Total nonfarm payroll lost 92,000 jobs in February, and the unemployment rate inched up to 4.4%, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — the largest monthly job loss since 2020, discounting the October government shutdown, according to ZipRecruiter. ...

Dive Brief: Despite the emphasis on empathy as an important aspect of good leadership, managers may find a certain level of emotional detachment helpful, particularly in environments where difficult calls are routine, according to new research from resume template provider ...

Eli Lilly is expanding plans to improve access to its obesity shot Zepbound, announcing Thursday an “employer connect” channel that will enable people receiving workplace-provided health coverage to directly purchase the medication without going through their standard insurers. According to ...

Pay ranges on job descriptions have been almost universally lauded as a good thing. Four in 10 workers responding to a 2024 survey by Robert Half said they lose interest when there is no salary transparency in a job listing, ...

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 ...