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  HR pros on the move in March

  Major skincare and airline companies are among those that saw HR leadership changes in March.

  HR Management

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  5 upgrades your employees will actually appreciate

  When employees feel valued, everyone benefits. But today’s teams want practical support, not flashy office perks.

  Talent

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  Nearly half of firms willing to pay 11% to 15% premium for AI skills

  The urgency is growing as deployment of AI agents reaches a tipping point, a KPMG survey found.

  Learning

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  Onboarding needs to focus on worker support, not policy review, report says

  Onboarding is a key aspect of the employee lifecycle that is often overlooked, per Talogy, a talent management provider.

  Learning

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  Visibility ends for certain free single-source XML feeds on Indeed

  The shift has been in the works for some time as part of a push to encourage applicant tracking system integrations.

  Talent

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  HR workload remains a top barrier to listening program success, report says

  Productivity is among the top priorities in 2026, but shrinking budgets have hindered the capacity to implement employee feedback, Perceptyx said.

  Talent

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  HR can be ‘unreasonable’ as long as it’s not discriminatory, 5th Circuit says

  Courts may disagree on whether a termination decision is fair, but that question does not determine legality, according to a March 26 decision.

  Compliance

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  SCOTUS debates arbitration exemption for drivers who don’t cross state lines

  Including intrastate drivers under the Federal Arbitration Act’s interstate commerce exemption would create uncertainty for companies, counsel for Flowers Foods told the justices.

  Compliance

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  What makes an exceptional leader?

  Employees admire senior managers who express daily appreciation and empathy, research from The Grossman Group with The Harris Poll found.

  Talent

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  Share your perspective in our 2026 Identity of HR survey

  HR Dive would like your insight on the state of the profession and your priorities for the future.

  Compliance

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  Week in review: How the performance review has changed

  We’re rounding up last week’s stories, from employee engagement struggles to worker dehumanization.

  Talent

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  DOL seeks to hike H-1B visa holder wage rates to curb ‘abuse’ of program

  Employers should expect the changes, which revive a regulatory effort from the first Trump era, to further disrupt their skilled worker hiring plans, one attorney said.

  Compliance

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  Trump order directs federal contractors to dump DEI — or risk canceled contracts

  Departments and agencies have until April 25 to insert a clause in their contracts that requires contractors and subcontractors to not engage in “racially discriminatory DEI activities.”

  Compliance

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  10M could lose Medicaid due to work requirements, more frequent eligibility checks, study finds

  Between 5 million and 10 million people could be disenrolled due to cuts to the safety-net insurance program, depending on states’ mitigation strategies, according to the analysis.

  Comp & Benefits

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  EEOC touts $15M agreement resolving COVID-19 vaccine bias claims

  “There was no pandemic exception to workers’ civil rights and liberties,” Andrea Lucas, EEOC chair, said in a statement Tuesday.

  Compliance

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  Clarity is the key to supporting workers, ADP Research says

  Fewer than 1 in 4 workers “confidently” said they believe their job is safe, per the report, revealing a communication problem.

  Talent

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  Teams say they are being pushed to do more with less as AI increases their workload

  Sacrificing engagement for performance might backfire, according to research from employee experience platform Culture Amp.

  Talent

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  Poor management is driving workers away, report shows

  A report from Aerotek shows a wide range of factors influencing the job search in Q1 2026, including an interest in skilled trades.

  Talent

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  CFOs say they don’t expect a large AI labor impact this year

  Though CFOs expect artificial intelligence to affect their teams’ overall composition, current investments in the technology remain focused on bolstering productivity rather than cost reduction, the survey found.

  Talent

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  This week in 5 numbers: Worker engagement hits lowest level in a decade

  Here’s a roundup of numbers from the last week of HR news — including how many workers receive artificial intelligence-generated “workslop” from their superiors.

  Talent

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  Workers send nearly 3M messages a day to ChatGPT about wages, OpenAI reports

  Most often, workers look for help with pay calculations and to figure out “what a concrete job, career path, or employer might plausibly pay before they apply, negotiate, or switch,” the artificial intelligence company said.

  Comp & Benefits

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  CHROs say AI is reshaping the HR operating model

  Beyond artificial intelligence, geopolitical instability and economic uncertainty top CHROs’ lists of the external pressures guiding 2026 planning.

  Talent

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  DOL launches free text message-based AI literacy course

  The “Make America AI-Ready” initiative is part of a larger governmental push to retrain U.S. workers displaced by artificial intelligence.

  Talent

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  3 charts on what CHROs think about AI and the future of their departments

  Technology implementation is creeping upwards on the to-do lists of global HR leaders, yet few believe their organizations have the necessary capabilities in place.

  HR Management

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  Gender pay gap grows in 2026, report finds

  Payscale noted that the gender pay gap exists at every education level and “widens significantly” as women age and progress in their careers.

  Comp & Benefits

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  Why paid sick leave is a DEI issue

  A National Partnership for Women & Families report shows how the geography of “pre-emption” states can disproportionately affect certain groups.

  Compliance

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