An American employee apologizes for missing an afternoon of work for surgery and promises to stay on Slack. Meanwhile in Europe, it’s August. The office is empty, and no one is sorry. It’s a well-worn joke, highlighting cultural attitudes towards ...
The U.S. Department of Labor issued a batch of four opinion letters on Jan. 5 cautioning employers on the role of certain performance-based bonuses and pre-shift “roll call” time in overtime calculations as well as overtime pay exemption for certain ...
Dive Brief: While 92% of companies say they plan to hire workers in 2026, 55% said they expect layoffs, according to a new report from Resume.org. Among the reasons cited for layoffs, companies cite AI (44%), reorganization/restructuring (42%) and budget ...
Dive Brief: Most talent development professionals are veterans in the field, if Jan. 8 data from the Association for Talent Development is any indication: More than half of L&D professionals surveyed have 10 or more years in the field and ...
The U.S. workplace is in the middle of a seismic shift—and small and midsize businesses (SMBs) are feeling the tremors first. According to TriNet’s State of the Workplace 2025 research, several forces are reshaping talent expectations at once: soaring AI ...
Dive Brief: The CEO of CASSE Community Health Institute, a nonprofit organization that operates health clinics in Louisiana, retaliated against a Black dental assistant by placing her on unpaid leave and firing her because she complained about race discrimination, a ...
Dive Brief: The U.S. Department of Labor advanced a proposal Wednesday to update its independent contractor classification standard under the Fair Labor Standards Act, according to a notice posted by the White House Office of Management and Budget. DOL had ...
Total nonfarm payroll rose by 50,000 jobs in December, and the unemployment rate ticked down to 4.4%, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics said in its Employment Situation report released Jan. 9. Economists said the numbers pointed to a cooling, ...
Dive Brief: Workers expect the economic environment to become more challenging in 2026, and 73% cited increased salary as their important priorities for the coming year, according to Monster’s 2026 WorkWatch Report. While 58% of workers said their salaries aren’t ...
Dive Brief: The U.S. government recovered $259 million in back wages for almost 177,000 employees during fiscal year 2025, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division announced on Thursday. This is the most recovered since 2019, the agency ...