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    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.

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    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.

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    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.

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    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.

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    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.

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    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.

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    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.

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    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.

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    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.

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    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.

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    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.

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    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.

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    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.

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    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.

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    Identity of HR 2025

    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.

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    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.

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    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.

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    Employers report plans to ‘quiet fire’ via RTO mandates, benefits cuts and more

    Companies pushing workers out said they’re hoping to avoid things like public layoffs, bad press and severance costs.

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    Most HR leaders feel confident about navigating ongoing national volatility, surveys show

    “While the new policy agenda may exacerbate labor and skills shortages, business leaders can create contingency plans for potential workforce disruptions,” a Conference Board leader said.

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    Labor Department drops Biden-era ESG fiduciary rule

    The agency will no longer defend the rule allowing retirement plan managers to consider ESG factors and intends to work through a new rulemaking process on the topic “as expeditiously as possible.”

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    HR professionals on the move in May

    Some household names, including Pizza Hut and Xerox, announced changes to their human resources leadership slate.

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    This week in 5 numbers: Gen Z opts for skilled trades

    Here’s a roundup of numbers from the last week of HR news — including how many companies think they are effective at validating workers’ skills.

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    Widow sues Coca-Cola under ERISA for former exec’s retirement benefts

    The company assured the couple before and after they married that she would receive his retirement benefits if he predeceased her, the lawsuit said.

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    Half of Gen Z ChatGPT users say they view it as a co-worker, survey shows

    Workers said they use AI to complete work tasks more efficiently, as well as make tough decisions, seek advice and find mental health support.

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    Nearly all employers say they plan to maintain or expand well-being offerings in 2025

    About three-quarters of employers incorporate social connectedness and community in their well-being strategy through offerings like employee resource groups, peer coaching and mentoring programs, a survey shows.