The majority of leaders surveyed by General Assembly said entry-level employees remain unready for their jobs, despite perceiving them as more prepared than last year, according to a report the talent pipeline company released Sept. 23. Only 22% of company ...
Dive Brief: Organizations are at the tipping point for change, with more than 50% of business leaders expecting to implement 3 or more changes in the next two years, while most employees say they can only absorb 1-2 major changes ...
This week, employers scrambled to deal with the implications of one very specific number implemented by the Trump administration as a fee on every new H-1B visa petition. Elsewhere, Glassdoor published a report documenting a decline in employee ratings of ...
Dive Brief: A former employee accused disability employment staffing firm Peak Performers of disability discrimination, alleging that managers denied her requests for unpaid leave to attend depression and anxiety treatments twice a week, and later, several weeks of unpaid time ...
As artificial intelligence becomes more prevalent in business operations, U.S. workers feel hesitant about their employers using AI for payroll and paycheck processing, according to a Sept. 18 report from PayrollOrg. In a survey of more than 25,000 Americans, 34% ...
The more financial savvy women possess, the less satisfied they are with their benefits, study finds
Dive Brief: Women who reported the highest level of financial acumen are less satisfied with the benefits their companies offer, according to a report released Sept. 11 by The Standard, a provider of financial protection products. Three-quarters of women who ...
Dive Brief: Amid rising healthcare costs, Amazon announced benefit updates Sept. 17 that include a “reduced-cost” healthcare plan for its fulfillment and transportation employees. Workers on the plan will only need to pay $5 a week and $5 for copays ...
Alejandro Pérez is a partner at Pierson Ferdinand and board president of the ACLU of Arizona. In 2025, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement audits are showing up with teeth, and employers, particularly those in construction, healthcare, logistics and agriculture, are ...
Amazon workers won class certification Monday in a lawsuit alleging they should have been paid for new hire events (Martinho v. Amazon.com). The lead plaintiff received an offer for a nonexempt position at a California fulfillment center, contingent on the ...
The number of states and localities with panic button laws is small but growing as incidents like the Manhattan office building shooting in July raise concerns over worksite violence. “It takes an incident to put [the need for panic buttons] ...