Private security companies Citiguard and Metroguard USA face potential liability for allegedly hiring an unfit armed security guard who later fatally shot a Home Depot customer, the customer’s parents claim in an Oct. 2 wrongful death lawsuit against the companies, Home ...

Dive Brief: Knowledge workers are grappling with expanding workloads, and they are leaning on AI to address the challenge, according to a Sapio Research survey commissioned by Wrike. Just over half of knowledge workers say AI has somewhat or greatly ...

Despite increases in revenue and employee productivity, U.S. manufacturers are reporting recruitment and retention challenges heading into the final quarter of 2024, according to an Oct. 3 report from UKG. For instance 76% of manufacturers reported year-over-year revenue increases and ...

Manager performance is inextricably linked to team performance, various studies show — but many are not trained in preparation for their duties. It’s common, particularly in certain fields, to promote employees due to their technical prowess, one report indicated. However, ...

The percent of women as student drivers and trainees in the transportation industry shrank in recent years, according to a 2024 survey from The National Transportation Institute. Women represented around 10.7% of student drivers and trainees this year, even though ...

Dive Brief: Amazon violated federal labor laws as a joint employer of California logistics employees represented by the Teamsters union, the National Labor Relations Board alleged in a Sept. 30 complaint. The complaint alleges that Amazon interfered with, restrained and ...

Dive Brief: Shimmick Construction allegedly engaged in sex-based discrimination against a woman employee and forced her to resign after she cooperated in a subsequent investigation, according to a lawsuit filed by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.  At the U.S. Army ...

In this time of financial crisis, organizations have the power to help employees build toward their financial future. Employees are feeling the pain of our turbulent economy. Increasing personal debt and rising healthcare costs are forcing employees to sacrifice their ...

The next U.S. Supreme Court term begins today, and with it comes a fresh new slate of cases including a few that touch upon labor and employment law issues. One of these is Stanley v. City of Sanford, which involves ...

As the holiday season approaches, 44% of managers in retail, hospitality and food service say they’re planning to hire more seasonal workers this year, according to an Oct. 3 report from Axonify. Front-line managers said they’re hiring more workers because ...