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Judge rejects employer’s argument that DOL’s FLSA salary test is illegal
An Austin, Texas, restaurant operator claimed the agency lacked statutory authority to set a minimum salary threshold for executive, administrative and professional employees.
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Sponsored by DeVry UniversitySoft skills vs. hard skills in upskilling – Bridging the disconnect between employer and employee priorities
HR execs can advance upskilling by closing the gap between worker and company skills needs.
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Company policies lag behind workforce adoption of generative AI
Roughly one-quarter of organizations are currently working towards establishing a generative AI policy, according to The Conference Board.
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Racial slurs ‘casual and normal’ at Tesla factory, EEOC says
In a discrimination and retaliation lawsuit, the agency alleged a pervasive pattern of racism against Black employees at the carmaker’s plant in Fremont.
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EEOC alleges Chipotle supervisor pulled on, removed Muslim worker’s hijab
The case may point to the need for anti-harassment training for managers.
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Walmart scraps degree requirements for some corporate jobs
The move reflects a broader focus on skills among employers nationwide.
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California governor signs fast food labor deal, pushing some minimum wages to $20
SEIU President Mary Kay Henry said the deal followed “a decade of strikes, organizing and militant action in the streets,” and the union called it “historic.”
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More than half of Americans say they’d consider post-retirement employment
Workers cite several reasons to continue working indefinitely, including personal fulfillment and financial needs, according to a survey.
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EEOC, DOL mark 50 years of Rehabilitation Act with disability resource guide
The guide focuses on a law pertaining to federal contractors but offers best practices for private employers nationally.
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80% of LGBTQ+ workers comfortable being out at work — or are they?
The experience of LGBTQ+ employees at work is not ubiquitous, as various surveys with conflicting information show.
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Waste Pro, GFL face EEOC lawsuits over race and sex discrimination complaints
EEOC says female applicants were systematically denied truck driver jobs at GFL’s Waste Industries and Trans Waste locations. Separately, the agency says Waste Pro failed to intervene when a Black worker faced racial slurs.
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Workers say they want an empathetic employer — and they’d take a pay cut to land one
Although leaders acknowledge the importance of emotionally intelligent leadership, employees don’t see it enough, an HP report finds.
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Pandemic-era child care funding runs out Saturday. HR has an opportunity to step in.
At the National Maternal and Infant Health Summit on Sept. 19, advocates, labor professionals and politicians imbued their panels with a sense of urgency.
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As a ‘child care cliff’ approaches, employers look to boost caregiver benefits
Though full-time remote work is set to go away for some workers, their caregiving needs will not.
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Employers to slow gain in salary budgets to 3.9% in 2024
The increase in inflation-adjusted wages has steadily declined since June, along with many measures of overall price pressures.
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Generative AI will ‘no doubt’ affect all jobs — including HR, says Indeed
All U.S. jobs on the website have skills that can be done or augmented by generative AI, the firm said, though few will be fully replaced by the tech.
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Black employees say working at TikTok was ‘an absolute nightmare’
One of the workers alleged the app’s parent company, ByteDance, retaliated against her after she complained of unfair treatment and derogatory name-calling by a supervisor.
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Require managers to ‘opt in’ to applicant information to reduce bias, study says
In a study, hiring managers were asked whether they wanted to see applicants’ education credentials, work history, race and gender, among other things.
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NLRB dings Starbucks for cracking down on union T-shirts
Employees also were illegally barred from writing customer-provided, pro-union monikers on cups, among other violations, NLRB found.
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AI at workSpeed of AI ubiquity has workers fudging resumes in ‘desperation’
Employees are enthusiastic about AI training, however, creating a potential development opportunity.
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Lactation pods keep nursing moms on the jobsite
The spaces give women privacy for pumping breast milk, an action that is covered by the federal PUMP Act that went into effect late last year.
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Employers see $7 ROI for every $1 spent on leadership programs, report says
Leadership development investment varies by industry, including the amount and who receives training and coaching.
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EEOC sets its enforcement sights on AI, bias against vulnerable workers
The commission placed the elimination of barriers in employers’ recruitment and hiring practices at the top of its subject matter priorities.
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RTO mandates have DEI implications. Here’s how one nontraditional office creates a more inclusive workplace.
Minneapolis-based coworking company The Coven makes a case for taking inspiration from witches.
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Labeling workers independent contractors doesn’t make it so, 5th Cir. warns
A business was subject to Title VII because its nearly 50 caregivers were employees, not independent contractors, the court held.
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Federal workplace pregnancy protections pose new questions for HR
Employers should be aware of how the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act intersects with the Americans with Disabilities Act, speakers said in a virtual event Wednesday.
