As the Trump administration changes the federal approach to diversity, equity and inclusion policy and takes aim at employers’ use of certain inclusive programs, approaches to pay equity could hang in the balance.  “The executive orders have ruffled feathers and ...

Recent rollbacks to company diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives appear to be affecting women, including their career plans and subsequent job behavior, according to a Women in the Workplace Survey from Fairygodboss. In a survey of more than 400 women, ...

Dive Brief: U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Acting Chair Andrea Lucas has selected Shannon Royce, former president of the Christian Employers Alliance, to serve as her chief of staff, Lucas said in a LinkedIn post Tuesday.  Royce left CEA in ...

Few phrases have fallen out of favor in public discourse quite so much as the three-letter shorthand for diversity, equity and inclusion. But despite the uncertainty that pervades DEI, employers do not have to back down from its individual components, ...

As manufacturers look to adopt the latest artificial intelligence and automated technologies to drive efficiency on the shop floor and remain competitive, one of the biggest challenges is convincing their workers that the changes are a good idea. Today’s U.S. ...

The global percentage of engaged employees fell to 21% in 2024, only the second time the metric has fallen in the past 12 years — and managers may be at the heart of the problem, according to a Gallup report ...

A Florida-based business services company must pay $250,000 to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. The Results Companies, LLC, hired a blind person in Texas to be a telephone-based customer service representative for ...

HR often sorts out relationship dynamics between co-workers, but what about external harassment?  Business leaders should know that they can be legally liable for harassment and discrimination born from clients, vendors and customers. For example, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity ...

Every day, new updates come out of Washington, D.C. regarding the changing face of the federal government, labor, and how the largest employer sets the tone for private employers. When it comes to learning and development, the public sector also plays ...

More than half of hiring managers in tech surveyed by General Assembly said their companies are likely to conduct layoffs within the next year — and workers with jobs that can be replaced by artificial intelligence tools may be on ...