Dive Brief: Most organizations don’t see the benefits of their diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives because they place too much emphasis on the wrong goal — hiring diverse talent, according to a May 26 analysis published in the MIT Sloan Management ...

Through its first five months, 2025 has not been kind to diversity, equity and inclusion.  On his first day in office, President Donald Trump issued an executive order targeting “wasteful government DEI programs” in which his administration characterized government DEI ...

Few companies have aligned their workforce strategies with their artificial intelligence investments, leaving a major gap in preparedness and talent needs, according to a May 29 report from Kyndryl, an enterprise technology services firm. About 7 in 10 leaders responding ...

The U.S. Department of Labor on Monday announced an opinion letter program that aims to allow individuals or organizations to receive official written interpretations of how labor laws apply to specific situations. The program will span five departments — the ...

HR Dive’s Identity of HR survey this year revealed a profession in flux, requiring HR professionals to deal with a tangle of contradictory challenges.  Despite a softening labor market, hiring remains a big challenge — yet training to upskill workers ...

Most employees responding to a recent survey said they believe employers are passing over competent candidates because employers aren’t willing to train them, according to a May 28 report from Express Employment Professionals. In addition, 87% said companies should prioritize ...

A virtual reality environment can help employees who work with robots practice complex tasks, according to new research from the University of Georgia. In the recycling industry, for instance, workers may use robots to disassemble electronics into separate parts for ...

Half of mothers in the “sandwich generation” — those who support both children and adult dependents — say they’ve left a job due to their caregiving responsibilities, according to a May 29 report from Motherly and the University of Phoenix ...

Dive Brief: The White House’s 2026 fiscal year budget proposal for the U.S. Department of Labor would eliminate the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs while shuffling some of OFCCP’s functions to other agencies. Per the document, President Donald Trump’s ...

There’s a video on TikTok that has, as of early June, been liked nearly 1 million times. In it, a man in a suit and tie smiles and raises his eyebrows in excitement at the camera. A caption over the ...