Julie Hoyt: From Ward Aide to HR Leader Taking on a temporary role in her college job wound up changing Julie Hoyt’s career path permanently. While pursuing...
Google, Ford, BlackRock, Carhartt form alliance to expand skilled trades access New alliance seeks to address looming shortages in the skilled trades workforce
Sandwich caregivers eyeing work exits amid growing care roles New report reveals the impact of growing responsibilities on sandwich caregivers
H-1B visa program hits 2027 cap While the second Trump administration has stepped up its efforts to discourage use of the program, many top employers...
3rd Circuit: Employers need not ‘go digging for disabilities’ A midnight-shift employee fired for sleeping on the job mentioned fatigue and dry eye too late to properly invoke...
Peak office use hits 80%, topping pre-pandemic levels, CBRE says Driving the gains are attendance policies and managers doing a better job matching space with what employees want, the...
People love remote work. Their mental health may not A sweeping new study examines what years of remote work may be doing to employees’ well-being
Officer claims DePaul ignored racist threats and a gun at work A gun on campus and racist slurs on shift – all ignored, an ex-officer’s lawsuit claims
Pregnant agent alleges Allstate agency fired her before maternity leave Praise, an offer of unpaid leave, then a call during her approved time off
Rooter ProXpress fired pregnant worker after leave request, EEOC alleges The same supervisor who okayed her time off later warned her about absences, the EEOC says
EEOC accuses Slim Chickens franchisee of ignoring worker’s harassment complaints Managers wouldn’t act on the reports – then came fewer hours and a passed-over promotion
Appeals court upholds firing of hospital worker who slept on duty One step the technologist skipped sat at the center of the ruling
Judge cuts pension fund’s claim over contractor top-up contributions The old agreement never named the predecessor – and that silence sank a 62.5% bill
Court finds pump maker owed no safety duty in deadly fire A supplier taught the equipment, not the hazards – the split that decided the case
Court rejects ERISA claim over $265 million employee-owned company sale Outside advisors alone won’t cut it – the ruling shows what fiduciaries must do themselves
Paying a new hire more than staff survives legal challenge Four staff earned less than a new hire – the paperwork on file settled it