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Friday, November 6, 2026
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Workforce uncertainty is mounting as potential US job cuts in the millions raise recession fears, while Big Tech firms including Microsoft, Google, and Meta pursue voluntary buyout strategies — moves that are unsettling employees and reshaping headcount planning. On the technology and compliance side, Sterling Brokers' acquisition of Lucite brings AI-powered tools to Canada's independent benefits brokers, CodeSignal advances skills validation through agentic intelligence, and Remote has launched expense cards for Employer of Record staff. Employers are also navigating a tightening regulatory landscape, with new salary disclosure requirements under an emerging pay-transparency law and fresh compliance obligations for New York employers around personnel record access.
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New YorkHR Morning· 2:55 AM PST
New York employers will have to give current and former employees a free copy of their personnel records within five business days of a written request, starting Nov. 8, 2026. The law applies to public and private employers of any size. Employers must also notify workers within 10 calendar days when they add potentially negative information to a file, include the employee's written response to disputed entries, and keep records for three years after employment ends. Violations carry fines of $500 to $2,500.
