In mid-July 2026, a wave of poor air quality struck the midwest and eastern U.S., prompting air quality alerts by public health authorities. The widespread haze — generated by wildfires in the U.S and Canada — represented the kind of ...
Most-clicked story of the week Though artificial intelligence tools are increasingly expected to be used at work, skills such as oral comprehension and oral expression remain in high demand, according to a Resume Now analysis — and they may be ...
Dive Brief: Month-to-month job cuts are down 27% between June and July, according to data analysis by Challenger, Gray and Christmas. U.S. employers announced 33,429 job cuts in July. Overall, layoffs are down 46% year over year, and July had ...
The workplace has changed dramatically over the past decade. Businesses are navigating labor shortages, evolving compliance requirements, multistate workforces, rising benefits costs, and rapid advances in workplace technology. As those challenges continue to evolve, many employers are taking a fresh ...
For years, employers have responded to workforce needs by expanding benefits. Mental health support. Family-building programs. Virtual care. Chronic condition management. Caregiving resources. Each investment is intended to improve access to care. Yet as benefits have expanded, the healthcare experience ...
Growth is a milestone every small and midsize business works toward, but it also changes the way a business operates. Expanding into new markets, hiring employees, digitizing workflows and implementing new payroll systems create new opportunities for long-term success. They ...
San Francisco-based OpenAI OpCo LLC and its software development subsidiary Statsig Inc. agreed to pay $3.2 million to settle allegations they discriminated against U.S. workers in favor of foreign workers during recruitment and hiring related to the Permanent Labor Certification ...
Dive Brief: A district court wrongly granted summary judgment to Orkin in a former pest control technician’s failure-to-accommodate claim because a reasonable jury could have found that the plaintiff was entitled to reassignment, the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ...
Dive Brief: Small businesses could face a double-digit increase in premiums for their health coverage next year, as insurers contend with rising medical prices, expensive specialty drugs and other factors inflating spending. Insurers are requesting a median 14% premium increase ...
Nonfarm payroll employment decreased by 23,000 jobs in July, while the unemployment rate inched down to 4.1%, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the first net decline of jobs since February. Employment numbers for June and May were ...