Dive Brief: Four in 10 privately insured adults reported higher healthcare costs in the past year, according to a new survey released Monday by the Employee Benefit Research Institute. Among those, roughly a third had trouble covering their bills, and ...

Dive Brief: In an era of persistent volatility and accelerating change, HR professionals must reinvent their operating model to future-proof themselves from irrelevancy, according to Mercer’s Global Talent Trends for 2026. More than a third (35%) of 1,650 HR leaders ...

Dive Brief: Employees who have more autonomy report lower burnout and greater engagement, according to a new white paper from the University of Phoenix College of Doctoral Studies. The research found that when managers consistently emphasize trust, clarity and shared ...

Dive Brief: Owners for the NFL’s Washington Commanders agreed to pay $1 million to resolve allegations that the team maintained an abusive workplace culture and failed to disclose information pertinent to an investigation of the abuse in violation of Washington, ...

Dive Brief: An employer did not violate the Family and Medical Leave Act when it refused to grant a fired employee retroactive leave, the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals held Tuesday (Chitwood v. Ascension Health Alliance.) The employee, an ...

A federal appeals court’s decision allowing two of President Donald Trump’s executive orders targeting diversity, equity and inclusion programs to stand won’t preclude future challenges of the administration’s anti-DEI enforcement, management-side attorneys told HR Dive. Upon returning to the White ...

Dive Brief: While 69% of HR departments said total employee compensation is important to achieving business and HR goals, only 25% believed they were very effective in this area, according to analysis from HR research and advisory firm McLean & ...

David Urban is senior counsel at Liebert Cassidy Whitmore, where he represents public agencies and public and private educational institutions in labor and employment law, with a focus on First Amendment, Title IX and constitutional issues. Free speech serves as ...

A former field leader at Chipotle failed to show he was fired because of age discrimination rather than due to the company’s findings of pest and cleanliness issues at restaurants in his patch, or region of responsibility, the 10th U.S. ...

Dive Brief: The majority of full-time workers in an 800-person survey conducted by Monster said they’re “at least somewhat workaholic,” with at least 45% saying they’re “definitely workaholic.” Half of respondents (47%) said their company’s culture was a top reason ...