The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission sued automotive manufacturer Dana Sealing Manufacturing, alleging the company illegally acquired genetic information from its employees, and issued a warning to other employers as well. Between 2022 and 2024, the Kentucky-based employer allegedly required ...

U.S. healthcare spending spiked 7.3% last year to reach $5.7 trillion, driven by soaring spending on hospital services and pricey prescription drugs like GLP-1s, according to new government data. The sharp spending growth isn’t primarily caused by increasing prices. Cost growth ...

Dive Brief: Despite a rebound in earnings, early career workers are experiencing negative wage growth thanks to inflationary pressures, according to research from Glassdoor Economic Research released Wednesday. Glassdoor predicted in November that new grads who could land a job ...

While more than 90% of companies surveyed by ManpowerGroup Talent Solutions said they have used artificial intelligence tools for recruiting, fewer than 5% said they saw “transformational” outcomes on any key metrics, according to a report released by the company ...

Lynnelle Long is CHRO at Fidium, an internet and network provider. Most front-line workforce culture strategies are built for the wrong audience. They assume employees are sitting at desks, regularly engaging with companywide messaging and operating closely with leadership.   That ...

Dive Brief: Federal Communications Commission Chairman Brendan Carr told members of Congress that the agency’s investigation of companies’ allegedly discriminatory diversity, equity and inclusion-based programs is “the right thing to do,” in a letter publicly released Tuesday.  The letter is ...

ORLANDO, Fla. — Recruiting is perhaps the biggest application of artificial intelligence in the HR space, with 93% of talent acquisition professionals stating they planned to increase their AI use in 2026. But if employers aren’t careful, their AI tools ...

ORLANDO — Last year was defined not just by diversity, equity and inclusion rollbacks, but by President Donald Trump coming down hard on DEI, with federal agencies enforcing the White House’s agenda accordingly. Legal challenges to Trump’s anti-DEI orders haven’t ...

Dive Brief: The parent company of recruitment brands like Monster and CareerBuilder refuted claims made by competitor Rocket Resume that it engaged in anticompetitive practices in violation of California and federal laws, according to a Thursday court filing. Bold Limited ...

Dive Brief: Generation Z and millennial workers may lack some important soft skills needed to succeed in artificial intelligence-related roles, according to new research from AI candidate screening platform Cangrade. Across every sector, five soft skills appeared in most AI-related ...