Dive Brief: Nearly 1 in 4 Generation X workers spends the equivalent of two full workdays each week on caregiving responsibilities, creating the need for more conversations about employee support, workplace flexibility and long-term workforce planning, according to a July ...

Dive Brief: The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals declined Monday to abandon the U.S. Supreme Court’s McDonnell Douglas test for adjudicating employment discrimination claims, but two members of a three-judge panel signaled that the test’s days may be numbered. ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Bryon Bass is now in his third year leading the Disability Management Employer Coalition, but he’s no stranger to the space. Bass worked in the absence and disability management industry for two decades before becoming CEO of ...

The line between one’s work and at-home selves may be more blurred than employers think. Workers who felt that their communities were inclusive reported greater psychological safety at work, according to a July report on inclusion climate and psychological safety, ...

Dive Brief: As workers use artificial intelligence to explore career development opportunities both at their current jobs and at other organizations, it has created “a new form of workforce misalignment,” according to a University of Phoenix white paper released Friday.  ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — From civil unrest to the COVID-19 pandemic, the past few years have taken a toll on workers, said Kristin Tugman, a consultant on health and productivity. “We are in crisis fatigue, all of us,” Tugman said during ...

Dive Brief: Employee confidence reached its lowest-ever point in Glassdoor’s Employee Confidence Index last month, the company said Monday, reflecting growing concerns about job security and cost increases. Glassdoor found that 43.5% of employees reported a positive six-month business outlook ...

Dive Brief: A statistical science director at Thermo Fisher Scientific alleged the company violated his sincerely held religious beliefs by failing to accommodate his request for a 401(k) plan option that doesn’t invest in fossil fuels (Hartley v. Thermo Fisher ...

Dive Brief: The Colorado jury that awarded a former SHRM employee $11.5 million in a race discrimination and retaliation trial was given improper instruction and “inflamed by prejudice,” human resources association SHRM argued in the opening brief of its appeal ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The No. 1 question Julie Hocker, assistant secretary of labor for disability employment policy, says she gets asked is, ‘‘Is [artificial intelligence] competing for jobs with people with disabilities?’ Her answer is a resounding “no.” “AI is ...