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Walmart Labs builds out its candidate pipeline with 'returnships'
The retailer is looking to those who took time for caregiving to help expand its tech talent pool.
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Women are more than 50% of the college-educated workforce
A Pew study shows women with college degrees no longer have lower labor force participation, a long cited factor in gender-based pay disparities.
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Study: More federal funds go to immigration enforcement than labor protections
In 2018, Congress gave immigration enforcement agencies funds to employ 78,800 workers. The 10 labor standards enforcement agencies enough for 10,400 workers, EPI reported.
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Building LGBTQ inclusion at work
HR departments that embrace education, community outreach and inclusive benefits may help make visions of fairer workplaces a reality.
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Employees most engaged when they see a future for their organization
The Predictive Index found engagement also increases when employers share the results of new hires' behavioral assessments.
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Study: Organizations are torn on employee recognition programs
Only about half of senior managers view recognition as an investment, despite growth in "deeply embedded" programs since 2015.
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Employers paid out $174M to resolve background-check lawsuits
Knowledge of federal and state laws and proper training of supervisors and managers can lower employers' risk of facing costly legal battles.
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Study: Employers make leave management a priority
Compared with 2014, nearly twice as many companies said their senior leadership highly prioritizes leave management and absenteeism reduction.
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150+ CEOs commit to advancing diversity and inclusion
"CEOs across the country understand this isn’t a competitive issue, but a societal issue," said Tim Ryan, steering chair for the CEO Action for Diversity & Inclusion, in a statement.
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Most workers prefer a simple 'thank you' for day-to-day accomplishments
But for more significant career milestones, nearly half of respondents to a Deloitte survey said they'd prefer a new growth opportunity.
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Pay gap for black tech workers widens
A broad review of organizational policies may help spot discriminatory pay practices.
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Gold mine pays $690K to settle allegations it failed to promote female miner
The company denied promotions to a female miner while promoting men with less seniority or training, according to the EEOC.
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Court says former CVS exec's move to PillPack violated noncompete
The judge found the employee's decision violated the agreement because he was providing similar services to a drugstore competitor.
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78% of IT workers would relocate for a lower cost of living
The cost of living in tech hubs like Silicon Valley reportedly strains workers, who value job security highly when choosing where to work, CompTIA said.
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Uber and Lyft pressure lawmakers to preserve gig model, propose changes
Executives wrote in a San Francisco Chronicle op-ed that drivers must retain independent contractor status for their businesses to remain viable.
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Trump admin opens door to fundamental changes in healthcare benefits
Paul Fronstin of the Employee Benefit Research Institute said he doesn't expect an uptick right away, but when the next recession hits, "the future of health benefits gets put to the test."
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Survey: 87% of dads say fatherhood changed their career goals
Fathers in an Indeed survey said having a child changed how they see everything, from their employer's leave policies to their own work-life balance.
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Jury awards $15M to Jack in the Box employee dubbed 'grandma'
A court found the supervisor was subjected to wrongful discharge, retaliation, harassment and age and disability discrimination.
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Professional contingent workers in high demand to fight talent shortages
MBO Partners said these independent workers have added $1.3 trillion to the economy in 2019 — the equivalent of Spain's total GDP.
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Corporate directors support innovation but don't know how to adopt changes
Of the directors surveyed, 58% said implementation, talent and unintended risks were the biggest challenges to adopting new tech.
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Employers hire the formerly incarcerated despite internal hurdles
Transparency and commitment to hiring goals can prevent perceptions from getting in the way, speakers at a U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation event said.
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Alphabet shareholders' proposals highlight fair pay, harassment concerns
Corporate governing bodies are responding to social, political, security and climate issues via resolutions.
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San Jose, San Francisco top Indeed's best cities for job seekers
Despite the rankings, Silicon Valley wages haven't always kept up with the high cost of housing in the area.
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Kids' consignment sale volunteers were employees, DC Cir. finds
The Rhea Lana workers were consignors who worked five-hour shifts in exchange for priority shopping access.
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Wiccan professor at Catholic university claims religion and sex bias
According to the complaint, the provost advised she "might not want to be so overt about being a witch" if she wanted to advance her career.
