Introduction Since 3Sixty Insights’ founding in 2017, we’ve seen a number of vendors come and go. One vendor in particular has consistently stood out to us as one to watch: isolved. 3Sixty Insights has referenced or partnered with isolved on […]
Research Agenda: Bridging Leadership and Labor – 3Sixty Insights’ 2026 Combined Workforce Agenda
The future of work is no longer a theoretical concept touching artificial intelligence, remote work or skills transformation. Instead, it has become an operational reality at a time when managers are stretched beyond capacity, employee engagement is declining, compliance complexity […]
Analyst Insight: California Labor Laws and Compliance: Burden, Benchmark, or Competitive Advantage?
In more than one phone call with customers, vendors, or other analysts in the HR technology industry, I’ve heard the claim that it’s hard to do business in the state of California. According to these conversations, the state is riddled […]
Infographic: California Compliance – What’s the Difference and Why It Matters
California is increasingly operating under labor structures that require employers to manage compliance with far greater precision than federal standards alone. Higher minimum wages, daily overtime thresholds, and strict meal and rest break requirements mean compliance is no longer just […]
Nicole Roberts Contributes Analyst Perspective to HR Voices 2026 Compliance Report
As HR compliance grows more complex in 2026, Nicole Roberts, Principal HR Industry Analyst at 3Sixty Insights, emphasizes a critical reality: compliance technology is only as effective as the expertise guiding it. In the HR Voices: 2026 Regulatory Transformations and […]
Market Alert: The EU’s New Pay Transparency Directive
The EU Pay Transparency Directive is a new set of rules that says companies operating in the European Union must be more transparent and consistent about pay, particularly to reduce unfair pay gaps, most notably gender pay gaps. Instead of […]
Research Agenda: Workforce Strategy, HR Enablement & HR Technology in an AI-Augmented World
Analyst Overview Nicole brings more than 20 years of senior HR leadership experience, including serving as Chief People Officer and the first HR executive at several high-growth, private-equity–backed, and multi-site organizations. She has built HR functions from the ground up, […]
When Enterprise Social Became the New Press Release Wire
Remember when social media felt creative? When brands experimented in public. When posts sounded human. When the goal was to learn what resonated, not just to avoid what might blow up. Maybe that’s just showing my age, or maybe it’s just having experienced a change in the way brands […]
Analyst Insight: California Labor Laws and Compliance – Burden, Benchmark, or Competitive Advantage?
In more than one phone call with customers, vendors, or other analysts in the HR technology industry, I’ve heard the claim that it’s hard to do business in the state of California. According to these conversations, the state is riddled […]
California Labor Laws and Compliance: Burden, Benchmark, or Competitive Advantage? | Perception, Future Trends, and the Role of HR Tech
Part 3 of 3: Perception, Future Trends, and the Role of HR Tech In this final installment, we shift from diagnosis to implications. After situating California within the US and global context, we’ll explore why the “impossible to operate” narrative […]
California Labor Laws and Compliance: Burden, Benchmark, or Competitive Advantage? | Global Context & Real-World Impacts
Part 2 of 3: Global Context & Real-World Impacts Having established California as a state with high compliance standards in the US, this second installment broadens the perspective to a global context. We’ll compare California with similar economies and analyze […]
California Labor Laws and Compliance: Burden, Benchmark, or Competitive Advantage? | Myths, Realities, and US Benchmarks
Part 1 of 3: Myths, Realities, and US Benchmarks In more than one phone call with customers, vendors, or other analysts in the HR technology industry, I’ve heard the claim that it’s hard to do business in the state of […]
Market Alert: Dayforce Expands Its Single AI Platform to Strengthen Enterprise HCM Capabilities
Dayforce, Inc. is expanding its position in the HCM market with a series of AI-driven product enhancements designed to help large employers manage labor, compliance, and productivity more efficiently. The Minneapolis- and Toronto-based software company, which now counts many large-enterprise […]
Case Study Vignette: Amdocs Streamlines Contingent Workforce Operations through Papaya’s Contingent OS
Partnering with experts who can help you reach and stay ahead of technological advances is a must in today’s world. Amdocs Limited provides such expertise by managing information technology (IT) services in different disciplines, ranging from designing and optimizing networks […]
3Sixty Insights Named to Fama’s Favorite Influencers in Q3 2025
We are thrilled to announce that 3Sixty Insights has been recognized alongside our own Nicholas Biron, Dylan Teggart, Nicole Roberts, Mark Feffer, and Geoff Webb as part of the esteemed Fama’s Favorite Influencers in Q3 2024! This honor underscores our […]
Case Study: How Sparus Strengthens Compliance and Safety with Mitratech AssureHire
Company Overview Sparus Holdings is a growing organization operating in the utility partner, energy, and public safety sectors across the United States. Through its family of subsidiary companies, Sparus delivers a wide range of critical field and professional services. Its […]
Video: Risk to Retention: How Strategic Background Screening Drives Trust, Safety, and Talent Retention
In this video, 3Sixty Insights Principal Analyst Dylan Taggart shares key findings from our research note, “Risk to Retention: Background Screening as Strategy.” Discover how modern background screening is evolving from a compliance task into a strategic tool that […]
theHRDIRECTOR: Key takeaways from this year’s HR technology conference
My heart is full and my battery is drained, but in the most beautiful way. Prior to HR Technology Conference, my experience with conferences was from the practioner’s and blogger perspective. I had the opportunity to attend HR Tech as […]


