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  Deloitte Consulting penalized employees for taking pregnancy-related leave, lawsuit alleges

  Employees who took protected pregnancy-related, parental or family leave allegedly received lower scores on their annual assessments, according to the complaint.

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  Sponsored by Papaya global

  EOR isn’t just for expansion anymore; It’s becoming a core workforce strategy

  Hiring is borderless. EOR is becoming the infrastructure behind it.

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  IRS names professions qualifying for tax deductions on tipped wages

  Just days before the Wednesday tax deadline, employers got more clarity on significant changes to payroll and W-2 reporting changes they are facing.

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  Employee benefits regulator to focus on ‘bad actors’

  The U.S. Department of Labor’s Employee Benefits Security Administration said it will target enforcement on “the most egregious conduct and significant harm.”

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  Worker’s firing days before retirement didn’t violate ERISA, judge holds

  An Ohio district court found that Western & Southern cited a legitimate basis for its decision to terminate the plaintiff, who spent 18 years with the company.

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  Payscale CFO calls for ‘always on’ comp talks

  Generation Z is one of the drivers behind the shift toward more transparent and frequent pay discussions, Payscale’s CFO said.

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  Q&A

  Veteran architect wants more women on jobsites

  Gail Sullivan, founder of Boston-based Studio G Architects, said conditions have improved for women in construction, but she still wants to see more progress. 

  Diversity & Inclusion

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  Why AI readiness training fails

  Organizational friction over artificial intelligence isn’t the fault of employees but rather poor change management, experts told HR Dive.

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  Opaque hiring process prompts job seekers to ‘spray and pray,’ Monster says

  A lack of communication has led applicants to apply to as many jobs as possible regardless of whether the positions match their skills, per a report.

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  With health costs ballooning, workers turn to wellness and the internet, ADP finds

  When workers delay care because of cost, it could hurt employers more in the long run, other research suggests.

  Updated 7 hours ago

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  Tulsa medical center only let workers pump if ‘sufficient staffing’ was available, DOL says

  Hillcrest Medical Center allegedly violated the PUMP Act by limiting when workers could express breast milk, DOL alleged in a recent news release. Both DOL and Hillcrest say it has since updated its policies. 

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  EEOC settles with Republic Services for $200K in sex discrimination case

  The lawsuit alleged that a Republic affiliate in Springfield, Missouri, hired male applicants over more qualified female applicants starting in early 2020.

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  What makes a culture of learning?

  Employers working to implement a learning culture often struggle to get employees to use provided learning programs, research shows.

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  HR skills are among the most sought-after in the job market, Indeed reports

  Employee engagement and management expertise were coveted even outside of traditional human resources roles.

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  Many agents plan to leave their current job, but fear of AI isn’t a big factor

  Most customer service representatives are on the lookout for positions offering hours that fit their needs, Verint found.

  Talent

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  IBM strikes $17M deal to end feds’ probe of DEI programs

  An assistant U.S. attorney general said the settlement demonstrated the Justice Department’s commitment to ending “woke unconstitutional practices.”

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  Trans worker fired for ‘bringing morale down’ can proceed with case, court says

  After working for the company for one year and eight months, the plaintiff was fired within days of disclosing that she was transgender.

  Compliance

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  AI industry recruiting platform faces multiple lawsuits over data breach

  The recent incident allegedly resulted in lost personal information and damages including breach of contract, plaintiffs told a California federal district court.

  Compliance

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  Opinion

  AI is stress-testing hiring — and hurting trust

  The “AI arms race” has created a hiring system that moves faster than ever but with far less clarity, writes one leader at New Collar Skills.

  Updated April 15, 2026

  Talent

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  Week in review: ‘Payroll leakage’ is prompting millions in losses

  We’re rounding up last week’s stories, from massive U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission prelitigation payments to improving performance development.

  Talent

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  FedEx, pilots union reach tentative contract agreement

  The deal, which would raise pilots’ hourly wages by nearly 40%, is the second tentative pact between the two parties during a multiyear negotiations process.

  Comp & Benefits

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  Colorado AI bias law is unconstitutional, lawsuit from Elon Musk’s xAI claims

  The embattled SB 24-205 faces uncertainty just months ahead of its effective date, with local leaders still debating amendments.

  Compliance

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  Security guard’s retaliation claim fails because firing manager didn’t know of complaint, court holds

  A former security guard failed to show his supervisor manipulated a manager into firing him because the guard told an HR exec the supervisor favored female employees, the court found.

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  3 ways HR leaders can redesign roles for Gen Z and millennials

  Much of today’s workforce thrives around meaningful interaction and clear outcomes, according to research from AI candidate screening platform Cangrade.

  Talent

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  JPMorgan invests $600,000 to scale Atlanta’s clean tech workforce and startups

  The bank’s funding will have a twofold initiative: bridging the talent gap between the skilled workforce needed to scale clean tech infrastructure and scoping out sites for clean tech startups.

  Talent

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  Dental supply company settles EEOC charge alleging it fired worker after learning she was pregnant

  Discrimination on the basis of pregnancy violates Title VII of the Civil Right Act, one of the oldest employment laws protecting pregnant workers.

  Compliance

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