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Advisor Mode returns a case-style memo with applicable law, recommended steps, documentation tips, and citations. Investigator Mode walks you through an incident intake and produces a clean, formatted memo that can be presented to in-house or outside legal counsel. Below are the topics HR leaders ask about most.
Topics
FCRA adverse action
The two-step FCRA adverse action process: pre-adverse notice with a copy of the report and Summary of Rights, a reasonable waiting period, and the final adverse action notice.
Read the guideBan-the-Box and Fair Chance hiring
When employers may ask about criminal history, individualized assessment requirements, and the state and city ordinances that add rules on top of federal EEOC guidance.
Read the guideWage and hour
FLSA exempt vs non-exempt classification, overtime rules, meal and rest breaks, off-the-clock work, and state daily-overtime rules that overlay the federal floor.
Read the guideLeaves and accommodations
Coordinating FMLA, ADA reasonable accommodation, workers' comp, pregnancy accommodation, and state paid family and medical leave programs.
Read the guideWorkplace investigations
Structuring a defensible workplace investigation: intake, scope, witness interviews, evidence preservation, credibility analysis, and the counsel-ready memo.
Read the guideI-9 and work authorization
Form I-9 completion, remote verification, re-verification, E-Verify, and how to respond to a Notice of Inspection without creating a discrimination claim.
Read the guideDrug testing and marijuana
Pre-employment, reasonable-suspicion, and post-accident drug testing across states with off-duty cannabis protections and safety-sensitive carve-outs.
Read the guidePay transparency and pay equity
State and city pay range disclosure laws, pay equity analyses, and how to respond to an applicant's compensation question.
Read the guideHarassment prevention and training
Mandatory sexual harassment training in CA, NY, IL, CT, DE, ME, WA — plus prevention policies, complaint channels, and Faragher/Ellerth defenses.
Read the guideIndependent contractor classification
The federal DOL economic-reality test, the IRS common-law test, and state ABC tests (CA AB 5, MA, NJ) for 1099 vs W-2 classification.
Read the guideTermination and separation
Documenting the termination decision, final-pay timing by state, severance agreements, and OWBPA age-discrimination waivers for older workers.
Read the guideReasonable accommodation under the ADA
The interactive process, essential functions analysis, undue hardship, and common accommodation types for physical, mental, and neurodivergent conditions.
Read the guidePregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA)
PWFA reasonable accommodations for pregnancy, childbirth, and related conditions, plus PUMP Act lactation obligations and state overlays.
Read the guideWARN Act and mass layoffs
60-day WARN notice thresholds, aggregation rules, and stricter mini-WARN statutes in California, New York, New Jersey, and Illinois.
Read the guideRetaliation claims
The most common EEOC charge — how to identify protected activity, avoid materially adverse actions, and document non-retaliatory decisions.
Read the guideEmployee handbook essentials
Handbook policies that reduce risk in every state — from at-will disclaimers to social media, remote work, and NLRA-compliant conduct rules.
Read the guideBackground check basics for HR
What a compliant employment background check includes, FCRA disclosure and authorization, and how to interpret common report components.
Read the guideEEO and discrimination
Title VII, ADEA, ADA, and state anti-discrimination statutes — protected classes, disparate treatment vs disparate impact, and EEO-1 reporting.
Read the guideOSHA and workplace safety
General duty clause, OSHA 300 recordkeeping, injury reporting timelines, and anti-retaliation protections for safety complaints.
Read the guideGo deeper
- State-by-state HR guidance — adverse action, ban-the-box, drug testing, pay transparency, and more for all 50 states + DC.
- How Ask HR AI compares — side-by-side against HR Acuity, SHRM, ChatGPT, and Mineral.