A $154 billion warning: The loneliness crisis HR can’t ignore
Conversations about employee wellbeing in recent years have largely centered on skyrocketing employee stress—and for good reason. Recent research...
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Compliance Considerations: California’s Updated Employment Laws for 2026
A new year dawns upon us, and with it, there are a significant number of changes to California’s employment...
FMLA or Not, Performance Still Matters: This Case Shows Why
&n b s p; When criticism stays focused on performance, and not on leave, employers are on stronger footing....
Do Meta’s Metaverse Budget Cuts Signal Incoming Layoffs?
Tech giant Meta may have made an impressive number of promises in setting up its Metaverse as the future...
This week in 5 numbers: Trial in SHRM’s 3-year-old lawsuit begins
Here’s a roundup of numbers from the last week of HR news — including how many U.S. workers say...
San Diego restaurant chain owners settle sexual harassment allegations for $650K
The restaurant operator “engaged in a pattern of hiring teenage girls as young as 16 years old based on...
H-1B visa applicants will now have their social media scrutinized
The move is the latest measure from President Donald Trump’s administration to make the immigration process more string ent.
Optimize & Scale Recognition with Human Intelligence
Register here! Date & Time: Wednesday, January 14, 2026 at 2:00 p m ET Speak e rs: Priyanka Mitraat, Vice...
AT&T promised it will not pursue DEI programs in a new letter to the FCC
The letter emphasized AT&T’s commitment to legal compliance, but didn’t outline any policy changes.
2025 in review: Businesses walked a fine line on DEI as the government ramped up threats on corporate initiatives
Despite the government directives and rollbacks, many employers stuck with DEI, and practitioners are hopeful that progress towards workplace equality will continue.
The wage divide is growing — and AI may be the culprit
The data runs “contrary to narratives that AI is mostly impacting high-earning, white-collar jobs,” Revelio expert s wrote.
Chief Learning Officer: What Is It and How Can You Become One?
A Chief Learning Officer’s purpose is to convert employee learning and development (L&D) into long-term business success. Effective training...
4 strategies to boost recruiting through employer branding
Retaining and upskilling construction workers requires a clear message and follow-through on employer culture, writes a strategic communication leader.
Talent development pros want more training, too, research shows
Data analysis skills, in particular, could help learning leaders improve evidence-based decision-making, ATD says.
Seasonal job postings surge, but long-term hiring is uncertain, Indeed finds
Logistics-related roles, such as driving and loading, contributed to the spike, while retail remained essentially flat, according to Indeed’s...
BambooHR partners with Xero Payroll to expand global reach to New Zealand, Australia, and the UK
The new integration between BambooHR and Xero helps simplify payroll and maintain single-source-of-truth recordkeeping.