Citizens Bank will adopt a companywide noncompetitive reassignment policy as part of a settlement agreement resolving a disability discrimination lawsuit, according to a Nov. 22 announcement. It also will pay $100,000 to resolve the claim, which alleged the bank refused ...
Dive Brief: The U.S. Senate on Tuesday failed to advance President Joe Biden’s pick to head the U.S. Department of Labor’s Employment and Training Administration (ETA). In a 44-51 vote, legislators rejected invoking cloture on Democrat José Javier Rodríguez, effectively ...
McDonald’s has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to decide whether hiring restrictions between franchise operators under the same brand should be presumed subject to federal antitrust laws, as well as whether courts should ignore the “procompetitive impact” of such restrictions ...
U.S. companies increasingly are turning to new and uncommon benefits as a way to recruit and retain employees. Climbing the list? Family support, particularly for adoption and fostering. As more companies offer paid parental leave and extended family leave, a ...
Dive Brief: Gucci will relocate its design office from Rome to Milan in the first half of 2024, affecting 153 out of 219 employees, according to a source familiar with the move. In response to the announcement, the source confirmed ...
Dive Brief: The California Privacy Protection Agency proposed Nov. 27 rules that could allow consumers in the state to opt out of and ask for more information regarding the use of certain automated decision-making technology, including that used in hiring processes, ...
More than a third of consulting and industry professionals plan to look for a new role in the upcoming year, according to a Nov. 20 report from The Barton Partnership, a consulting and executive search firm. Consultants said they’re looking for ...
Dive Brief: Fifty-five percent of employees said a good salary was a top factor that made them feel most fulfilled at work, according to a United Culture survey of more than 1,000 global workers. Collaborating and “doing something worthwhile” were ...
WASHINGTON, D.C. — AI has been top of mind all year, but Sam Altman’s ousting from OpenAI — and subsequent rehiring — have really upped the stakes. The OpenAI drama permeated news feeds, Slack channels and social media conversations, reaffirming ...
Dive Brief: The average per-worker cost of employer-sponsored health insurance rose by 5.2% this year, reaching more than $15,700, according to a survey by consulting firm Mercer. Smaller businesses face even sharper cost hikes. On average, costs rose 7.8% for ...