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Nearly 6 in 10 candidates have quit an application before finishing
More than a third of U.S. workers said not hearing back from employers was their top job search frustration.
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Tire company asks judge to toss EEOC lawsuit over agency’s lack of quorum
The agency must have a quorum to file lawsuits when cases involve “an allegation of systemic discrimination or a pattern or practice of discrimination,” Carlstar Group argued.
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Consumer confidence dips on anxiety about jobs, income: The Conference Board
The proportion of consumers who say jobs are hard to get rose to the highest level since 2021, the report found.
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Uber Eats settles Seattle labor claims for $15M
The delivery aggregator denied allegations by city authorities that it misled workers about potential earnings and paid them less than required.
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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.
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More CHROs say they expect to decrease hiring this year than last year
CHROs are bracing for change by investing in training for leaders and managers, The Conference Board said.
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Only 1 in 5 workers say their employer monitors their AI usage
“It’s crucial that HR business partners equip employees with the right tools, training and policies to integrate AI responsibly and effectively,” an EisnerAmper leader says.
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AI is having ‘a significant and disproportionate’ effect on young workers’ job prospects, study finds
Employment declines “are concentrated in occupations where AI is more likely to automate, rather than augment, human labor,” Stanford researchers said.
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Nearly half of workers feel they’re stagnating, SurveyMonkey data shows
Between the need for skilled workers and employee demand for training, HR may want to prioritize L&D and agitate for a bigger budget next year.
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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.
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Workday pushes AI branding in ‘strategic’ Paradox acquisition
Paradox boasts clients such as Wendy’s, 7-Eleven and GM and is widely known for its “conversational AI” assistant Olivia.
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Deep DiveThe 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.
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66% of workers say AI leaders would create more fair and efficient workplaces
Employees said algorithmic leadership could reduce human bias, but many still want human leaders in situations that involve empathy, motivation and ethical decision-making.
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USPS worker’s intermittent FMLA certification didn’t place a hard cap on unforeseen leave, 6th Circuit says
A physician advised USPS that the plaintiff’s symptoms flared up twice per month, but the court held that this note alone did not create an exact limit.
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Kwik Trip pays $35K in EEOC settlement
The Midwestern convenience retailer was accused of not providing reasonable accommodations for an employee with a medical restriction.
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Smithfield Meats said it doesn’t provide pregnancy-related accommodations, EEOC alleges
The company allegedly fired a laborer after she asked to be relieved from lifting due to pregnancy-related bleeding, according to an EEOC lawsuit.
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Half of workers say they got a job through a connection
Tapping relationships for a job was considered more helpful than using job boards, social media, recruiters and staffing firms, a report found.
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EEOC seeks to enforce subpoenas against school district that sued agency over bias probe
The news comes just weeks after New Mexico’s Gallup-McKinley County Schools sued the commission, alleging that its investigation exceeded EEOC’s authority.
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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.
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CFO turnover spikes after record CEO exits last year
Starbucks is among the public companies that have named a new CFO this year following a CEO departure.
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1 in 3 companies say AI will run their hiring process by 2026
But more than half of companies surveyed by Resume.org expressed concerns about AI screening out qualified candidates or introducing bias.
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Few HR pros can detect fake job candidate information, survey shows
Meanwhile, nearly three-quarters said they’ve already encountered fake or misleading candidate details during the hiring process, Equifax found.
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AI hiring tools push tech workers to reconsider the industry, new data shows
Nearly 1 in 3 IT professionals said they might leave the industry altogether as AI screening tools muddy the hiring process, a Dice survey found.
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Opinion3 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.
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This week in 5 numbers: Which human skills are critical for AI success
Here’s a roundup of numbers from the last week of HR news — including what share of workers would rather be managed by artificial intelligence than a person.
