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AI governance and workforce intelligence dominate today's HR-tech agenda, as Colorado's updated AI law signals that human review alone won't exempt hiring tools from regulatory scrutiny, while Oregon moves to narrow its home care wage and hour exemption ahead of a 2027 effective date. On the product front, Oracle's Workforce Operations Command Center earned recognition among the top HR products of the year, Betterworks and Acorn both unveiled AI-driven workforce readiness offerings, and Unifocus launched an AI-powered platform targeting hospitality workforce management. SHRM's rebranding of its annual conference as a credentialing academy, Amazon's investment in Whole Foods employee benefits and pay, and new entries from Elly, Paradigm, and Galileo's Jupiter release round out a busy cycle of organizational and platform moves.
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Oregon's Senate Bill 1518, effective January 1, 2027, freezes the state's companionship services exemption to the federal definition as of 2016 and bars third-party home care agencies from claiming the exemption for workers they employ, according to the bill's text. HR and payroll teams managing agency-employed home care workers in Oregon will need to audit exempt classifications before the law takes effect.
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