As a benefits leader, you’re navigating a new landscape in health care – from generational shifts in the workforce and rising rates of chronic illness to escalating pharmacy costs and economic uncertainty. It all adds up to the most challenging ...
The numbers are out, and they are sobering. According to recent Gallup data, the global workforce has seen roughly eight million fewer engaged workers since 2020. For CHROs and people leaders, however, this statistic is hardly surprising. It’s a formal ...
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission on Thursday adopted an enforcement plan that formalizes its commitment to President Donald Trump’s priorities. The commission rescinded its 2024-2028 Strategic Enforcement Plan, finalized under former President Joe Biden in fall 2023, and voted ...
Dive Brief: Proper Ventures and WSRZ Proper, operators of Proper 21 restaurants in Washington, D.C., allegedly pressured a pregnant floor manager to take maternity leave earlier than she intended, fired her while she was on leave and hired a male ...
Dive Brief: A lower court erred in dismissing a Florida police officer’s military leave bias lawsuit for lack of standing because the plaintiff could have sought other relief, even after his employer offered back pay and other corrective actions in ...
Total nonfarm payroll rose by 172,000 jobs in May, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, beating private employer estimates. Unemployment remained unchanged at 4.3%. The May report revised March and April’s numbers up a total of 93,000 jobs, ...
Dive Brief: Artificial intelligence was the leading reason cited for U.S. job cuts for the third consecutive month in May, accounting for a record 38,579 announced layoffs, outplacement firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas said in a report Thursday. The figure ...
Dive Brief: While 81% of leaders said employees have become more productive over the past 12 months, 85% of employees said they’re significantly stressed at work, according to a BambooHR survey released June 2. The company called this disparity between ...
Dive Brief: A federal workplace safety inspector sued the U.S. Department of Labor Wednesday, alleging her supervisor sexually harassed her and blocked a potential pay increase, among other claims (Sanders v. DOL). The Occupational Safety and Health Administration inspector alleged ...
Menopause benefits may begin heating up in today’s workplace, experts tell HR Dive. Long a gap in coverage for women workers, demand is starting to push some employers to take action. Menopause is “a normal part of aging” and marks ...