Dive Brief: About 95% of artificial intelligence-related productivity discussions on corporate earnings calls from 2000 through 2025 discuss future gains, according to a new study from the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis. By comparison, about 75% of productivity conversations ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Hot flashes.  Night sweats. Irritability. Itchy ears. Yes, itchy ears.  The symptoms of menopause — and perimenopause — are different for everyone and can last years, experts said Wednesday during a session at the 2026 Disability Management ...

Dive Brief: It’s not necessarily clear that an employer must allow an employee to fix Family and Medical Leave Act certification authenticity issues before contacting the certifying medical provider, the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals held Tuesday (Mook v. ...

In the early days of AI adoption in the workplace, many debated whether the move would result in job losses, or whether it could create enough new jobs to offset cuts. Now a few years in, employers may be capturing ...

Dive Brief: Companies in the U.S. said they expect to increase pay by both an average and a median of 3.5% for 2027, according to Payscale’s 11th Annual Salary Budget Survey. That’s 0.1% more than what employers reported giving in ...

Dive Brief: Nearly 1 in 4 Generation X workers spends the equivalent of two full workdays each week on caregiving responsibilities, creating the need for more conversations about employee support, workplace flexibility and long-term workforce planning, according to a July ...

Dive Brief: The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals declined Monday to abandon the U.S. Supreme Court’s McDonnell Douglas test for adjudicating employment discrimination claims, but two members of a three-judge panel signaled that the test’s days may be numbered. ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Bryon Bass is now in his third year leading the Disability Management Employer Coalition, but he’s no stranger to the space. Bass worked in the absence and disability management industry for two decades before becoming CEO of ...

The line between one’s work and at-home selves may be more blurred than employers think. Workers who felt that their communities were inclusive reported greater psychological safety at work, according to a July report on inclusion climate and psychological safety, ...

Dive Brief: As workers use artificial intelligence to explore career development opportunities both at their current jobs and at other organizations, it has created “a new form of workforce misalignment,” according to a University of Phoenix white paper released Friday.  ...