Folks already wincing this morning in anticipation of today’s jobs report were in for a surprise.The latest jobs report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics once again beat expectations and even points to the labor market stabilizing, labor economists told HR Brew, despite concerns over how the US-Israeli war with
Even as some companies have abandoned parental leave and well-being benefits that support a diverse workforce, DEI reporting appears to have remained a priority, at least in internal documents.That’s according to the Workforce Disclosure Initiative (WDI), a new Thomson Reuters analysis of roughly 3,000 global companies that looked at the
The debate over the future of DEI in the US has permeated borders over the last 15 months, leading employers in other countries to pull back on their programming as well. New data suggests that some HR leaders committed to DEI overseas are struggling to preserve it.Where in the world?
A school district police officer posted a prayer on Facebook criticizing his supervisors. He was fired. His lawsuit raised constitutional claims, a retaliation claim, and a religious discrimination claim. The Fifth Circuit affirmed dismissal on all of them, and the reasons why are a useful lesson for any employer. TL;DR:
When does a religious exemption request stop being religious? A federal appeals court just answered that question in a way that eight of its own judges found alarming. TL;DR: The Ninth Circuit denied rehearing en banc in a Title VII religious accommodation case, leaving in place a panel decision that
HR leaders with frontline employees know just how difficult it can be to take them away from their jobs to participate in activities like trainings, surveys, or ERGs.That was the case at Delta. The airline has more than 100,000 employees worldwide, over 90,000 of whom are frontline workers.“Think about an
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis recently signed a bill into law that’s expected to weaken public sector unions’ bargaining power.The measure, which is set to take effect July 1, will raise the bar that public employees need to clear in order to win and maintain a union, requiring at least 50%
When an employee picks up a prescription at the pharmacy, they’re not typically aware of the complex negotiations that took place behind the scenes to land on a price for the medication.But HR leaders are increasingly placing these negotiations on their radars, in part due to scrutiny surrounding pharmacy benefit