An employer recently terminated an employee after he allegedly sent a racist social media message to WNBA player Chelsea Gray. After Gray posted a screenshot, the employer confirmed the individual
Twenty-six Meta employees have sued the company, alleging that AI-assisted or algorithmically informed layoff methods disproportionately affected workers who took medical, parental, family, pregnancy-related, or disability-related leave. According to news
The remote work question is increasingly about how to structure flexibility to support both the employee experience and business performance. Some research indicates better job satisfaction and lower quit rates
Some employers, including Zoom and Deloitte, seem to be testing whether they can scale back highly valued benefits (e.g., paid parental leave, paid time off) without triggering employee backlash. A
A growing number of job seekers are responding to the modern hiring process with a “spray and pray” strategy—submitting applications broadly and regardless of fit—in the hope that something breaks
While we cannot predict or comprehend all the ways in which AI will affect work and the humans who do it, we can analyze core job functions for clues. An
A recent report indicates the U.S. Department of Labor’s watchdog is investigating a complaint alleging professional misconduct involving Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer. In connection with the allegations, the secretary’s chief
Campbell’s fired Martin Bally (a vice president) after a recording of his disparaging remarks (calling Campbell’s “highly process[ed] food for ‘poor people’”) circulated online. Robert Garza, another former employee, indicated
The U.S. Department of Labor filed a federal lawsuit against St. Paul Fish Company and its owners, alleging that managers at its Public Market location unlawfully participated in a tip
Hilton removed a Hampton Inn franchise near Minneapolis from its booking system after a video showed a worker declining Department of Homeland Security reservations. Other travel sites also stopped offering
