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Most employees would accept lower salary to work with close friends, KPMG finds

As Americans report surging levels of loneliness, 57% of workers would work at a job 10% below market rate — even over a job at 10% above market rate compensation — in exchange for working with close friends, according to ...

Professor’s ‘Twitter tirade’ — not bias — caused opportunities to be revoked, 6th Circuit finds

Kent State University did not discriminate or retaliate when it decided to deny a transgender professor a previously offered course-load reallocation and a transfer to work on the main campus, the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals found Sept. 12, ...

Court approves $43M settlement in Disney gender pay discrimination case

Dive Brief: A Los Angeles state judge on Monday granted final approval of a $43.25 million settlement in a class-action lawsuit alleging that The Walt Disney Co. underpaid women workers, according to court documents.  The lawsuit alleged that Disney paid ...

Close to half of L&D leaders say they worry AI could replace them

More than 40% of learning and development leaders surveyed by LearnUpon, an LMS provider, said that AI could entirely replace their roles, according to a report released Sept. 16 — but many also expressed confidence in their role’s importance, exemplifying ...

US faces shortfall of 5.3M college-educated workers by 2032

Dive Brief: The U.S. will need over 5 million additional workers who have at least some postsecondary education by 2032, according to a report released Tuesday by Georgetown University’s Center on Education and the Workforce. Of that total, 4.5 million ...

Training, clear communication could quell concerns about job security, workers say

Dive Brief: Training and clear communication from senior leadership may alleviate some workers’ worries about job security, an Express Employment Professionals–Harris Poll survey found. More than 4 in 10 workers said as much, according to the Sept. 10 results. Employer ...

Amid a confidence crisis, Gen Z workers lack career mentorship, report finds

Generation Z workers are facing a major lack of confidence in their careers, with 1 in 3 reporting overwhelming uncertainty about their future, mental health, work-life balance and finances, according to a Sept. 9 report from Big Brothers Big Sisters ...

HR manager’s bias concerns weren’t the basis for her firing, 6th Circuit finds

Dive Brief: A former HR director for the University of Toledo failed to show that the university fired her in retaliation for her opposition to what she perceived as an unlawful promotion decision, the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ...

Back to Basics: How the ADA restricts medical exams and inquiries for current employees

Editor’s note: The Back to Basics column serves as an accessible way to understand employment law. If you’re new to HR (or just need a little refresher), follow along as the HR Dive team speaks with legal experts, peruses federal ...

EEOC: Cheerwine bottling company fired an employee because of her MS, despite doctor’s clearance

Piedmont Cheerwine Bottling Co. allegedly violated the Americans with Disabilities Act when it required an employee with multiple sclerosis to submit to a medical exam and fired her after receiving the results, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission claimed in ...