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US economy | Outlook brightens, but job market concerns linger
Report reveals a notable uptick in consumer confidence, reaching its highest point...
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‘LinkedIn drivel’ | US CEO slammed for viral post about his firing his first employee alongside smiling selfie
The CEO's leadership style was heavily criticized with one user describing him as...
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Wrongful termination | Lawsuit alleges Neuralink forced pregnant employee to work with herpes-infected monkey
The ex-employee also accuses the company of retaliation, wrongful termination, and...
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Pilot pensions | Why American Airlines' 401(k) lawsuit is a cautionary tale in how employers execute ESG commitments
A pilot is suing the airline claiming its $26billion 401(k) “improperly favored”...
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Student or worker? | College athletes' bid for employee status hotting up as NCAA agrees $2.75bn settlement
Legal experts say the ruling may help college athletes push for unionization, minimum...
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Uniform U-turn | National Park Service bans employees from wearing agency uniforms at LGBTQ+ Pride events
NPS employees are prohibited from “participating in or attending any demonstration...
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‘No-one’s proofreading them’ | AI-generated employee handbooks grow in popularity - they're nothing but a danger to HR
Missing anti-harassment clauses and absent overtime policies are reported by HR consultants...
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Muldrow ruling | Supreme Court lowers bar for workplace discrimination suits in "victory for workers"
The much anticipated Supreme Court ruling makes it more difficult to transfer employees...
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Payroll fraud | Walmart to resolve 'paycheck discrepancies,' offer two years of fraud protection after employee-led payroll breach
The Walmart employee may have changed payroll information for other associates to...
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Astronomical absenteeism | Attention HR! Please, let employees skip work for the historic total solar eclipse
It will be 20 years before the next solar eclipse in 2044...
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Global CPO, Imagination | How we're reimagining onboarding to deliver the ultimate employee engagement
Philomena Gray, Global CPO at Imagination offers an inside look at the global branding...
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'Butting heads' | Timberwolves employee charged with stealing EVP's hard drive was earlier transferred for poor performance
The Minnesota Timberwolves employee is accused of stealing the hard drive and copying...
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OSHA ruling | Komodo dragon biting employee was not a safety standard violation
The employee suffered several bite wounds, but OSHA found no violation of safety...
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‘He betrayed us’ | Ex Jacksonville Jaguars employee sentenced to prison after embezzling $22million from the team
Former Jaguars finance manager Amit Patel was sentenced to at least six and a half...
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Contractor chaos | NLRB 'joint employer' rule struck down in last-minute twist to contract & franchise worker saga
The U.S. National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) was set to come into effect on Monday...
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HR ‘failure’ | Employee sues SpaceX for retaliation after accusing her manager of sexual abuse that led to pregnancy
SpaceX is facing allegations of discrimination, retaliation, and harassment against...
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AI ‘stewardship’ | Klarna asked to be OpenAI's guinea pig - now its chatbot does the work of 700 employees
Klarna has announced its AI assistant performs the work of 700 full-time customer...
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On calls 'from 2am to 7am' | Is AT&T giving enough recognition and support to employees during its outage crisis?
AT&T thanked its employees for their crisis response to Thursday's ten-hour outage,...
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'Racist' Tourette's tics | Transfer of Coca-Cola Consolidated employee away from customer-facing role is not discrimination, says court
The employee had sued Coca-Cola Consolidated Inc. for disability discrimination and...
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$250,000 fine | CVS pharmacy understaffing risked staff & patient safety, 20 further stores under investigation
The State of Ohio Board of Pharmacy found the CVS store was seriously understaffed...
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