America may be more polarized than ever and HR professionals say this attitude continues to bleed into the workplace. More than a decade ago, Pew Research Center found that Republicans and Democrats were more ideologically divided than the 20 years ...

In a global survey, only 19% of organizations said they’re ready for mandated pay transparency, with another 58% saying they’re “getting ready” for new laws, according to a July 10 report from Aon plc. Across North America, 25% said they’re ...

Dive Brief: A former HR manager for Clorox agreed to end her lawsuit alleging that the company terminated her in retaliation for raising complaints about discriminatory practices at an Atlanta facility, according to a July 10 court filing. Per the ...

Editor’s note: This is the second article in a two-part HR Dive series about the effects of climate change on worker health. Part one covered analysts’ attempts to determine the cost of extreme weather events exacerbated by climate change on ...

A large majority of U.S. adults say the cost of attaining a college degree is more expensive than it actually is — a perception that may cause some to forgo education beyond high school, according to a May report from ...

An Israeli researcher sued Stanford University July 10 for allegedly allowing colleagues, amid campus-wide antisemitism, to subject him to a hostile work environment and cause him to be fired because he is Jewish and Israeli. Per the complaint in Laps ...

Employers appear to be increasingly focused on comprehensive well-being programs to meet workforce needs, and nearly 1 in 3 U.S. organizations report plans to expand their voluntary benefit offerings by 2027, according to a July 9 report from Gallagher. For ...

Most U.S. employers are expected to maintain their salary budgets for 2026, with increases remaining flat at 3.5%, matching actual increases for 2025, according to a July 8 report from WTW, a global advisory firm. In a survey of more ...

Some jobs are inherently more challenging than others, due to higher stress levels, degree of physical and mental risk, and overall responsibility. Roles in industries like logging, fishing, construction, and mining top the list for risk of personal injury. Firefighters, ...

Freelancers make up nearly half of the global workforce — and that number’s only going up. Contingent workforces — assembled based on project needs, encompassing contractors, freelancers and other temporary workers — are on the rise as companies aim to ...