Roundup: Payroll mistakes; Regulating AI and privacy; Reverse discrimination; Gen AI at work; Salary history bans

When you make a payroll mistake, admit you were wrong, apologize, and fix it. Then make sure you have procedures in place to eliminate, or at least minimize, more payroll mistakes in the future. And read this solid advice on what else to do.

Unless the gridlock in Congress ends before the November election (lol), I don't see any of these bills passing before next year, if ever. And during election years, all sides are looking for hook issues to blow out of proportion and introduce legislation about. These bills tend to address the issue poorly because the people behind the legislation aren't actually trying to solve the problem.

There will be valid discrimination cases brought by white men. But many will be based on the perception of "reverse privilege," that someone else got the inside lane that has always belonged to white men. That's not discrimination. It's progress.

The idea of telling a computer to write the complicated thing you don't want to write is enticing. The results don't seem to be much worse than all the other corporate speak filling up our email and other channels. What could possibly go wrong?

A bunch of stuff.

Even if legal in your state or city to ask about past salary, don't ask about past salary. It's an easy way to reduce risk, increase compliance, and promote a workplace of fairness.

Here's a great example of how asking about past salary can end up badly.