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    Opinion

    Bridging the skills gap and preparing tomorrow’s utility workforce

    Upskilling isn’t just teaching someone how to use a tablet. It’s about reorienting training to connect long-standing operational know-how with new technologies, writes Dan Helman, CEO of Think Power Solutions.

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    Employees to spend more time on open enrollment this year, Voya finds

    Not only are workers increasingly prioritizing benefits, but more are recognizing the impacts of finances on their mental health. 

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    This week in 5 numbers: EEOC records lowest litigation rate in a decade

    Here’s a roundup of numbers from the last week of HR news — including how many employers report disciplining workers over social media posts.

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    Less than half of workers say they know to how to enroll in employer benefits plans

    Benefits education may be increasingly necessary, various reports, including one from The Standard, show.

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    The human-machine era is here, but work culture may not be ready for it

    CHROs will play a key role in determining how work will be shaped in the years to come, according to Gartner.

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    US workers say reputation and values matter more than ever in today’s labor market

    Maintaining employee trust requires honesty and consistent leadership, United Culture said in its report.

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    LeMay, Warren. (2019). "Potter Stewart US Federal Courthouse, Cincinnati, OH" [Photograph]. Retrieved from Flickr.
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    6th Circuit OKs disabled driver’s firing for painting graffiti on customers’ goods

    Courts have said that knowledge of an employee’s disability is not enough to show pretext for discrimination under the Americans with Disabilities Act.

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    HR business partner at ComEd can’t move forward with bias claims, court says

    The lawsuit’s dismissal is the latest argument for standardized interview criteria and detailed note-taking.

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    White Walmart manager alleges DEI policy led to his termination

    The plaintiff invoked the Civil Rights Act of 1866, a 159-year-old piece of legislation that is gaining traction in “reverse discrimination” cases.

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    Brittany Panuccio confirmed by Senate as commissioner, restoring EEOC quorum

    EEOC has operated with only two commissioners since January, when President Donald Trump fired Democratic commissioners Charlotte Burrows and Jocelyn Samuels.

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    Happy managers make for happier teams, data shows

    “The lesson for leaders is clear: you cannot create a winning workplace culture without bringing your managers along,” a Glassdoor researcher said.

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    Toyota and other manufacturers invest to fill child care void for workers

    The automaker recently announced plans to add more than 1,000 seats at child care facilities across the country. It’s one of many manufacturers, including Iowa company Sukup, to expand this employment benefit.

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    EEOC’s last year marked by record-low litigation, shifting priorities

    While few lawsuits raised eyebrows this year, a quorum on the horizon could bring a range of controversial complaints from the agency — including discrimination based on DEI programs.

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    Learning leaders need to know how to pick tech, report says

    “If we don’t develop the adjacent IT skills to help make those decisions, someone else will make those decisions for us,” one learning officer said.

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    Countdown is on for employers to comply with California’s ‘stringent’ AI regulations

    The rules will go into effect Jan. 1, 2026, and will likely be the most restrictive in the country, Littler attorneys say.

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    Opinion

    The silent crisis of generative AI anxiety in the workplace

    Workplace consultant Gleb Tsipursky explains how HR can create an environment where innovation flourishes.

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    What HR should watch as the Supreme Court begins its new term

    The high court has so far agreed to hear two employment-related cases — and it could soon revisit a few hot-button issues.

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    California lawsuit challenges Trump’s H-1B visa fee

    The president’s Sept. 19 proclamation “caused a widespread panic” among employers and exceeded his authority, the plaintiffs alleged.

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    South Carolina staffing firm faces EEOC ire over male-only hiring

    Staffing agencies can end up in hot water for perpetuating recruiter biases, repeated cases show.

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    AI has already redefined tech roles, workers say

    More than half of tech talent surveyed by Indeed and Glassdoor said tech workers were reassigned due to AI, and 1 in 4 said workers had been laid off.

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    Employers report tightened social media policies in wake of political upheaval

    A quarter of employers surveyed said they disciplined workers for social media posts in the past month, Resume Templates said.

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    Workforce development and training evolve to meet manufacturing demands

    Flagship events like industry-wide Manufacturing Month in October are giving businesses another opportunity to attract talent.

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    SHRM: 15% of US jobs at heightened risk of automation

    The HR association said that “job transformation” was a much more likely outcome of artificial intelligence’s growth for most occupations, however.

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    DOL clarifies overtime pay requirements in new opinion letters

    The second batch of wage-and-hour letters released during the second Trump administration addressed a joint employer scenario as well as firefighter emergency pay.

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    Column

    BLS will not be releasing jobs numbers. So who has the answers?

    Numerous private firms have set out to provide context — if not their own replacement — for BLS’s jobs report. But what does all the noise really mean?