Dive Brief: A supervisor’s whispered comments to a Merck biotechnician about the tone of his voice did not constitute actionable harassment, according to a Sept. 8 decision of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. The plaintiff ...
Dive Brief: A federal appeals court ruled Tuesday that Houston County, Georgia, did not violate Title VII of the Civil Rights Act by denying coverage of gender-affirming care for a transgender Houston County Sheriff’s Office employee (Lange v. Houston County, ...
Jason Lee is the chief of enterprise at neobank Chime, and the founder of fintechs DailyPay and Salt Labs. Ten years ago, earned wage access (“EWA”) start-ups had the courage to change a century-old pay system. By converting raw, unaudited ...
About 52% of employees feel hopeful about the future of work, yet more than a third feel depressed, according to a Sept. 10 report from the O.C. Tanner Institute. Notably, when employees feel a strong sense of hope, they are ...
Dive Brief: Salesforce’s AI agents have handled “millions of conversations” in recent months while human agents deliver expertise and empathy on calls that need it, co-founder and CEO Marc Benioff said during a Q2 2026 earnings call. On Salesforce’s own ...
Dive Brief: A former employee of chicken restaurant Bojangles had her disability accommodation request denied and was terminated in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act and the Americans with Disabilities Act, she ...
Dive Brief: The cost of health benefits per employee could climb an average of 6.5% next year — the highest increase since 2010, according to preliminary results from Mercer’s 2025 National Survey of Employer-Sponsored Health Plans, released Sept. 4. The ...
The beginning of President Donald Trump’s second presidency has already included “dramatic changes” in labor and employment policy and law — and more are expected, Littler’s Workplace Policy Institute said in its 2025 Labor Day Report, released last week. “In ...
Widening skill gaps have left organizations unprepared to meet the demands of a changing economy, according to Sept. 3 survey results from Skillsoft. Of the 1,000 HR and learning professionals surveyed, only 1 in 10 said they are fully confident ...
Despite ongoing changes in online recruiting in recent months, job board sites remain a popular spot for employers and candidates to connect, according to a Sept. 3 report from iHire. For instance, 69% of employers said they conduct all or ...