Dive Brief: A Los Angeles state judge on Monday granted final approval of a $43.25 million settlement in a class-action lawsuit alleging that The Walt Disney Co. underpaid women workers, according to court documents. The lawsuit alleged that Disney paid ...
More than 40% of learning and development leaders surveyed by LearnUpon, an LMS provider, said that AI could entirely replace their roles, according to a report released Sept. 16 — but many also expressed confidence in their role’s importance, exemplifying ...
Dive Brief: The U.S. will need over 5 million additional workers who have at least some postsecondary education by 2032, according to a report released Tuesday by Georgetown University’s Center on Education and the Workforce. Of that total, 4.5 million ...
Dive Brief: Training and clear communication from senior leadership may alleviate some workers’ worries about job security, an Express Employment Professionals–Harris Poll survey found. More than 4 in 10 workers said as much, according to the Sept. 10 results. Employer ...
Generation Z workers are facing a major lack of confidence in their careers, with 1 in 3 reporting overwhelming uncertainty about their future, mental health, work-life balance and finances, according to a Sept. 9 report from Big Brothers Big Sisters ...
Dive Brief: A former HR director for the University of Toledo failed to show that the university fired her in retaliation for her opposition to what she perceived as an unlawful promotion decision, the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ...
Editor’s note: The Back to Basics column serves as an accessible way to understand employment law. If you’re new to HR (or just need a little refresher), follow along as the HR Dive team speaks with legal experts, peruses federal ...
Piedmont Cheerwine Bottling Co. allegedly violated the Americans with Disabilities Act when it required an employee with multiple sclerosis to submit to a medical exam and fired her after receiving the results, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission claimed in ...
Dive Brief: The global hiring market may be turning more “measured” in the wake of economic uncertainty, according to a Sept. 9 report from ManpowerGroup. Forty-five percent of employers surveyed said they intend to maintain current workforce levels in 2025 ...
Dive Brief: Despite speculation that AI will replace human customer service agents, Gartner anticipates that no Fortune 500 companies will eliminate human agents by 2028. The analyst firm also predicts that among those organizations that expect to severely reduce contact ...