Dive Brief: ‘Reverse’ discrimination claims may pose a class-action threat, management-side attorneys have warned. That prediction comes as class-action lawsuit settlements totaled more than $40 billion for the third year in a row, according to Duane Morris LLP’s Class Action ...
Dive Brief: Transcarent, a healthcare platform for self-insured employers, will acquire benefits navigator Accolade for about $621 million, the companies announced Wednesday. The deal will combine Transcarent’s offerings — including an artificial intelligence-backed information and navigation service, health benefits guidance ...
Amid low unemployment levels and a growing skills gap, employers are retooling their compensation and benefits strategy to attract and retain workers. In 2025, compensation budgets are expected to remain above historical trends, and benefits will become even more personalized, ...
Dive Brief: The growing prevalence of manager burnout is one of the most pressing challenges employers will need to address in 2025, according to survey findings by Top Workplaces, an employer recognition program, and its technology platform, Energage. Two-thirds of ...
Although employers want tech expertise, ‘communication’ remains most in-demand skill, analysis shows
Across millions of job postings, employers are seeking a wide range of skills in 2025, including specific technical skills around generative AI and soft skills that help employees adapt to change, according to a Jan. 6 report from Aura Intelligence, ...
Dive Brief: Planned Building Services and its affiliates and Guardian Service Industries, in separate agreements with the Federal Trade Commission, have agreed to stop enforcing no-hire agreements they require of the building owners who contract with them to provide building ...
J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. will join competitor Goldman Sachs in requiring workers to be in the office five days a week, according to a Bloomberg report — suggesting the policy may be becoming the new norm for financial services ...
During the job search process, numerous factors can raise red flags and drive away talent, with the biggest “ick” being jobs that offer minimal annual leave, according to a survey from StandOut CV. About two-thirds of survey respondents also said ...
By: Carolyn Crist • Published Nov. 1, 2024 Nearly 8 in 10 employees have experienced burnout in the last year — leading to lower engagement for more than half of workers and reduced productivity for more than a third of workers, ...
Dive Brief: Illinois law now protects workers from employment discrimination based on their family responsibilities. Under the law, which took effect Jan. 1, employers in the state can’t make decisions about recruitment, hiring, promotion, and more based on a worker ...