Last month I wrote about the thirty-day window OFCCP handed federal contractors to stop using Form CC-305. I framed it as a workflow problem: find the form in your applicant tracking system, shut it off, bring in counsel because of the ADA angle, and move on. If you are a federal contractor and you have… Read more »
If you run hiring for a federal contractor, you have a compliance change on your desk this month that deserves more attention than a routine policy update. On August 21, OFCCP published a final rule in the Federal Register ending the Form CC-305 disability self-identification requirement, along with the 7% utilization goal and the related… Read more »
Broken application journeys are costing you qualified candidates and building an uncapped legal claim at the same time. Lead the fix now, or be the one explaining to the board why nobody did. For most of the last decade, the standard explanation for slow hiring has been talent supply. Leadership hears “we can’t find the right… Read more »
The ICO has warned that AI tools are stripping humans of a genuine role in the hiring decision, and it’s a major compliance risk. Here’s how talent leaders can respond.On 31 March 2026, the UK’s Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) sent a clear message to the recruitment industry: if you use AI to hire, you need… Read more »
The Employment Rights Act 2025 is Reshaping Hiring. TA Leaders Are Best Placed to Lead the Change.The Employment Rights Act 2025 Isn’t an HR Problem. It’s a TA Opportunity.The UK’s Employment Rights Act 2025 (The Act) is one of the most significant overhauls of workplace legislation in a generation. As it phases in throughout 2026… Read more »
The “old way” of affirmative action is officially dead, but has federal compliance got easier? Not exactly. This “seismic shift” has traded one kind of complexity for another, and it lands squarely in the middle of your hiring funnel.In early 2026, the revocation of Executive Order 11246 effectively set fire to the compliance playbook federal… Read more »
As we move into 2026, the landscape of talent acquisition is undergoing its most significant transformation since the invention of the online job board. While 2024 and 2025 were defined by the frantic adoption of Generative AI, 2026 is officially the year of Information and Consent.The “black box” of hiring is being pried open. Driven… Read more »
Talk about a rollercoaster. For the talent acquisition community, 2020-2023 was a chaotic blur: layoffs, remote work, hire everyone, skill-based hiring, retention (x3!), over-hiring, and then fire everyone.And let’s not forget the endless AI saga: “It’s coming…nope, not yet…wait, it’s here…maybe? No, seriously, it’s here this time and replacing some of you…” It was the professional equivalent of… Read more »
The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) and the Work Opportunity Tax Credit (WOTC) are two significant programs that impact employers across the U.S. Recent proposals to eliminate OFCCP’s dedicated funding and reorganize its functions have created substantial uncertainty, making it crucial for businesses to understand the potential shifts and prepare for them. Currently, WOTC… Read more »
Editor’s Note: This post was first published on February 29, 2024 and has been significantly expanded and updated to reflect Trump 2.0 and new legal rulings regarding the use of AI in recruiting practices.Like it or not, recruiters need to be experts on a raft of regulations to avoid legal troubles. The hottest compliance issue… Read more »