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Monday, October 19, 2026

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Agentic AI dominated today's HR-tech news, with Cornerstone unveiling Workforce Planning and Agent Ready capabilities, UKG introducing AI aimed at frontline workers, PlanSource launching an autonomous Benefits Agent, and SandboxAQ expanding its Switch AI platform to give enterprises greater governance over AI-driven workforces. On the investment and market-entry front, hiring startup Hunar.AI secured Rs 40 crore from Blume Ventures and others to scale agentic AI for frontline recruitment, SourceNow launched a Workforce Supplier Marketplace connecting staffing companies with enterprise buyers, and The Workplace Consult opened an HR technology practice in Nigeria in partnership with SeamlessHR and Zoho People. Rounding out the day, a TestGorilla survey found that AI is helping recruiters work faster but has not increased their confidence in identifying the right candidates, while TalentNeuron and BCG announced a partnership to help companies redesign their workforces for an AI-driven era.

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payroll complianceHR Morning· 2:02 AM PDT

Massachusetts Changes PFML Contribution Allocation for 2027

Massachusetts has updated its paid family and medical leave contribution rules under Chapter 101 of the Acts of 2026, taking effect January 1, 2027. The change reallocates employer contributions between family and medical leave buckets — partly in response to IRS guidance on PFML benefit taxation — requiring payroll teams at employers with 25 or more covered individuals to apply revised withholding rates to wages earned from that date.

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