Dive Brief: The U.S. Department of Labor issued three final rules on Friday outlining the elimination of affirmative action requirements for federal contractors and related diversity, equity and inclusion requirements in line with President Donald Trump’s 2025 executive order. The ...

Dive Brief: Artificial intelligence is one of the most rapidly growing fields, but women only made up 26% of AI hires in 2025 despite comprising half of the hires for non-AI roles, according to research from LinkedIn released Tuesday. In ...

In lieu of other support, many people managers are turning to public artificial intelligence tools to prepare for difficult conversations, according to survey results released Tuesday by The Predictive Index. PI surveyed 399 managers and 208 CEOs and business leaders ...

Dive Brief: Skilled labor demand has almost doubled over the past three years, driven in part by a rise attributed to AI, according to results of a National Fire Protection Association survey released Tuesday. The organization sets standards for fire ...

Dive Brief: The U.S. Department of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service have issued proposed regulations on eligible investments for Trump Accounts, a new type of traditional Individual Retirement Account under the Working Families Tax Cuts.  Per the Thursday ...

Dive Brief: Job applications in the U.S. increased 6% in July, and hiring stayed flat year over year, while openings ended 17% above the July 2025 baseline, according to the latest Workforce Report from software firm ICIMS. The study said ...

Dive Brief: Plagued by the rising cost of living, 35% of U.S. workers said they have pushed out their planned retirement age in just the past three years, according to survey results published Friday by resume builder MyPerfectResume. Of the ...

Dive Brief: Nearly three-quarters of U.S. company leaders expect that in the next four years, about half their business processes will be redesigned or rebuilt around artificial intelligence agents, according to an Aug. 12 report from global consulting firm Deloitte. ...

A former account executive for Salesforce must arbitrate her gender, age and disability claims with the company because she did not plausibly allege a sexual harassment charge that would invoke the Ending Forced Arbitration for Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment ...

Dive Brief: Meta Platforms Inc. allegedly fired a manager for refusing to sign an immigration reference letter he believed was inaccurate, according to a lawsuit filed Monday in a New Jersey federal district court.  The letter was meant to support ...