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Walmart cuts market coordinator role

Dive Brief: Furthering its efforts to streamline company structures, Walmart is eliminating its market coordinator role, according to a Wednesday internal email from Walmart U.S. Executive Vice President of Store Operations Cedric Clark. The mass retailer is also cutting some ...

Catholic bishops seek to block PWFA rule requiring accommodations for medical-related abortions

Dive Brief: The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops asked a federal judge in Louisiana July 15 to temporarily block the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission from enforcing part of its Pregnancy Workers Fairness Act rule requiring USCCB members to accommodate abortions ...

Driven by finances, more workers join the job hunt

In June, 34% of the U.S. labor force said they had engaged in some type of job-seeking activity during the past 90 days, up from 27% in January, according to a July 17 report from CompTIA. Workers cited a changing ...

George Mason University faces federal probe into hiring and promotion practices

The U.S. Department of Justice on Thursday opened an investigation into George Mason University to determine whether it discriminates against employees based on sex and race, including in promotion and tenure decisions. The news comes after the U.S. Department of ...

2 in 5 workers say personal social media use poses a career risk

In a survey, 44% of U.S. workers said an active social media presence could more likely hurt someone’s career than help it, according to a July 17 report from the American Staffing Association. In contrast, 37% said an active social ...

58% of Gen Z workers say their job is a ‘situationship’

For many Generation Z workers, a job isn’t a career — it’s what they would call a “situationship,” a temporary arrangement with no long-term commitment. That’s according to a survey of 1,008 professionals conducted by invoice factoring service Gateway Commercial ...

5 stories on the state of PTO and vacation benefits

As they wade through the waning months of summer, HR teams may well see a wave of time-off requests on company calendars, if they haven’t already. But the prospect of taking time off — whether for a vacation or for ...

Mailbag: We want an opinion letter from DOL. How should we write our request?

In HR Dive’s Mailbag series, we answer HR professionals’ questions about all things work. Have a question? Send it to [email protected]. Q: My team has a complicated compliance question. We believe it would be helpful to have insight from the ...

In an era of loneliness, belonging may be the key to employee and business success

Amid increasing reports of worker loneliness and disconnection, workplaces with a sense of belonging may help their employees feel seen, heard and connected at work, according to a July 15 report from McLean & Co. In new research, McLean found ...

Return-to-office orders drive attendance bump, but hybrid work tools remain crucial

Return-to-office mandates are heating up again, with well-known companies like Starbucks, Target and Google in the past month ordering employees to increase their time in the office. Some have initiated voluntary exit programs for those who would rather not.  Hybrid ...