President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday challenging the growing ecosystem of state AI laws and setting the stage for a federal policy to oversee the technology, citing concerns over compliance challenges for businesses and stymying innovation.  The executive ...

Dive Brief: JPMorgan Chase subjected Black job candidates to “fake” interviews as part of its “performative” approach to DEI, an applicant with more than two decades of experience in the financial services industry alleged in a lawsuit filed Wednesday (Jackson ...

Dive Brief: Hiring intentions appear to be set for a rebound in 2026, according to a recent Express Employment Professionals and Harris Poll survey, though organizations still expect to confront skill gaps and technology-induced job cuts. Two-thirds of U.S. hiring ...

Dive Brief: A group of 20 states filed a lawsuit Friday alleging that President Donald Trump’s proclamation implementing a $100,000 fee on new H-1B skilled worker visas is unlawful, and should be vacated and set aside. The plaintiffs in California ...

Dive Brief: U.S. businesses need to be prepared to navigate a “fluctuating and unstable regulatory landscape” in the wake of President Donald Trump’s recent executive order seeking to block certain state artificial intelligence laws, according to a legal analysis. Critics ...

Globally, many employers plan to sustain a stable hiring outlook going into 2026, according to a Dec. 9 report from ManpowerGroup. While 40% intend to increase headcount during the first quarter, 40% will maintain current staffing levels and 16% expect ...

A former employee of the Animal Services Department for Miami-Dade County, Florida, failed to show she was terminated at the end of her probationary period due to her disability, rather than for poor performance, the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of ...

More workers are seeking a new job moving into 2026 than a year ago —  but current market conditions are pitting more applicants against each other, according to a Thursday report from Robert Half. Of 2,000 employed workers surveyed, 38% ...

Dive Brief: SHRM allegedly rescinded a job offer after a candidate requested to have her trained service dog accompany her to the office as a reasonable accommodation, in violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act and the Virginia Human Rights ...

Corporate employers could jeopardize the progress made in women’s representation in recent years — unless they recommit to gender diversity goals, according to a Dec. 9 report from LeanIn.org and McKinsey & Co. About half of the surveyed companies said ...