Keep EEO-1 reporting processes — even if feds axe requirements, attorneys say

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  Companies led by women tend to have more women on boards and in leadership roles

  While only 6.7% of companies examined had a woman in the top spot, the ones that did were significantly more likely to feature gender diversity in other major positions.

  Talent

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  From training completion to workforce readiness: The new standard for compliance programs

  Compliance training should prove readiness, not just completion.

  Compliance

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  EEOC reminds employers pre-employment health questionnaires may violate GINA

  The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission alleged that Dana Sealing Manufacturing illegally acquired genetic information.

  Compliance

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  This week in 5 numbers: Not even 5% of companies report ‘transformational’ outcomes from AI

  Here’s a roundup of numbers from the last week — including how many workers said their companies are trimming headcount.

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  Early career workers’ wages can’t match inflation, Glassdoor finds

  Greater purchasing power was thwarted by “higher energy prices due to the U.S.-Iran war,” research showed.

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  US health spending spikes to $5.7T in 2025, though growth should moderate, CMS finds

  Utilization — not cost growth — continues to accelerate spending, government actuaries said. Spiking prescription drug spending, including on GLP-1s, is especially acute.

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  Broken recruiting processes block AI gains, survey shows

  Fragmented systems, isolated tools and siloed data are partly to blame, research from ManpowerGroup Talent Solutions and Everest Group said.

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  FCC Chairman says there is ‘common ground’ on ending illegal discrimination, DEI

  In May, 18 members of Congress sent a letter questioning the agency’s targeting of companies’ DEI policies.

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  Opinion

  What it takes to lead a dispersed front-line workforce

  For organizations with many hourly, distributed employees, workers must feel seen, heard and empowered to act with confidence, writes the CHRO of Fidium. 

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  SHRM26

  DEI’s next era? Reorientation, says SHRM’s Johnny Taylor Jr.

  In conversation with HR Dive, SHRM’s president and CEO forecasted the future of DEI in 2027 and 2028.

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  SHRM26

  AI may miss hidden talent. Recruiters can take steps to prevent that from happening.

  Employers must design AI systems that recognize nontraditional job candidates’ experience and credentials, a SHRM26 speaker said.

  Talent

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  Monster’s parent company rebuffs competitor’s ‘deficient’ antitrust lawsuit

  Bold Limited said Rocket Resume’s lawsuit alleging that it monopolized the market for resume-building platforms “fails at every step.”

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  Workday can’t shake California AI discrimination claims

  Because Workday is headquartered in California, a “sufficient nexus” exists to apply the state law even to nonresidents, a federal judge determined.

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  Younger workers may be falling behind in critical thinking skills

  The three largest skill gaps in the younger workforce represent “the very skills most essential to humans in the AI era,” per a report from Cangrade.

  Talent

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  EEOC opens antisemitism probe into NEA, Brandeis Center says

  The center’s complaint alleges the teachers union didn’t specify Jews as the primary victims of the Holocaust, among other things.

  Compliance

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  7 stories on new and recent grads in the labor market

  Generation Z interns are increasingly citing old-school, hands-on experiences as among the most valuable workplace exposures they can have. 

  Talent

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  SHRM26

  SHRM CEO: HR faces ‘extinction’ and has ‘lost the plot’ on the future of work

  The new CHRO, dubbed the Chief Work Officer, will juggle robots, AI and humans and — above all — take back the profession from those who don’t see its value, Johnny Taylor said.

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  Q&A

  Onboarding begins even before a candidate’s first interview, one HR pro says

  Lindsay Gainor, a vice president of HR at ServiceMaster Brands, shares onboarding tips to help ensure new hires stay past the one-year mark. 

  Talent

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  Remote workers represent ‘a disproportionate share’ of unemployed adults, Gallup says

  While artificial intelligence wasn’t cited as the reason for layoffs, its impact was often evident in more subtle ways, the report noted.

  Talent

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  SHRM26

  SHRM’s Alex Alonso believes human skills have a place in the future of work

  The SHRM26 annual conference gave HR professionals a wealth of AI advice, including insight on what roles humans play going forward.

  Talent

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  SHRM26

  In the AI age, how can HR stay human?

  Instead of artificial intelligence, HR pros should focus on “authentic intelligence” — human intuition, in other words, author and leadership expert Alison Jones said.

  Talent

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  9th Circuit reverses sexual orientation bias ruling in favor of Christian ministry

  A dissenting judge wrote that the decision represented part of a “disturbing path” with respect to religious freedom protections.

  Compliance

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  4th Circuit strips class certification in Anheuser-Busch lawsuit, finding members too different

  Evidence showed prospective class members performed substantially different tasks and were subject to different legal standards, the court said.

  Compliance

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  SHRM26

  ‘Don’t be scared. Be prepared’: 6 steps for preventing workplace violence

  It's difficult for HR to grapple with the possibility of workplace violence. But specific, written plans and accessible policies are key to addressing that risk, a SHRM26 panel said.

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  SHRM26

  5 insights SHRM26 speakers shared about AI

  HR should remember that anxiety and fear about artificial intelligence are fundamentally human emotions, said author Simon Sinek.

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  SHRM26

  SHRM members ‘struggling’ to fund GLP-1 drugs, pulling back on mental health benefits

  However, the HR organization’s latest annual employee benefits survey also revealed greater investment in menopause- and pet-related benefits, analysts said at SHRM26.

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