When it first launched in 2018, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Payroll Audit Independent Determination program, or PAID, allowed employers to self-report potential violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act. The new iteration of the program, launched last year, has ...

Dive Brief: SHRM motioned for a new trial Friday in a case that last year resulted in a $11.5 million jury verdict against the HR organization, calling that decision “the result of passion, prejudice or bias” and “poisoned by the ...

Dive Brief: A former football staffer for The Ohio State University alleged in a Feb. 3 lawsuit that the school failed to properly investigate his harassment complaint because he is male (Lyberger v. The Ohio State University). Both the plaintiff ...

Dive Brief: Sixty-two percent of HR leaders said their industry was facing a self-inflicted talent crisis and attributed the problem to outdated hiring practices, according to the sixth annual HR trends report from human capital management tech company Isolved. In the ...

More workers are unemployed and job cuts are spiking, according to a few reports released last week, indicating ongoing pessimism and caution by employers in 2026. U.S. employers announced 108,435 job cuts in January — the highest total for the ...

“The Stretch: Workforce health and benefits – expanded” is a cutting-edge podcast series hosted by Aon that explores the latest breakthroughs and emerging ideas in workplace health and benefits. Join us as we stretch the boundaries of what’s possible in ...

Retirement plans remain a core element of total rewards, critical to attracting and retaining talent. What’s changing is not their importance, but their complexity and the associated risks. The way HR governs and resources 401(k) plans has become a higher ...

Dive Brief: Battleground Restaurants and Battleground Restaurant Group, owners of the Kickback Jack’s brand, will pay $1,111,300 to settle allegations by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission that the companies refused to hire men as servers, bartenders, hosts and other ...

Dive Brief: A federal judge dismissed a lawsuit filed by Missouri’s attorney general claiming that Starbucks’ diversity, equity and inclusion programs discriminated on the basis of race and sex, according to a Thursday decision. Judge John Ross of the U.S. ...

Dive Brief: Employees in the U.S. said they’re struggling to rebound from stress, disruption or unexpected events, and only 35% said they consistently feel resilient, according to new research from New York Life Group Benefit Solutions. However, the survey also ...