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  Most workers told Monster their job harms their mental health

  With power now back in employers’ hands, some organizations have shifted their tactics and culture to devastating effect, surveyed workers indicated.

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  Why workplace giving belongs in your benefits portfolio

  Workplace giving is not new. But if employers want stronger participation, the way it is delivered matters.

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  CFOs earn higher pay as pressures mount, Datarails finds

  Median CFO pay now slightly exceeds chief operating officer levels, but tenure is falling and turnover is rising, the study showed.

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  Leadership development isn’t just for leaders anymore

  ATD found that all employees can benefit from such training, and that culture improves when it's offered.

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  No one really wants to speak up at work — especially about AI errors, study shows

  Trust and psychological safety continue to be pain points, data analysis from learning organization Radical Candor showed.

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  Job seekers are frustrated by an ‘opaque and impersonal’ hiring process, a career expert says

  Uncertainty can even outweigh rejection, a Monster report found.

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  Iran war inflation crimps profits, plans for investment, hiring, survey finds

  Half of the respondents to a National Association for Business Economics survey put the odds of a U.S. recession in the next 12 months at 26% or higher.

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  Feds propose rule to help employers expand fertility benefit coverage

  The proposal addresses a key plank in President Donald Trump’s labor agenda and would exempt fertility benefits from the requirements of some federal health coverage laws.

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  Colorado passes bill outlawing wage setting based on AI surveillance

  Gov. Jared Polis has yet to sign or veto the bill and has not publicly indicated his plans, though he has reportedly expressed concerns about its aims.

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  6 ways to reduce DEI programs’ legal risk

  Despite claims to the contrary, diversity, equity and inclusion are very much alive, even if employers have tweaked their language and content, Epstein Becker Green attorneys said.

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  LinkedIn: Gen Zers are most likely to fall victim to job scams

  About a third also admitted to ignoring red flags due to the tight job market.

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  Week in review: How to prevent hiring someone without the right skills

  We’re rounding up last week’s stories, including preventing remote worker fraud and the most common uses of artificial intelligence in recruiting.

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  Another Black employee sues IBM over firing allegedly due to anti-DEI bias

  A former vice president follows a former director in claiming that IBM violated Title VII when it terminated Black executives allegedly to appease the Trump administration.

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  Lawsuit alleging supervisor slapped and tried to kiss employee can go to trial, court says

  The decision demonstrates the heightened scrutiny courts may deploy in lawsuits involving harassment by a direct supervisor.

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  BLS jobs report

  Job market is ‘increasingly selective’ despite growth, economists say

  “Employers currently hold more leverage in the labor market and are hiring with greater precision,” one executive said.

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  ‘Peanut butter’ pay raises are not yet mainstream, Mercer finds

  Only 4% of employers handed out across-the-board raises, per survey results.

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  Tech layoffs climb as AI remains top driver

  For the second month in a row, AI led all reasons for U.S. job cuts across sectors in April, accounting for 26% of total layoffs.

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  Dems urge EEOC to retain pregnancy rule’s IVF protections

  Employers could unlawfully deny accommodation requests, 15 Democratic senators said in an open letter.

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  This week in 5 numbers: Only about 1 in 10 job seekers say they would sit through an AI interview

  Here’s a roundup of numbers from the last week of HR news — including how many women are in roles vulnerable to artificial intelligence displacement. 

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  GLP-1 coverage for weight loss could be in employers’ crosshairs

  Companies have “tremendous concern” about the financial viability of these medications, the president and CEO of the Business Group on Health said.

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  Minnesota recovers $1.28M in back wages in record-breaking case

  Most workers were shorted tens of thousands of dollars, the Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry Commissioner said.

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  Boards push AI but can’t separate hype from reality, CEOs say

  The disconnect reveals larger organizational challenges when it comes to implementing artificial intelligence and measuring results, according to Boston Consulting Group.

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  In the race to deploy AI, leaders must prioritize human capabilities, report warns

  Organizations that put automating routine tasks ahead of developing adaptability and change management skills risk limiting AI’s potential, according to an Aon study.

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  EEOC accuses New York Times of discrimination for not promoting a White male

  “I fear this litigation is driven not by the merits, but by a desire to advance the administration’s political agenda,” the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s only Democratic commissioner said.

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  Employers ‘still playing catch-up’ on AI risk management, Littler report finds

  Artificial intelligence topped organizational policy and regulation concerns for 2026, and more than half of respondents to the firm’s report said they used the tech for HR functions.

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  Antisemitism allegations reach National Education Association

  NEA discriminated against Jewish members by allowing pro-Palestinian activity that promoted “a hostile environment,” a Brandeis Center complaint filed with EEOC alleges.

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