With the iced coffee debate, Gen Z cultural differences come to a head

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  The operational fix that could jump-start innovation? A week with no meetings.

  Taskrabbit’s Deep Think Weeks were met with an “overwhelmingly positive” response from workers, the company’s manager of people experience said.

  Talent

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  High performers might resent lower-performing workers getting training over them

  Managers may struggle with this decision in part because of what training represents and what doors it can open up, a researcher said.

  Talent

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  Job seekers say they are exhausted due to long applications and no answers

  One Generation Z job seeker interviewed by Indeed said she applied to over 90 jobs before she got an offer.

  Talent

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  If AI takes on junior-level work, how will CFOs develop talent?

  Teikametrics CFO Brian Beaupre is changing how he evaluates young candidates. 

  Talent

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  EEOC seeks subpoena enforcement against Hyundai over alleged refusal to hire non-Koreans

  The filing comes at the same time that the commission has made national origin discrimination a prominent part of its regulatory agenda.

  Compliance

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  NLRB returns to first Trump-era employee misconduct framework

  Following a mandate from the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, the agency applied the framework it tried to argue against in 2023.

  Compliance

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  Insurers say AI could add billions in health costs. Billing companies disagree.

  When payers shell out more for care, premiums increase and those costs cascade to employers and patients.

  Comp & Benefits

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  Opinion

  The doctor’s note is vague. What should the employer do next?

  Employers get into trouble when they treat an incomplete note as a verdict, writes Rachel Shaw, an ADA compliance expert.

  Compliance

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  6 recent ADA lawsuits

  Court orders have shown there are limits to workers’ discrimination claims under the Americans with Disabilities Act.

  Compliance

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  How can employers create a positive workplace culture?

  “We cannot keep extracting more from employees and expect their capacity to be limitless,” one O.C. Tanner Institute leader said.

  Talent

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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.

  HR Management

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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.

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