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Tex-Mex eatery settles EEOC suit saying it 'ignored' gay server's complaints of harassment
Workers taunted the server about his sexuality using homophobic epithets, the agency said, in addition to harassing his friend, a straight busser.
By Riia O'Donnell , Katie Clarey • Aug. 16, 2019 -
Deep Dive
Is Canada the next talent hub?
The interest in Canadian workers represents a broader shift in how and where employers are sourcing top talent worldwide.
By Riia O'Donnell • Aug. 15, 2019 -
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1 in 5 workers think they're smarter than the boss
Survey respondents said they were more qualified than their managers because they better understand the daily work and have superior people skills.
By Valerie Bolden-Barrett • Aug. 15, 2019 -
Big-bank leadership lacks diversity, House panel says
Not one of these organizations has a female or minority CEO, according to diversity data.
By Anna Hrushka • Aug. 15, 2019 -
Millennials want wellness, but employers are falling short
A majority of employees surveyed by Welltok said they've been offered resources irrelevant to their needs at least to some extent.
By Riia O'Donnell • Aug. 15, 2019 -
Deep Dive
Can incentives pull talent away from dominant metro areas?
As U.S. workers increasingly gravitate toward a select few cities, other localities hope extra perks can give them an edge.
By Ryan Golden • Aug. 15, 2019 -
Older workers who lose job-related cognitive abilities more likely to retire early
Employers risk losing their older workers if they aren't aware of the demands their jobs place on them, a Rice University professor said.
By Valerie Bolden-Barrett • Aug. 14, 2019 -
How League rewrote its form inputs to be more inclusive
Small changes can go a long way in ensuring people of all backgrounds are included in everyday company language.
By Valerie Bolden-Barrett • Aug. 14, 2019 -
Study: 21% of workers over 40 said they have experienced age bias
Nearly two-thirds of respondents said they received no age discrimination training in the past 12 months, the Hiscox report revealed.
By Valerie Bolden-Barrett • Aug. 14, 2019 -
Professional development among top retention tools
Workers in a Robert Half survey said that a pay raise was still the most likely reason to stay with an employer but pointed to training as a key draw.
By Riia O'Donnell • Aug. 13, 2019 -
Workers are more upset by the possibility of people replacing them than robots, study says
Upskilling today's workers to ready them for the future could help remove any fears of being replaced by machines or people with tech knowledge.
By Valerie Bolden-Barrett • Aug. 13, 2019 -
Retirement community settles allegations it passed over applicant for one less likely to get pregnant
A manager texted a candidate asking if she planned to have another baby, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission alleged.
By Riia O'Donnell • Aug. 13, 2019 -
Report: NYC's $15 minimum wage worries business owners
Employers in the city told The Wall Street Journal they may need to cut hours, staff levels or both to accommodate the increase.
By Valerie Bolden-Barrett • Aug. 12, 2019 -
Tourism workers are the lowest paid of any industry, FSU study says
After analyzing data from about 12 industries, one researcher said the average weekly pay was $710 overall but just $311 for leisure and hospitality workers.
By Valerie Bolden-Barrett • Aug. 12, 2019 -
US companies to hold steady on wage increases in favor of bonuses
Two recent reports show employers are largely rewarding high performers and may seek to attract candidates with benefits instead.
By Valerie Bolden-Barrett • Aug. 12, 2019 -
ICE agents round up 680 workers in largest raid in a decade
Workplace investigations have resumed under President Trump after President Obama largely avoided them in favor of audits, AP reported.
By Valerie Bolden-Barrett • Aug. 9, 2019 -
New grocery career center connects job seekers with training, job alerts
The center provides access to more than 170 National Grocery Association training courses on topics such as food safety, merchandising and management.
By Lauren Manning • Aug. 9, 2019 -
Leaders, managers fail to engage seasonal gig workers
Speakap also found that leaders perceive older workers in this group as less engaged than younger gig workers — but they do "nothing" about it.
By Valerie Bolden-Barrett • Aug. 9, 2019 -
Pet care franchise releases internal manual on hiring people with autism
The manual educates franchisees on the best ways to recruit, train and "make a difference in the lives of employees with autism," Dogtopia said.
By Valerie Bolden-Barrett • Aug. 9, 2019 -
Opioids still prevalent, but fewer employees are prescribed pain medications under workers' comp
WCRI also detected a small rise in non-pharmacological pain treatments, like physical therapy, between October 2011 and March 2018 in 27 states.
By Riia O'Donnell , Katie Clarey • Aug. 9, 2019 -
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The talent textbook: Algorithm scheduling and workers' choice
The emerging market for predictive scheduling apps has caught the attention of employers — and employees.
By Rosie Bradbury • Aug. 8, 2019 -
Happier employees lead to more satisfied customers
Every 1-star improvement in Glassdoor's 5-star rating scale equaled a 1.3-point increase in customer satisfaction on a 0- to 100-point scale, the company noted.
By Valerie Bolden-Barrett • Aug. 8, 2019 -
C-suite speak: How HR can get better buy-in from the CEO
"I get a lot of 'noes,'" said one DMEC 2019 attendee. Others asked speakers how to better share their solutions to complicated issues, like paid leave, with the CEO.
By Morgan Fecto • Aug. 8, 2019 -
Companies that focus on human experience receive performance boost
Deloitte "created a new algorithm" combining customer, partner and workforce experience to determine how engagement affects the bottom line.
By Riia O'Donnell • Aug. 8, 2019 -
Ohio city bans tobacco use for its new employees
A smoking cessation program may be worth the investment for employers, but the local union questioned whether the policy would hurt recruiting efforts.
By Valerie Bolden-Barrett • Aug. 7, 2019
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