Dive Brief: Data center development has created a significant new demand for employees with specialized skills — especially those in construction, utilities and telecommunications — causing acute labor shortages in the industry and driving up wages, according to an Aug. ...

Dive Brief: Onboarding can sometimes emphasize volume over clarity, according to a new Adobe report that found that employees reported getting an average of 13 onboarding documents and spending about 12 hours looking over materials in their first week at ...

Dive Brief: A federal district court erred when it dismissed a religious discrimination claim alleging that hygiene and health company Essity refused to accommodate an employee’s request for exemption from its COVID-19 vaccination policy, the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of ...

Dive Brief: Cotopaxi repaid workers in two Taiwan fabric mills for the portion of predatory recruitment fees tied to the brand’s production volume at the facilities, per an environmental, social and governance report published in April. After discovering the indicator ...

Dive Brief: Two former Golden State Warriors employees alleged the organization engaged in age, sex and gender-based discrimination, harassment and retaliation, according to a lawsuit filed Aug. 25 in San Francisco County Superior Court. The workers, both of whom are ...

Jennifer McCollum is president and chief executive officer of Catalyst, a global nonprofit focused on advancing women in the workplace. Previously, she served as CEO of Linkage, a leadership development firm, and held leadership roles at CEB, now Gartner, and ...

Dive Brief: Workers on average spend an hour and a half talking to or using artificial intelligence daily, adding up to about 47 days per year, according to a recent BambooHR survey. But nearly half of that time — equivalent ...

Dive Brief: Having a flexible schedule is the most important workplace policy when it comes to determining whether mothers will continue to be employed full-time following the birth or adoption of a child, according to a study led by Sacred ...

Most companies are holding the line on executive benefits, but persistent economic uncertainty isn’t the main cause, new research suggests. In a new survey of 273 executive benefits decision-makers by consulting firm NFP, an Aon company, 80% said their organizations ...

Dive Brief: A former employee of energy company Southern Company Services accused the company of discriminating against him based on his age and interfering with his Family and Medical Leave Act leave after it fired him one day after his ...