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  EEOC alleges Mayo Clinic failed to accommodate religious exemption to COVID vaccine

  Employers should take religious accommodation requests seriously, attorneys have warned.

  Compliance

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  Court shuts down bias claim from Christian ERG with biblical conduct requirement

  The group’s claims fell short even under the U.S. Supreme Court’s recently revised standard for pleading discrimination, the 10th Circuit held.

  Compliance

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  Jobs report ‘officially ripped the mask off the market’

  “The increasing concentration of jobs in certain sectors and an outright contraction of jobs in many others does not bode well,” according to an Indeed economist.

  Talent

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  Amazon off-duty employees can use parking lots for union activity, NLRB judge rules

  The e-commerce giant violated federal labor law when it called the police on off-duty employees who were engaging in protected activity in warehouse parking lots, an administrative law judge held.

  Compliance

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  Opinion

  Is the workforce ready to revive US manufacturing?

  A retired executive says revitalizing the country’s manufacturing shouldn’t be romanticized but can offer rewarding careers.

  Talent

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  Diverse hiring slates, race-segregated training are illegal, DOJ says

  A guidance document published Wednesday applies to federal contractors, but attorneys say it’s instructive for all employers.

  Compliance

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  AI at work

  Judge orders Workday to supply an exhaustive list of employers that enabled AI hiring tech

  Workday cannot narrow the collective to exclude individuals ranked or sorted using the HiredScore artificial intelligence product, which it did not develop.

  Compliance

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  This week in 5 numbers: AI is coming for entry-level jobs

  Here’s a roundup of numbers from the last week of HR news — including how much income growth formerly incarcerated people saw after participating in a workforce reentry program.

  Talent

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  Anxiety about AI drives Gen Z career pivot to blue-collar work, survey finds

  “I call this shift the ‘AIxiety Pivot’ — a growing movement of professionals who are proactively changing course because of AI-related fears and instability,” a career expert at Zety said.

  Talent

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  7 stories on how employers are responding to rising benefits costs

  More than half of large employers plan to shift costs to employees, a recent report found.

  Comp & Benefits

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  Study: Colorado second-chance hiring program shows ‘encouraging’ results for workers

  Participants in a reentry program for formerly incarcerated people experienced upward earnings growth six months after enrollment, University of Denver researchers said.

  Talent

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  EEOC sued over its treatment of transgender bias charges

  The plaintiff alleges the agency has “abdicated” its core duty to protect workers from discrimination.

  Compliance

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  HR professionals on the move in July

  Brands including Vimeo, Lyft and Shake Shack announced new names in top people roles in the last month.

  HR Management

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  Fortune 500 companies didn’t live up to DEI pledges, law firm says

  Women of color have suffered, getting stuck largely in entry-level roles, according to Shegerian Conniff. Here’s how HR can fill in the gaps.

  Talent

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  Workers want personalized benefits, but companies are struggling to keep up

  Only 14% of multinational companies have frameworks in place to support personalization, an Aon study found.

  Comp & Benefits

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  Employees likely to stay in their roles during next six months, report finds

  Worker optimism about the job market dropped sharply, marking the steepest decline since 2023 and hitting a record low.

  Talent

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  3 sticky AI situations that will soon crop up at work, per an attorney

  Society may be just beginning to open Pandora’s box when it comes to the use of AI at work.

  Compliance

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  AI adoption may heighten workplace isolation, survey shows

  “AI is transforming the way we work and increasing automation, but it’s connection, creativity and culture that remain at the heart of thriving organizations,” a Moo executive said.

  Talent

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  State Farm may have unlawfully fired worker for filing complaint, 6th Circuit finds in reversal

  A manager reported discrepancies in the plaintiff’s time and computer usage — but another worker with “nearly identical discrepancies” was informally coached, the court said.

  Compliance

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  BarkBox maker wants a dog on staff — for $50K a year

  At Bark, HR is tasked with fetching canine candidates for a new top dog role on its executive team.

  Talent

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  SHRM: Apprenticeships, internships and job rotations can close skill gaps

  More than a third of HR professionals said they’re addressing hiring challenges by training existing employees to fill critical roles.

  Talent

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  Employees brace for AI-driven change: survey

  Nearly half of workers are taking steps to safeguard their financial and professional futures as concerns swirl, according to a Gusto survey. 

  Talent

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  Hiring confidence shifts as US employers become more cautious

  “These numbers tell a story of employers recalibrating,” said Bob Funk, Jr., CEO, president and chairman of Express Employment International.

  Talent

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  Honda worker’s Kronos outage-related timekeeping lawsuit survives

  The plaintiff disputed the promptness of the company’s reconciliation payments following resolution of the 2021 incident.

  Compliance

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  Antisemitic beliefs rare among faculty, Brandeis University study finds

  Despite media attention and Trump’s attacks on universities, most professors neither discuss hot topics in class nor engage in activism around them.

  Diversity & Inclusion