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    ‘You’re too old to know this’: Zillow faces bias claim from White man

    More than another lawsuit in the “reverse discrimination” wave, the complaint emphasized age-based mockery, from songs in meetings to bald jokes.

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    Employees don’t need more benefits. They need fewer front doors.

    The next employee benefits challenge isn't offering more benefits. It's reducing complexity.

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    More than half of employees say leaders live ‘in a different world’

    Workers surveyed by Howdy said company leadership was held to a lower standard and doesn’t follow its own policies on basic professionalism.

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    Most 4-year graduates work in same state as their alma mater, report finds

    States looking to grow their college-educated workforce should focus on “homegrown talent” over wooing outside workers, according to the analysis.

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    9 stories on the growing pains of AI at work

    As artificial intelligence becomes commonplace at the worksite, nearly every part of the HR department is encountering the unintended consequences of its usage.

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    Haverford College settles with group accusing college of fostering antisemitism

    Under the settlement terms, the private institution will bar discrimination against Zionist, Jewish and Israeli students and employees.

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    ‘Substantial gaps’ in skills are hurting manager readiness, report says

    “The role of the manager has fundamentally changed,” Mark Saddic, senior partner at Careerminds, said in a statement.

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    Saying ‘please’ or ‘ASAP’ may actually slow work down

    Additionally, deliverables without due dates were 2.5 times as likely to never be completed at all, a report said. 

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    Most workers said they’ve stayed home due to unsafe conditions

    Almost 40% of workers said they are left to deal with problems like severe weather events and infrastructure failures on their own.

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    ‘Historic’ labor market shrinkage highlights need for AI, economist says

    A pullback from employment by workers age 65 and older may partly allay concerns that demand for artificial intelligence will fall short of a coming surge in supply.

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    NLRB confirmations secure Republican majority

    The three-member Republican majority will now allow the board “to overturn prior precedential decisions,” according to an Ogletree Deakins blog post.

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    5 stories from DMEC26

    Artificial intelligence may present opportunities to transform how people with disabilities approach work, according to the assistant secretary of labor.

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    Could climate change lead to increased FMLA use? Attorneys are afraid so.

    The U.S.’s recent spate of wildfire-induced air pollution provided a view of the direct effect extreme weather events may have on leave management.

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    OpenAI settles DOJ allegation it shut US workers out of lucrative jobs

    OpenAI allegedly didn’t advertise certain jobs on its external website or let U.S. workers apply online, according to the settlement.

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    While layoffs slow overall, job losses in tech soar

    Artificial intelligence may be to blame for year-over-year increases in technology sector job losses, according to a report from Challenger, Gray and Christmas.

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    Week in review: The skills AI can’t replace

    We’re rounding up last week’s stories, including the average percentage employers plan to increase pay in 2027.

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    ADA may require reassignment despite worker’s inability to perform essential functions, 4th Circuit says

    The law’s “accommodation of last resort” has historically proven difficult for employers to administer.

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    KFF: Insurers want to hike small businesses’ premiums by 14% next year

    It’s becoming harder for small employers to offer insurance coverage, and another year of double-digit premium increases won’t help. Insurers say their hands are tied.

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    July sees job losses, portending a potential rough patch for employers

    “Don’t put too much stock in a single report, but don’t ignore the fact that the plane is starting to shake,” a senior economist said.

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    Employers need to have conversations about menopause, experts say

    “First and foremost, we have to have a culture that fosters safety so that people feel safe to ask for the support that they need,” said Patty Borst from consultancy The Partners Group. 

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    Corporate conversations about AI productivity are mostly focused on future gains

    When it comes to the performance benefits of artificial intelligence, the vast majority of executives expect to realize results later on, a new report says.

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    Must employers always wait before clarifying FMLA certifications with providers? Not necessarily, 4th Circuit says

    The ruling suggests employers don’t necessarily have to wait for workers to fix authenticity problems with Family and Medical Leave Act certification documents.

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    Wage compression — not job cuts — may be the outcome of AI adoption at work

    Employers may have to square cost savings with a workforce that is less financially secure.

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    Payscale: Merit increases remain popular as ‘peanut butter’ raises trend downward

    In the U.S., 30% of employers said they expect salary budgets to be higher year over year in 2027, up substantially from 16% reported last year.

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    Gen X employees say they are burned out from caregiving responsibilities

    Caregiving demands “inevitably spill over to the workday,” yet a third of employees reported receiving little or no support from their employer.

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    5th Circuit applies longstanding discrimination test even as judges call it ‘wrong’

    A majority of the court appeared open to reconsidering the U.S. Supreme Court’s McDonnell Douglas framework, the soundness of which has come into question in recent years.