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  What is chat-to-apply?

  AI-enabled chatbots fuel chat-to-apply technology, which is one way employers can funnel high volumes of candidates through the hiring process.

  Talent

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  Future of work hinges on AI upskilling, say Indeed, Google and others

  The AI-Enabled ICT Workforce Consortium, which includes Accenture, Cisco, Google and Indeed, says the majority of internet-related tech jobs will be transformed by AI.

  Learning

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  The 6 types of workplace resistance to DEI, according to McLean & Co.

  HR and DEI leaders should approach DEI with a focus on long-term cultural change, the report said.

  Talent

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  7th Circuit: Religious objections to COVID-19 vaccine may include secular reasons

  Healthcare employees who were denied a vaccination exemption based on their Christian beliefs and concerns about the vaccine’s safety can sue the employer for violating Title VII, an appeals court panel held.

  Compliance

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  Ex-Starbucks manager who alleged she was ‘wrongly accused of racism’ may amend discrimination claims

  A New Jersey judge sided with Starbucks, noting that some of the plaintiff’s claims were barred by statutes of limitations.

  Compliance

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  Federal contractor will pay $400K, make 30 job offers to resolve DOL hiring bias claim

  Specifically, OFCCP found differences in the hiring rates for Black, Hispanic and White applicants who applied for certain positions, as compared to Asian applicants.

  Compliance

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  Employers plan 3.5% raises for 2025, Payscale data reveals

  The projection follows a pattern of “softening in a cooler labor market,” the company said.

  Comp & Benefits

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  Manufacturer to face claim it allowed race-based taunting so severe that victim changed his route to work

  A U.S. district court judge denied Bell Textron’s request to dismiss claims of a hostile work environment, disparate treatment and retaliation, according to court documents.

  Compliance

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  20 years in, Bank of America says its paid intern program is still paying dividends

  A solid internship program, particularly one with good pay, can serve as an important vehicle for talent scouting and employer branding, per Glassdoor.

  Talent

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  Half of US companies plan to add new positions during remainder of 2024

  Hiring managers say they’re implementing proactive strategies to reach the best talent and stand out from other companies, a new report showed. 

  Talent

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  Michigan Supreme Court moves to eliminate tipped subminimum wage

  The court rejected a legislative procedure used to weaken labor law reforms in 2018, but adopt-and-amend tactics held the tipped subminimum wage steady for six years.

  Compliance

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  List benefits in job ads to stand out from the crowd, Indeed suggests

  Advertising employer-sponsored benefits can be a strategic way to draw talent and improve company branding, labor experts say.

  Talent

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  DOL recovers $35.8M in back wages and damages from Pittsburgh nursing facilities

  Solicitor of Labor Seema Nanda called the court-ordered judgment “decisive and historic.”

  Compliance

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  Cash-strapped EEOC plans 1-day furlough across agency

  Commission Chair Charlotte Burrows pointed to increased costs, including employee pay raises that went unfunded by Congress.

  Compliance

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  How the HR business partner can take on a strategic role

  HRBPs have often been slotted into more administrative roles. But at forward-thinking companies, that’s changing, according to a Josh Bersin Co. report.

  Talent

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  High cost of weight loss drugs and medical services strain employers, Gallagher finds

  Some companies require workers to meet body mass index goals and participate in well-being programs to receive coverage for weight loss prescriptions, a Gallagher executive said.

  Comp & Benefits

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  Employer settles claim it fired HR manager after she alleged harassment

  The HR manager, who opened an internal investigation after a worker complained of discrimination, was one of three employees Third Bench Holdings retaliated against, EEOC alleged.

  Compliance

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  Select Staffing will pay $500K to settle allegations it ignored sexual harassment at client site

  Despite the staffing firm’s supervisory presence at a client’s facilities, the alleged widespread harassment of workers it placed there went unaddressed, EEOC claimed.

  Compliance

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  Wells Fargo faces lawsuit for alleged sham DEI hiring effort

  The bank interviewed diverse candidates for jobs that were already filled or for which they weren’t qualified to polish its DEI credentials, the lawsuit alleged.

  Talent

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  Opinion

  How to make managers more effective

  Real coaching is a matter of guiding people past the inhibitors to change that may hold them back, writes one human capital consulting executive.

  Talent

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  Embracing the ‘third act’: Retirees find purpose and mission after clocking out

  “We really want to change that whole zeitgeist, that whole frame of how our culture looks at old people,” a 64-year-old organizer told HR Dive.

  Talent

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  Breastfeeding parents still face challenges at work despite federal protections, survey says

  The PUMP Act requires employers to offer a lactation space and reasonable break time to pump — but accommodating breastfeeding employees also needs to be addressed at the cultural level.

  Compliance

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  4 tips for hiring veterans

  Companies can tap into the veteran workforce by taking a strategic approach to hiring, a veteran told HR Dive.

  Diversity & Inclusion

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  HealthEquity data breach could affect 4.3M

  The health benefits administrator said a vendor’s user accounts were compromised, and information like contact details, Social Security numbers and medical information could be exposed.

  Comp & Benefits

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  ‘Months of obfuscation’: Ikea’s evidence destruction costs $566K

  A court had ordered the employer to produce email files related to ongoing age discrimination litigation.

  Compliance

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