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  DOL provides guidance to employers on responding to opioid overdoses

  The guidance is part of the Great American Recovery Initiative, an effort by the Trump administration focused on addiction treatment and recovery.

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  Week in review: The bait-and-switch gap in recruiting

  We’re rounding up last week’s stories, including one about the shrinking leadership pipeline.

  Talent

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  What to do when a team says it’s short-staffed

  Hiring is not always the answer — and it could actually invite more trouble if underlying causes of workload strain aren’t addressed, experts said.

  Talent

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  4 stories on the power of personality at work

  It can be difficult to quantify personality's effects in the workplace despite its importance.

  Talent

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  Ollie’s Bargain Outlet allegedly refused to hire deaf worker, required ‘ability to hear regularly’

  This case is one of several involving deaf job candidates that highlights the danger of assumptions about ability.

  Updated Sept. 25, 2026

  Diversity & Inclusion

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  This week in 5 numbers: CHROs say AI creates ‘invisible’ work

  Here’s a roundup of numbers from the last week — including how big the pay gap is for Black women.

  Compliance

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  Should workers be paid for AI skills?

  Companies could face a “retention time bomb” if existing workers see new hires get paid more for tech expertise, Payscale found.

  Comp & Benefits

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  Employees report performative AI use amid role changes

  Pressure to use the technology exists all across the enterprise, but employees are concerned about job loss and a lack of paths to advancement, a Visier study found.

  Talent

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  In the AI era, organizations must redesign work in real time, Gartner says

  HR should prioritize talent mobility so skills and capabilities can be rapidly deployed where they are needed, the report recommended.

  Talent

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  Nearly half of workers say they don’t want AI in payroll

  Artificial intelligence’s use in total rewards remains in the early stages, reports have shown.

  Comp & Benefits

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  Language that evoked slavery keeps front desk worker’s hostile work environment claim alive

  Courts may scrutinize ineffective employer responses to harassment in their analysis of such cases, previous rulings have shown.

  Compliance

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  Nearly half of CFOs say they’d go with AI over a gut feeling

  In a survey by enterprise planning firm Board, finance chiefs were likelier than CIOs and COOs to follow a recommendation from an AI tool if it “conflicts with their instinct.”

  HR Management

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  The wage gap is definitively widening, especially for Black women, study finds

  These National Women’s Law Center findings come amid sustained unemployment for Black women, catalyzed by 2025 federal worker cuts. 

  Diversity & Inclusion

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  IBM report warns AI could erode human skills deemed vital by CHROs

  It’s not the first time the technology’s potential effects on employee cognition have raised alarm.

  Talent

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  Employees use AI, but many say they don’t know why

  Since workload rates remain steady across users and nonusers of artificial intelligence, companies need to reexamine their overall ROI, a vice president at Culture Amp said.

  Talent

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  Maryland governor’s AI framework focuses on regulation and reskilling

  While the framework Gov. Wes Moore established begins with forming committees and gathering stakeholders, Maryland already has one law regulating the technology at work.

  Compliance

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  Judge tosses former Purdue diversity chief’s race bias and retaliation claims

  The executive offered up three colleagues as similarly situated comparators — and the judge dismissed all three.

  Updated Sept. 24, 2026

  Compliance

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  Workers say they are frustrated by bait-and-switch job descriptions

  When a role's responsibilities don’t match hiring language or a position’s expectations change significantly, it can lead to stress and burnout, employees reported. 

  Talent

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  HR leaders worry about the loss of critical leadership skill development

  The entry-level worker pipeline is shrinking and more tasks are being given to artificial intelligence, resulting in fewer learning opportunities for younger workers, a report found.

  Talent

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  Older workers struggle to showcase their true skills on freelancing platforms, study says

  As the workforce ages, HR may need to go the extra mile to connect with talent that has the skills they need.

  Diversity & Inclusion

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  Teen’s ‘therapeutic’ DJ classes did not entitle mother to FMLA leave, court finds

  While the mother, a Mattress Firm manager, said the classes were related to her son’s mental health, the court noted they had not been prescribed.

  Compliance

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  Colorado judge: Doctor’s burnout wasn’t a disability

  The Americans with Disabilities Act and related federal laws define disability broadly, but recent federal court decisions demonstrate the statute’s limits.

  Compliance

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  Religious bias requires more than knowledge of employee’s accommodation need, court says

  Federal courts have been asked in recent months to decide what counts as sufficient disclosure of an employees’ religious beliefs, particularly in the COVID-19 vaccination context.

  Compliance

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  Why aren’t women applying? It may be due to a lack of representation.

  In an Emory University study, women survey-takers seemed discouraged from applying for jobs that were perceived as lacking gender diversity.

  Diversity & Inclusion

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  Week in review: Employers need more ‘bench strength’

  We’re rounding up last week’s top stories, including the percentage of Generation Z workers that said they intend to look for a new role before the year is through.

  Talent

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