The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission voted 2-1 Thursday to rescind its Biden-era workplace harassment guidance. The document had faced nearly two years of legal and political scrutiny challenging its provisions protecting transgender employees and employees who seek an abortion. ...

Before the “no tax on tips” provision was tucked into the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, it was a 2024 campaign promise offering tax relief to workers. But in reality, complying with the new law poses a relatively complex challenge for ...

Dive Brief: CEOs in the U.S. said uncertainty was their top economic concern, with 43% ranking that the biggest threat in 2026, followed by 35% who cited the risk of a downturn or recession, according to new data released Jan. ...

Dive Brief: Almost 8 in 10 (79%) millennial knowledge workers are satisfied with their current role, but their loyalty isn’t guaranteed, especially if better pay, clearer growth paths or stronger learning opportunities are on the table, according to recent research ...

Dive Brief: U.S. salary budgets are expected to remain stable in 2026 at 3.4%, the actual salary budget increase experienced last year, according to the results of a survey released Wednesday by global advisory, broking and solutions company WTW. Nearly ...

One year into President Donald Trump’s second term, his diversity, equity and inclusion agenda continues to take shape. The shifts started on Inauguration Day: Trump rescinded a Biden-era mandate that every agency create an equity team; the president also moved ...

Dive Brief: Tech hiring is moderating at the beginning of 2026 — not because of a lack of demand, but because employers are reconsidering how they plan to access tech skills, according to Experis’ Tech Talent Outlook report released Jan. ...

Dive Brief: Forty percent of productivity gains in the workplace due to artificial intelligence are being lost to rework and low-quality output, according to new research from enterprise AI platform Workday. The report found that while AI is helping employees ...

The latest benchmarks reveal what leading employers are standardizing, and what HR leaders should prioritize next. Top Employers 2026 data: how HR is scaling metrics, skills and responsible AI in North America. In North America, HR leaders face dual pressures: ...

Jennifer Serafyn, Dawn Solowey and Sam Schwartz-Fenwick are labor and employment law attorneys at Seyfarth. Serafyn is former chief of the civil rights unit at the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Massachusetts. Solowey and Schwartz-Fenwick are co-chairs of ...