Dive Brief: Starbucks started its quarterly bonus program this month, according to a Monday press release. Cafe workers who reach key metrics can receive quarterly bonuses, called the “Best of Starbucks Reward,” of up to $300. The company is also ...
Dive Brief: Fair chance hiring policies are often framed in a manner that dissuades job candidates who lack criminal histories from applying, but this effect can be mitigated if employers communicate such policies by making a moral case for them, ...
Dive Brief: Following a lawsuit from the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission charging The New York Times with discrimination for not promoting a White male journalist, the news organization filed a counterclaim on July 10, alleging EEOC was engaging in ...
Dive Brief: A former Walmart employee plausibly alleged he was subjected to a hostile work environment based on his sexual orientation, the 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Monday, reversing a New Mexico district court’s finding (Sharpe-Miller v. Walmart, ...
How many working people use drugs in the United States? According to clinical laboratory Quest Diagnostics, nearly 1 in 5 people tested positive for drug use via hair analysis. The firm’s recently released report on the state of 2025 drug use ...
Dive Brief: Two new U.S. government initiatives announced last week are targeting workforce gaps in an effort to create career opportunities and expand critical infrastructure sectors. The U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation announced on July 8 that five organizations will ...
Dive Brief: Some interns hired by quantitative trading firm Susquehanna International Group for next summer will earn $8,600 per week, or $86,000 for the 10-week program, as a base salary. That doesn’t include a signing bonus, housing, breakfast and lunch, ...
Dive Brief: Bakersfield College on July 7 reached a settlement with a professor who sued over the California Community College system’s diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility requirements for faculty. Under the agreement, Bakersfield cannot require the professor to use diversity, ...
Dive Brief: A federal district court has approved a joint dismissal motion between Workday and a former employee who alleged that the company discriminated against her on the basis of her gender and national origin, according to a Thursday court ...
Dive Brief: Digital workers now spend nearly one full workday a week “botsitting,” according to a report recently released by Glean. This work includes everything required to make artificial intelligence usable, including checking outputs, debugging mistakes and fixing “confident-but-wrong” answers, ...