More teens lean toward alternative postsecondary options

School counselors recognize stigma remains for these options but say it’s important that students understand available nondegree pathways.

SCOTUS unanimously sides with straight Ohio woman in ‘reverse discrimination’ row

Requiring majority-group plaintiffs to show “background circumstances” as part of their bias claims flouts U.S. Supreme Court precedent, Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson wrote.

Updated June 5, 2025

Climate change will cost your healthcare plan. Analysts want to know how much.

Extreme weather, rising temperatures and increased air pollution all threaten employee health — but executives and finance teams may not be paying attention.

This week in 5 numbers: Workers push back on AI

Here’s a roundup of numbers from the last week of HR news — including the share of workers who are skeptical that the “skills gap” is a reflection of their abilities.

Employee mental health is deeply intertwined with job conditions, survey finds

Leaders can provide help through better communication and supportive measures for worker needs, a May 2025 report by Inmar Intelligence suggests.

Contradictory documentation keeps T-Mobile worker’s race claim alive

The company said it laid off the plaintiff because of performance failings, but an HR officer reportedly said the layoff had “nothing to do with performance.”

ICE raids on building sites stoke fear, uncertainty

Law enforcement officers arrested construction workers in San Antonio, New Orleans and Tallahassee, Florida, last week.

SCOTUS rejection of Black dancer’s bias suit draws scathing dissent

An alleged limit on Black dancers at two co-owned clubs in the Houston area was at the center of the 5th Circuit discrimination case.

Nearly half of CEOs say employees are resistant or even hostile to AI

AI adoption faces three barriers: organizational change management, a lack of employee trust and workforce skills gaps, a report shows.

Diversity doesn’t work without belonging, MIT Sloan report says

Companies can build psychologically safe workplace cultures to help employees feel they belong, though it takes commitment and persistence, management experts say.

With DEI under fire, Construction Inclusion Week will focus on recruitment

Amid the Trump administration's war on equity programs, the fall initiative won't target a specific population or group but will welcome everyone, says Turner's Abrar Sheriff.

DOL recommits to opinion letters

The Biden administration issued a number of opinion letters in recent years, using the method to weigh in on situations mainly involving the FMLA and FLSA.

Identity of HR 2025: A complex tangle of challenges

Hiring remains a challenge, but popular remote work opportunities are drying up and employers are deprioritizing upskilling.

Job seekers say there’s a training gap — not a skills gap

Candidates said hiring managers need to be more realistic about qualifications and increase investments in L&D.

Virtual reality tools could help train employees who work with robots, study shows

In a digital environment, workers can practice complex tasks through an immersive experience, researchers said.

Half of moms in the ‘sandwich generation’ say they’ve left jobs due to caregiving roles

Many moms responding to a recent survey reported feeling trapped in their jobs due to a lack of qualifications or time to upskill.

Trump moves to shutter OFCCP after months of chopping away at it

If adopted as part of the Labor Department’s 2026 budget proposal, some enforcement powers would be moved to the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.

Psst, employers: AI interviewers may be alienating applicants

Some companies are bringing a “wild west” mentality to AI integration in the workplace, organizational psychologist Brian Smith told HR Dive — and creating an ethical quandary.

Gay, Christian lawyer alleges he was fired due to social media posts critical of transgender policies

A former in-house counsel for Lucid Software alleged that his criticism of policies supported by Equality Utah, an organization that partnered with the company on DEI trainings, cost him his job.

Lawsuit alleges Amazon denied leave to worker with ectopic pregnancy

The worker claimed Amazon violated the PWFA, the ADA and the FMLA when it denied her request for leave and then fired her without engaging in any interactive process.

Employees are increasingly working while on vacation, report shows

Employers can help workers achieve better work-life balance by creating team coverage plans for vacation days and having managers lead by example.

Younger workers say a tough job market is pushing them to lie on resumes — and few regret it

Among those who lied, three-quarters said they received a job offer and almost all said their lies were never discovered.

Once a branding strategy, pay transparency is here to stay

Even though the verbiage might change, the necessity of pay transparency isn't going away, a vice president at Salary.com said.

EEOC pulls funding from joint state, local transgender bias investigations

The move is yet another step in the agency’s effort to abandon enforcement of workplace anti-discrimination laws with respect to transgender employees.

Hospital seeks $11.5M in allegedly delayed COVID retention tax credits

The lawsuit is one of several filed in recent years challenging a troubled component of the 2020 CARES Act.