A former Nespresso employee in Illinois can move forward with her lawsuit alleging the espresso machine maker discriminated against her and subjected her to a hostile work environment because she is African American, a federal district court ruled July 13 ...

Robin E. Shea is the chief legal editor and of counsel for Constangy Brooks Smith & Prophete in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.  You may be able to say no. As an employment practitioner, I generally favor letting employees work from home ...

Dive Brief: A registered nurse may move forward with her hostile work environment claims against a Texas health system, the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals held Tuesday, despite the court affirming a grant of summary judgment to her employer ...

When Chief Call Center Officer Angie Flury joined law firm Morgan & Morgan, she wanted to create a culture of belonging that would keep agents with the company longer. “They came, they went,” Flury said on a CCWomen webinar Wednesday. ...

Maggie Schroeder-O’Neal is a senior principal, analyst in the Gartner HR Practice. As organizations accelerate AI adoption, a hidden threat is impeding expected productivity gains: “workslop,” or low-quality work generated by or with AI that produces flawed results, adds minimal ...

Dive Brief: Workers may be less likely to stay at their current jobs over the next six months, according to Eagle Hill Consulting. Its latest Employee Retention Index showed a decline in the second quarter to the lowest level it’s ...

Dive Brief: Bouchon Restaurant and the Thomas Keller Restaurant Group must pay $2 million to settle a sexual harassment and retaliation lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, according to a July 8 consent decree (EEOC v. KVP, LP ...

Small businesses make important decisions every day. An entrepreneur chooses a new accountant. A growing company appoints a specialist supplier. A founder considers a partnership with another business after a promising introduction. These decisions may not always involve large corporate ...

Dive Brief: As employers grapple with worker demand for GLP-1 drugs for weight loss, 1 in 5 employers recommend employees use their FSA, HSA or integrated HRA to acquire them, according to new research from the International Foundation of Employee ...

For many modern professionals, a laptop is not simply a piece of office equipment. It is the place where business decisions are made, client work is completed and income is generated. A freelancer may use it to deliver a project, ...