Roundup: HR’s disaster resource; Third-party recruiters liable for discrimination; HR Tech providers may also be liable for discrimination; Long-term care legislation; and Policies on AI

After a disaster, everyone wants to "return to normal." But it's not actually possible because everything and everyone has changed. The best thing you can do is understand that people will need time and compassion to recover, including you.

This is a must bookmark, read, and save resource on how to handle legal and practical issues when there is a disaster that affects your work site or employees. Save it somewhere you can get to it when there is no electricity or internet.

Under a recent California Supreme Court case, third-party agencies who do recruiting, background checks, and provide other services related to hiring and employment can be directly liable to candidates for their discriminatory actions. Here's more on the Raines case and some approaches to deal with it.

As states continue to regulate the use of AI in employment decisions and allocate liability by statute, both employers and HR Tech companies will need to better educate the people making the decisions on what the tech can and cannot tell you, what else to consider, and how to question and pressure test the tech insights.

HR Tech providers are probably going to be liable for products that have discriminatory results. The California Supreme Court just laid the foundation for the claims.

As more people require long-term care, some states are starting funds to provide much needed resources. California is the latest to look at the issues and is considering legislation to collect payroll taxes for long-term care.

Humans are also notorious for making decisions based on incomplete or potentially inaccurate information. Our brains are designed to take the easy way out be very efficient. Now, we can make them faster and blame the computers! Don't do that.

Here's a great piece that lists some of the risks and what to consider when developing policies around using AI at work..