Financial services firm Edward Jones is pushing back on a plaintiff’s request to pursue an employment lawsuit as a class. The plaintiff in Winter v. Edward D. Jones & Co., a White man, alleged an Edward Jones diversity program was discriminatory ...

Dive Brief: The U.S. continues to face a “low hire, low fire” employment market, according to The Conference Board’s latest Employment Trends Index, a composite index for payroll employment. The index fell for the second straight month, a pattern that ...

Dive Brief: Legitimate recruiters must now contend with the near ubiquity of job scams preying on applicants. According to a report from Monster released Monday, nearly half of job seekers said they’re skeptical of most outreach they receive due to ...

Dive Brief: Chief executives are optimistic about the potential of artificial intelligence, with almost two-thirds now worrying they’re underinvesting in the technology, according to Cisco’s survey of 2,500 CEOs across 23 countries.  Infrastructure modernization ranks as CEOs’ top technology priority ...

In the age of artificial intelligence, “the most valuable professionals will be those who can combine AI capabilities with distinctly human strengths,” according to a report released June 25 by the Graduate Management Admission Council. According to the 600 global ...

Dive Brief: Microsoft continued recruiting artificial intelligence specialists Monday as it announced a 2.1% global workforce restructuring that will eliminate nearly 5,000 jobs. Roughly two-thirds, or 3,200, of the layoffs will be in the company’s Xbox gaming division, according to a ...

A few key trends in 2026 technology-sector layoffs are emerging, according to a recent analysis by U.K. broker connection firm Trading Platforms – namely, that cloud computing companies, especially Oracle, comprise the lion’s share of reductions. Analysts reviewed data from ...

Dive Brief: International education shapes leadership in the workplace and supports career development, according to a new report from the American Institute For Foreign Study and the Institute of International Education.  Of the 44 leaders surveyed across more than 20 ...

Dive Brief: Former U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission vice chair Jocelyn Samuels voluntarily dismissed her lawsuit against President Donald Trump, a court document filed Monday revealed.  The action followed last week’s U.S. Supreme Court decision in Trump v. Slaughter, which ...

Harley-Davidson Motor Co. allegedly retaliated against an African American supplier diversity manager by stripping her of her role and duties after she objected to the company’s rolling back its diversity, equity and inclusion practices, according to a lawsuit filed June ...