For years, employers have responded to workforce needs by expanding benefits. Mental health support. Family-building programs. Virtual care. Chronic condition management. Caregiving resources. Each investment is intended to improve access to care. Yet as benefits have expanded, the healthcare experience ...

Growth is a milestone every small and midsize business works toward, but it also changes the way a business operates. Expanding into new markets, hiring employees, digitizing workflows and implementing new payroll systems create new opportunities for long-term success. They ...

San Francisco-based OpenAI OpCo LLC and its software development subsidiary Statsig Inc. agreed to pay $3.2 million to settle allegations they discriminated against U.S. workers in favor of foreign workers during recruitment and hiring related to the Permanent Labor Certification ...

Dive Brief: A district court wrongly granted summary judgment to Orkin in a former pest control technician’s failure-to-accommodate claim because a reasonable jury could have found that the plaintiff was entitled to reassignment, the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ...

Dive Brief: Small businesses could face a double-digit increase in premiums for their health coverage next year, as insurers contend with rising medical prices, expensive specialty drugs and other factors inflating spending. Insurers are requesting a median 14% premium increase ...

Nonfarm payroll employment decreased by 23,000 jobs in July, while the unemployment rate inched down to 4.1%, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the first net decline of jobs since February. Employment numbers for June and May were ...

Dive Brief: About 95% of artificial intelligence-related productivity discussions on corporate earnings calls from 2000 through 2025 discuss future gains, according to a new study from the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis. By comparison, about 75% of productivity conversations ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Hot flashes.  Night sweats. Irritability. Itchy ears. Yes, itchy ears.  The symptoms of menopause — and perimenopause — are different for everyone and can last years, experts said Wednesday during a session at the 2026 Disability Management ...

Dive Brief: It’s not necessarily clear that an employer must allow an employee to fix Family and Medical Leave Act certification authenticity issues before contacting the certifying medical provider, the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals held Tuesday (Mook v. ...

In the early days of AI adoption in the workplace, many debated whether the move would result in job losses, or whether it could create enough new jobs to offset cuts. Now a few years in, employers may be capturing ...