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Rising medical expenses are causing, well, some side effects.The majority (71%) of employees have experienced a 5% increase in medical costs in the last year, and 22% saw an increase of 15% or more, according to a new study from Prudential Group Insurance.There’s also a disconnect between how employers and

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?

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

We’ll spare you from a cheeky one-liner about periods…Roughly 1.8 million people worldwide menstruate each month, and 10% experience period pain that prevents them from performing daily activities for one to three days.Many companies have expanded their leave policies in recent years to include time off for menstruation, HR Brew

Job openings decreased slightly in March, but hiring went up, suggesting employers are bringing on new workers at a faster clip than they were last year.The number of open jobs fell slightly in March, coming in at 6.9 million, according to the latest Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey. Quits

President Donald Trump recently issued an executive order aimed at improving access to retirement savings for millions of Americans who lack such benefits through their jobs.The order, which the president first pitched at February’s State of the Union, directs the Treasury Department to launch a website to help individuals without

Hiring platform Greenhouse has agreed to acquire Ezra AI Labs, a startup focused on conversational, voice-based AI interviewing. The deal is set to close later this quarter and signals a shift in how talent acquisition (TA) can address the surge of AI-assisted job applications and the cacophony making it harder