One plaintiff is seeking millions after he allegedly was retaliated against and wrongfully terminated for trying to investigate potentially unlawful conduct at a baby product manufacturer, and another claimed her employer used a “blatantly wrong” interpretation of China’s mandatory retirement ...

U.S. salary budget increases are expected to stay put at 3.5% in 2026, down just 0.1% from 2025, signaling a cooling talent market, as well as increased budgetary pressure on employers, according to data published Thursday by compensation vendor PayScale. ...

HR professionals have much on their minds ahead of the 2025 open enrollment season, but a perhaps understated issue concerns employees’ long-term worries about their finances. More than two-thirds of workers in a recent multigenerational survey published by the Transamerica ...

Dive Brief: Honeywell International, Inc., allegedly violated the Age Discrimination in Employment Act when it illegally subjected a U.S. citizen working in Shanghai to China’s mandatory retirement age and fired her solely because she turned 55, the employee claims in a ...

Most Americans view the skilled trades as essential yet undervalued, with 91% agreeing that blue-collar jobs are as important as white-collar jobs, and 86% saying trade careers are overlooked in schools today, according to a July 31 report from The ...

Dive Brief: Nine in 10 workers over the age of 50 said they have experienced ageism in the workplace, according to a Resume Now survey of 878 workers conducted in May. The survey revealed “a major disconnect between older and ...

The former general counsel of baby products manufacturer Munchkin, Inc., has filed a lawsuit against the company alleging a toxic work culture, discrimination, retaliation and wrongful termination at both Munchkin and its parent company, Why Brands, Inc. The complaint in ...

Dive Brief: BP expects to eliminate 6,200 corporate positions, or about 15% of its office-based workforce, by the end of the year as part of its ongoing cost-reduction strategy, Chief Financial Officer Kate Thompson said during the company’s second quarter ...

Only half of employees believe their employers’ policies around artificial intelligence usage are “very clear” and 57% said they may use AI in ways that violate company policies, per a report from Resume Now. “Without clear policies, employees may unintentionally ...

Employee referral programs can be a benefit to hiring managers. Not only do employees identify potential candidates and eliminate the need for extensive searches and/or shuffling through mountains of resumes, but employees are also rewarded for their role in the ...