Employee benefits regulator to focus on ‘bad actors’

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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.

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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.

  Talent

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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. 

  Compliance

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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.”

  Compliance

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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.

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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 3 hours ago

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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.

  Compliance

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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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  BNY bank gives its employees homeownership help

  The bank is offering $6,500 in down payment assistance to employees who make $100,000 or less a year. BNY in recent years has raised its minimum wage and offered company stock to its lowest-paid workers.

  Comp & Benefits

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  This week in 5 numbers: US workers are quitting at the lowest level in a decade

  Here’s a roundup of numbers from the last week of HR news — including the record high amount the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission secured in pre-litigation recovery last year.

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  Deep Dive

  HR teams cautiously experiment with using AI to help set workers’ pay

  The technology can augment the work of human compensation professionals, but a range of legal and privacy concerns are slowing adoption, sources told HR Dive.

  Comp & Benefits

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  Manager engagement is slipping — and affecting AI use, Gallup finds

  A strong predictor of how well employees adopt AI is whether their manager actively champions it, which can’t happen with an indifferent manager, Gallup’s CEO said.

  Talent

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  How climate change can lead to workplace disruption and employee stress

  Deloitte research found that extreme weather events frequently affected day-to-day workforce dynamics far beyond missed shifts.

  Talent

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  Starbucks, Target and Dave & Buster’s are investing in employees to try to boost customer experience

  Financial incentives, better training and unified company culture are among the tools companies are using to enhance the employee experience.

  Talent

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  Courts likely to side with EEOC in DEI probes, attorneys say

  A recent lawsuit against Nike represents the “tip of the spear” for the commission’s anti-DEI efforts, according to Duane Morris’ Gerald Maatman.

  Compliance

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  Transgender nurse fired for ‘serious deficiencies in performance,’ not gender, judge finds

  Even though “a reasonable jury could find [the plaintiff] experienced severe or pervasive discrimination,” the nurse’s superiors were not informed of the alleged behavior early enough to address it, the judge ruled.

  Compliance

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