Uber Technologies and Postmates have sued to block a California labor law that limits gig economy companies' ability to classify their workers as independent contractors. A federal judge has given independent truckers a temporary exemption from the law.

"Belonging" has come into use at some companies and in certain HR job titles as an additional or alternative word for discussing diversity and inclusion and making employees feel comfortable at work. "Diversity is a fact, inclusion is a behavior but belonging is the emotional outcome that people want in their organization," argues Christianne Garofalo, who leads Heidrick & Struggles' executive recruiting focus on diversity and inclusion.

Several companies made changes to their employee benefits packages -- including student loan benefits and mental health coverage -- in 2019, Kathryn Mayer writes. Mayer highlights 15 employers that rolled out changes, including Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts. which is making monthly contributions toward employee student loan debt and offering direction for repayment strategies.

Hackers will get more sophisticated this year, with ransomware attacks going after more lucrative targets and phishing emails becoming more refined, writes cybersecurity expert Tony Howlett. In addition, machine learning and artificial intelligence will become widespread tools in both cyberattacks and cyberdefenses, he writes.

Leaders who have difficulty paying attention to details need to acknowledge this weakness and be willing to learn from others, writes Dan Rockwell. "When you ignore details, you give detail-people the impression that details don't matter," he writes.