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Peak office use hits 80%, topping pre-pandemic levels, CBRE says
Driving the gains are attendance policies and managers doing a better job matching space with what employees want, the company says.
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Sponsored by TalogyThe human capabilities separating AI leaders from AI followers
What does effective, measurable human-AI collaboration really look like?
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EEOC to propose rule ending EEO-1 reporting, invites public comment
The agency voted 2-1 Tuesday to propose a rule that would scrap employer demographic data reporting requirements.
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Lack of manager support may be a critical development gap
Less than a third of the 1,000 professionals surveyed by the American Management Association said their managers were “highly effective.”
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Front-line workers say they don’t mind AI but want transparency
Most employees said their trust in an organization depended on how it explained its AI use.
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How L&D and workforce readiness are connected
SHRM said “skills strategists” tend to align L&D to business priorities and create learning experiences that are relevant and accessible.
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Amazon FMLA snafu led to firing of employee who took leave to care for wife, lawsuit claims
The plaintiff alleged that he repeatedly contacted Amazon’s HR staff to correct the error to no avail.
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Judge recommends trimming EEOC lawsuit, leaving one failure-to-accommodate claim
The magistrate judge found insufficient evidence for EEOC’s retaliation and disparate treatment claims in the 2024 lawsuit.
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Work feels like a ‘situationship,’ employees say
Employees responding to a survey said they don’t feel like their employers are committed to retaining them long term.
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Settled: 4 lawsuits that ended in payouts this month
The settlements ranged from $150,000 to $2 million, court records show.
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Week in review: Meta’s AI systems ‘disproportionately’ selected certain workers for layoffs
We’re rounding up last week’s stories, including a $2 million sexual harassment settlement.
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Opinion
Remote work isn’t always a ‘reasonable’ accommodation: 4 tips for employers
As with all reasonable accommodations, determining whether remote work must be allowed depends heavily on the facts of the individual situation.
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Secondhand harassment supports hostile work environment claim, 5th Circuit holds
The plaintiff also showed that the employer’s investigation into her claims was “insufficiently prompt and thorough,” according to the decision.
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Nespresso must face African American’s race discrimination claim, court rules
Allegations by a former employee that she was denied promotions in favor of less qualified and less experienced White employees stated a cause of action under Title VII, the court said.
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Employers may soon find it harder to retain workers
Frustrations over compensation and optimism about other opportunities may lead employees to leave their current roles over the next six months, per a new report.
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Opinion
How AI ‘workslop’ is undermining your organization’s performance
Combatting the workslop paradox is not about stopping employee laziness and does not require technical solutions, writes a Gartner analyst.
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How the right contact center culture can drive measurable ROI
When agents feel like they have a career, not just a job, attrition drops — and lower turnover is a clear source of ROI, Morgan & Morgan’s Angie Flury said.
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Inappropriate touching, unwanted spanking costs Las Vegas restaurant group $2M
The court documents allege that Bouchon and the greater restaurant group failed to take appropriate action to prevent the harassment, even after receiving complaints.
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This week in 5 numbers: Employees spend nearly a day ‘botsitting’ AI each week
Here’s a roundup of numbers from the last week — including how much more revenue companies that hired more workers saw.
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Employers push health savings plans, nutritional counseling to avoid GLP-1 coverage for weight loss
Cost remains a major factor for employers as the popular drug for weight loss represented 11.4% of annual claims for corporations in 2025.
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Adding talent — not cutting it — leads to better revenue growth, study finds
Companies that hired more employees were more likely to see sustained growth even amid AI implementation and attempts to do “more with less,” Orgvue said.
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AI may conceal growing ‘learning debt’ for fast-changing roles
Close to 3 in 10 workers surveyed by TalentLMS said they’ve delivered work they couldn’t fully explain if asked how they did it.
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Meta’s AI-based layoffs allegedly targeted workers who had taken protected leave
The company used “a constellation of internal artificial-intelligence systems” to determine who would be included in its 10% reduction in force, per a lawsuit.
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Deaf ambulance driver’s proposed accommodation would’ve posed undue hardship, 1st Circuit affirms
Technology connecting the plaintiff to an American Sign Language interpreter posed safety risks because it could have taken his eyes off of the road, the court said.
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In 2026, EEOC solidifies its lockstep with Trump’s anti-DEI agenda
This year, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has been prolific in its agenda-setting and enforcement plans regarding diversity, equity and inclusion at work.
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HR professionals can’t rely totally on AI tools to evaluate employees
While top artificial intelligence models were adept at navigating tasks with clear answers, they weren’t able to effectively interpret nuance, per a report.