4 ways to overcome executive resistances”
- Strategies to get executive buy-in by framing changes through competitor examples and business impact.
- Examples of boosting leadership capabilities by 93% via experiential approaches.
- Discusses issues like work addiction and human capability protection in AI workplaces.
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Invitation to join AHRI for networking and state events.
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Email from newsletter@divenewsletter.comD on leadership development vendor selection:
- Subject: “The checklist serious L&D teams use before signings”
- Provides a practical guide to compare leadership development vendors confidently.
- Advice on defining success metrics, evaluating scalability, ROI, assessments, coaching, and AI reinforcement.
- Distinguishes between long-term systems and one-off programs.
- Targeted at teams planning leadership development investments in 2026.
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