Kroger faces FMLA, PUMP Act lawsuit after allegedly transferring employee returning from parental leave

An assistant store manager alleged retaliation and a lack of accommodations for pregnancy and pumping.

By Caroline Colvin • Sept. 12, 2025

Texas A&M fires professor after viral video, raising free speech concerns

The termination came the day after a state lawmaker shared the clip and accused the professor of perpetuating "DEI and LGBTQ indoctrination.”

By Laura Spitalniak • Sept. 11, 2025

Tesla’s former DEI lead has some advice about fear in the workplace

Kristen Kavanaugh shares her story and lessons learned from the journey with HR Dive.

By Caroline Colvin • Sept. 10, 2025

6 labor and employment issues that are in flux, according to law firm Littler

“In less than nine months, the new administration has transformed more than six decades of labor and employment policy,” Littler Workplace Policy Institute experts said.

By Ginger Christ • Sept. 9, 2025

The C-Suite is called to step in as HR burns out

HR is at a breaking point. The C-Suite holds the fix.

Sept. 8, 2025

Former EEOC employee files charge alleging transgender bias at the agency

The employee said he was allegedly forced to “create business processes and technical tools that were being weaponized to facilitate discrimination against transgender employees” like himself.

By Ginger Christ • Sept. 5, 2025

Black women with disabilities eye self-employment to develop their careers

The findings are notable given prior research on the barriers women of color face within typical corporate pipelines.

By Ryan Golden • Sept. 3, 2025

Is being pretty going to get you that job? Survey says maybe.

More than half of hiring managers recently said that a candidate’s physical traits — such as facial attractiveness, body type, race and hair color — affect their hiring decisions.

By Ginger Christ • Aug. 28, 2025

What HR should know about AI’s effect on multigenerational workplaces

Employers face a generational divide on the use of — and even basic awareness of — AI tools.

By Ryan Golden • Aug. 27, 2025

Talent trends in 2025 so far: Training, AI and diversity

More workers are angling to grow their skills — not just for their current roles but for their future careers, one expert said.

By Jen A. Miller • Aug. 26, 2025

The 2025 midyear HR checkup: Layoffs, DEI pivots and a ‘tricky’ AI future

A large-scale divestment from people initiatives has left HR teams in an uncomfortable spot, one expert told HR Dive.

By Ryan Golden • Aug. 25, 2025

Collection, not public disclosure, may doom Illinois demographic data law

Anti-DEI collective American Alliance for Equal Rights alleged that SB2930 violates the First and 14th Amendments.

By Caroline Colvin • Aug. 22, 2025

3 DEI approaches employers must reconsider to avoid federal ire

The principles set forth in a recent DOJ memo are likely to be applied by the EEOC to all employers under Title VII, attorney Jonathan Segal writes.

By Jonathan Segal • Aug. 21, 2025

Gay ex-employee for NHL’s Chicago Blackhawks claims bias motivated his firing

The plaintiff, a public relations staffer, alleged the team reprimanded him for participating in an interview in which he discussed his sexual orientation.

By Ryan Golden • Aug. 20, 2025

Immigration policy changes squeeze an already understaffed long-term care industry

The senior care industry can’t afford to lose potential workers, experts said.

By Ginger Christ • Aug. 20, 2025

Major companies reframing, not abandoning, DEI: report

More than half of S&P 100 companies adjusted their diversity, equity and inclusion messaging in major filings in 2025, according to The Conference Board.

By Lauren Schenkman • Aug. 15, 2025

EEOC doubles down on religious rights in 2 accommodation decisions

Religious bias and employers’ failure to provide religious accommodations have been focal points for President Donald Trump’s administration.

By Caroline Colvin • Aug. 14, 2025

AI may have negative implications for Black workers, advocate says

Beyond environmental justice issues, AI deregulation doesn’t bode well for the future of bias-free hiring, one Color of Change leader told HR Dive.

By Caroline Colvin • Aug. 13, 2025

This week in 5 numbers: The price tag of employee referral programs

Here’s a roundup of numbers from the last week of HR news — including figures on women’s mental health.

By Ginger Christ • Aug. 7, 2025

Women’s financial health and physical well-being are declining. HR can help.

Caregiving responsibilities have put a strain on women’s overall well-being, but HR professionals can take steps to improve it, an executive at Guardian said.

By Caroline Colvin • Aug. 6, 2025

Diverse hiring slates, race-segregated training are illegal, DOJ says

A guidance document published Wednesday applies to federal contractors, but attorneys say it’s instructive for all employers.

By Kate Tornone • July 31, 2025

This week in 5 numbers: AI is coming for entry-level jobs

Here’s a roundup of numbers from the last week of HR news — including how much income growth formerly incarcerated people saw after participating in a workforce reentry program.

By Ginger Christ • July 31, 2025

EEOC sued over its treatment of transgender bias charges

The plaintiff alleges the agency has “abdicated” its core duty to protect workers from discrimination.

By Ginger Christ • July 30, 2025

Fortune 500 companies didn’t live up to DEI pledges, law firm says

Women of color have suffered, getting stuck largely in entry-level roles, according to Shegerian Conniff. Here’s how HR can fill in the gaps.

By Caroline Colvin • July 30, 2025

Antisemitic beliefs rare among faculty, Brandeis University study finds

Despite media attention and Trump’s attacks on universities, most professors neither discuss hot topics in class nor engage in activism around them.

By Ben Unglesbee • July 28, 2025