HR Regulation

In a memo announcing the news, Amy Coleman, Microsoft's executive vice president and chief people officer, seemingly couched the retirement offer as an alternative to a layoff, following several rounds of cuts that claimed 15,000 jobs over the last year.

"The reclassification of errors raises the stakes of inspections in an already aggressive enforcement environment," wrote attorneys from employment law firm Littler on the update.

With conditions like autism, ADHD or anxiety disorders, however, the accommodations are often more related to how work itself is structured, the ways in which information is communicated and the social interactions expected.

The settlement includes the stipulation that "this agreement is neither an admission of liability by IBM ⁠nor a concession by the United States that its claims are not well-founded."

During my session "Compliance Knowledge as a Competitive Market Differentiator" on April 29th at the BenefitsPro Expo, we will focus on highlighting how a working knowledge of plan compliance obligations.

Lawmakers are increasingly scrutinizing employers' use of AI and automated decision tools to set or influence employee compensation, with the stated aim of curbing potentially discriminatory impacts resulting from the use of algorithmic wage setting and increasing transparency to employees and applicants regarding the use of such technology.