Dive Brief: Many people are susceptible to digital job scams these days, research from LinkedIn indicates: Nearly 3 in 4 professionals said they sometimes stop and think about an open role’s legitimacy before applying, with just over 1 in 4 ...

Maternity care is one of the largest and fastest-growing healthcare expenses for employers, with maternity-related claims consistently ranking among the top five cost drivers and increasing an estimated 8–12% annually. While childbirth is a routine part of healthcare, the costs ...

Traditionally, employers use their benefits to give to their employees. Today, employees want to use their benefits to give back. That shift creates an important inflection point for employers to rethink how they design culture and community in the workplace. ...

“The Stretch: Workforce health and benefits – expanded” is a cutting-edge podcast series hosted by Aon that explores the latest breakthroughs and emerging ideas in workplace health and benefits. Join us as we stretch the boundaries of what’s possible in ...

Dive Brief: An Illinois nursing home operator failed to secure summary judgment in a U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission lawsuit alleging a hostile work environment and retaliation against a former employee who was sexually harassed by a supervisor, according to ...

Dive Brief: IBM has been sued for at least the second time in less than a year for allegedly firing an African American executive because of her race and allegedly in response to the Trump administration’s efforts to end employment-related ...

Total nonfarm payroll rose by 115,000 in April, and the unemployment rate remained at 4.3%, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, beating economists’ expectations despite being considered a slowdown compared to March. The numbers point to a market becoming ...

Dive Brief: U.S. technology companies announced 33,361 job cuts in April, bringing the sector’s total layoffs for the first four months of 2026 to 85,411 — a year-over-year increase of 33%, outplacement firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas said in a ...

Dive Brief: The merit increases employers awarded this year were only slightly below previous projections, with a mean 3.1% merit increase, versus a 3.2% projection in October 2025, according to the latest Mercer QuickPulse Compensation Planning Survey. Average total increases ...

Dive Brief: Altering the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s final rule implementing the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act to remove protections for workers undergoing fertility treatments could cause employers to unlawfully deny accommodation requests, a group of Democratic senators wrote to ...