Employees becoming more open to AI in pay decisions
But new report highlights importance of transparency in how AI is used
Monthly Archives: March 2026
Complying with customers’ race-based preferences violates Title VII, EEOC lawsuit warns
A Black certified nursing assistant for a Michigan home care company alleged she was not assigned certain patients because they “don’t...
CEOs see AI as the biggest business risk, exceeding geopolitical turmoil
CEOs and CFOs, confronting the rapid spread of AI, face the risk of underperforming by investing either too little...
Haribo gets jury win against employee it claimed stole company Mercedes-Benz
The dispute occurred after the plaintiff alleged race- and sex-based discrimination and asked for a “mutual separation” from the...
Employee sues U.S. Bank for firing her months after HR complaint
A “no finding” from HR, silence from management, then a brief termination call
JPMorgan Chase banker sues, alleges every HR fix backfired
A discrimination report sparked what she alleges was a chain reaction of HR failures
Alabama court strips worker of total disability benefits despite serious injury
He certified he could work full-time – while claiming he couldn’t work at all
Federal court rules FAA must review airline drug test refusal calls
His employer said he failed to show. He said he was sick abroad. What followed cost him everything
Illinois law silences charter school employers on unions – court lets it stand
What publicly funded employers can and cannot say when workers start organizing
What Happens When Compliance Training Is Treated as a Checkbox
Compliance requirements are eating into small business owners’ precious time, but it might cost them more than they real...
A flurry of federal compliance activity
In the past week alone, big news dropped from the U.S. Department of Labor, the National Labor Relations Board...
The federal government is encouraging employers to adopt worker cooperatives and employee stock ownership plans
Participation in employee stock ownership plans (ESOPs) grew 8% from 2014–2023. Now, the Department of Labor (DOL) is encouraging more employers to offer the benefit, according to a new report.ESOPs allow employees to become part owners in their employer’s business. Ownership can grow over time, and can be offered instead
Week in review: A productivity problem waiting to happen
We’re rounding up last week’s stories, from how raises perpetuate pay gaps to accelerating disruption in the talent market.
AI skills surpass IT, engineering as the most difficult to find, report says
“This historic shift highlights a new era in the persistent global talent crisis,” ManpowerGro up said.
AI is transforming HR — but CHROs can’t afford to lose the skills that matter most
If CHROs focus disproportionately on technical upskilling, fundamental skills may erode that are very hard to rebuild, Gartner experts wr...
Why one Iowa-based company opened a primary care clinic near its office
People who see primary care physicians on a regular basis tend to have lower overall health costs, but the number of doctors who provide these services has dwindled in recent years. Over 100 million Americans encountered challenges accessing primary care as of 2023, according to a report from the National