Total nonfarm payroll rose by 162,000 in August, largely driven by stronger-than-expected gains in the “food services and drinking places” category. The unemployment rate remained at 4.1%. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics also revised job numbers for June and ...

With employer costs for workers’ healthcare benefits expected to rise 11.1% in 2027, CFOs are taking notice, according to WTW’s Tim Stawicki. “Finance is leaning in more and helping to manage healthcare costs,” Stawicki, senior managing director of health and benefits ...

Dive Brief: A plant manager at a facility in Northville, Michigan, can move forward with his Family and Medical Leave Act retaliation claim because the company, CW Manufacturing, could not explain why it terminated him but not a similarly situated ...

By: Ryan Golden • Published May 4, 2026 In 2012, a West Virginia coal miner’s religious objection to his employer’s use of a biometric hand scanner led to his firing and, after a lengthy legal dispute, an award of more ...

Dive Brief: U.S. employers expect to set base salary merit increases at 3.2% and total salary increases, which include merit, promotions, cost-of-living adjustments, at 3.5% next year, according to the results of a compensation planning survey released Monday by professional ...

Dive Brief: Data center development has created a significant new demand for employees with specialized skills — especially those in construction, utilities and telecommunications — causing acute labor shortages in the industry and driving up wages, according to an Aug. ...

Dive Brief: Onboarding can sometimes emphasize volume over clarity, according to a new Adobe report that found that employees reported getting an average of 13 onboarding documents and spending about 12 hours looking over materials in their first week at ...

Dive Brief: A federal district court erred when it dismissed a religious discrimination claim alleging that hygiene and health company Essity refused to accommodate an employee’s request for exemption from its COVID-19 vaccination policy, the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of ...

Dive Brief: Cotopaxi repaid workers in two Taiwan fabric mills for the portion of predatory recruitment fees tied to the brand’s production volume at the facilities, per an environmental, social and governance report published in April. After discovering the indicator ...

Dive Brief: Two former Golden State Warriors employees alleged the organization engaged in age, sex and gender-based discrimination, harassment and retaliation, according to a lawsuit filed Aug. 25 in San Francisco County Superior Court. The workers, both of whom are ...