Court Rules Safety Risk Not Enough to Prove Religious Accommodation Causes Undue Hardship The case adds to the 9th Circuit’s analysis of COVID-19 vaccine mandates and religious accommodation, a topic on which...
Accenture Agrees to $25M DOJ Settlement Over Alleged DEI-Driven Hiring and Promotion Practices The U.S. Department of Justice said certain candidates were highlighted to leadership and directed into a “pipeline” due to...
Judge says disability bias lawsuit against SHRM must proceed A candidate previously alleged that the HR organization rescinded a job offer after she requested to have her trained...
Is AI Diminishing Worker Cognition? Employees have reported in various surveys that AI tool use has worsened their critical thinking skills, affected their judgment...
AI Engineers Recognize Ethical Risks of AI, Yet Workplace Culture Hinders Their Voices Research on the topic was presented the same week an ex-Anthropic engineer warned that his peers “earnestly believe that...
Amazon Allocates $230M for Employee Benefits and Salaries at Whole Foods As the company continues to merge its operations with the specialty grocer, this next investment focuses on its front-line...
AI’s Impact on Hiring Speed Found Minimal, Report Indicates A quarter of employers reported a slowdown in time-to-hire in the fourth quarter compared to a year ago.
Postal worker removed from office argument by police fails to reopen bias case Other staff may have engaged in similar disputes, but the plaintiff couldn’t show that those workers were given more...
SHRM rebrands annual conference as ‘credentialing academy’ The new event — SHRM HR-X Live! — will sort attendees into one of four “dimensions,” each with a...
EEOC solicits anti-American bias charges “Have you been harassed at work for speaking English or for being too American?” the agency’s chair asked workers...
HR must set boundaries as it embraces AI notetakers, experts caution Practitioners are increasingly responsible for vetting such tools before they are deployed in a workplace or recruitment setting, SHRM...
Week in review: Leaders might lose know-how by relying on AI We’re rounding up last week’s stories, including the percentage of HR leaders who said they’ve considered leaving their jobs...
The most underrated succession planning bench? People who already work there. A new report from i4cp asks HR to revisit its internal talent pool and development process.
The future of talent sourcing is more than clicks Three shifts are redefining how talent acquisition teams source and hire quality candidates.
Healthcare Centers on Specialties, Yet Patients Encounter a Singular Journey Responsible spending starts with timely access, informed choices and more connected care.
Responsible spending starts with timely access, informed choices and more connected care Healthcare was built around specialties. Patients experience it as 1 journey.