The hidden fee inside every health premium
Small companies pay nearly three times more for the exact same coverage, and most never see the bill
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Amazon sued for alleged pregnancy discrimination
Nathan Stirk/Getty ImagesFour women formerly employed with Amazon filed a joint class action lawsuit against the company, with the support of workers rights nonprofit A Better Balance, over allegations that the company discriminated against them while they were pregnant, in violation of the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA).The women claimed
She Requested a Pregnancy Accommodation. Her Overtime Disappeared. Then Her Job Did.
The employer approved light duty. Seventeen days later, it fired the pregnant employee over an alleged policy violation from two months earlier. TL;DR: A warehouse associate plausibly alleged pregnancy discrimination and retaliation after her employer allegedly reduced her overtime, approved light duty, and then fired her. The court allowed her
Korn Ferry: Leaders have to rethink how work gets done
High activity does not mean high productivity, consultants for the firm said.
This week in 5 numbers: Tech employment grew in August, despite layoffs
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Work in the age of AI: ‘We’re all getting in the Waymo for the first time’
The artificial intelligence shift “will be one of the greatest transformations of our society and our businesses ever,” the...
KPMG’s next HR chief on AI: ‘This is not a Y2K moment’
What one CHRO thinks the next year will actually demand of HR teams
Worker says Daiichi Sankyo demoted, fired her after mental health leave
She cut her medical leave short to keep her job – then says she was demoted
25 years later, how 9/11 changed HR
This post was originally published on this site.David Shadovitz, the founding editor of HR Executive, recalls the moment he...
NYU denied injured technician’s accommodation then fired her, lawsuit alleges
A manager allegedly said the heavy assignment was meant to ‘test’ her injured shoulder
Court orders plumbing company back to bargaining after dropping its union
The company’s own settlement left it just one argument to make – and it fell short
Court sides with employer in race bias case, judge pushes back
Every claim against the employer failed – but a judge flagged what courts keep getting wrong
Why most employees never use their mental health benefits
Lincoln Financial data shows the utilization gap is a communication problem, not a coverage one
Why more benefits aren’t always better for your employees
Alera Group’s Nicole Negvesky on reversing benefits fatigue through smarter employee education
The labor force is shrinking. These 3 practices can help employers adapt to talent shortages.
Francis Scialabba Do you think AI is the biggest threat to the labor market? Experts say, think again, it might be a smaller piece of the problemDemographic changes may actually pose a greater risk, according to Svenja Gudell, Indeed’s chief economist.Labor shortages stemming from falling fertility rates, rising baby boomer
8 stories on the healthcare affordability crunch
A vice president at the Business Group on Health recently said employers are at “an inflection point .”