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Safety | Federal cuts spark workplace wellbeing concerns for American workers
Current and former staff warn that job cuts at NIOSH could raise the risk of workplace...
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'Deeply disturbed' | Amazon fires contract driver over porch defecation incident
Amazon has fired a contract driver accused of defecating and urinating at customers' homes in...
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‘Biased culture’ | Google settles $50m racial discrimination suit with 4,000 Black workers
Google has denied claims from a former worker that she was stereotyped as an "angry" Black woman...
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‘Retaliation’ | Fired SpaceX employee with Crohn's punished for bathroom breaks, lawsuit claims
SpaceX's HR department allegedly dismissed the worker's complaints as 'unsubstantiated'...
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'Open door' | Labor judge rules Costco's confidentiality policy for misconduct investigations is unlawful
A judge has ruled that Costco's use of confidentiality agreements may infringe workers'...
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'Significant risk' | Just how widespread is covert AI usage at work? Quite a lot, it turns out
Employers face growing exposure to compliance breaches and reputational harm...
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Firing & ICE | Dallas attorney loses job following encounter with immigration officials
Domestic politics continues to impact people's professional lives, with a Dallas-based attorney dismissed...
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Dressing down | Starbucks broke labor laws with response to pro-union T-shirts, court rules
A US federal appeals court has upheld a ruling against Starbucks, confirming that the company violated...
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'Breathing room' | Musk's DOGE departure to bring relief & doubt across Federal agencies
Elon Musk's claim that he is stepping back from his role in the Trump administration's DOGE initiative...
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Political pressure | FCC using proposed Skydance merger to leverage Paramount over DEI commitments
FCC officials have raised concerns over Paramount's corporate approach to diversity, equity and inclusion...
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'Culture of blame' | Amazon worker death raises yet more concerns over safety protocols
A fatal accident at an Amazon fulfilment centre in Staten Island has reignited questions...
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HR protocol? | Government official reportedly 'forcibly removed' from his office amid DOGE data dispute
A physical confrontation ensued after a senior Social Security Administration (SSA)...
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Hiring | Mastercard screens candidates on a 'decency quotient,' outgoing CPO reveals
Mastercard's former CPO said the firm looks to hear 'humanity' during interview...
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Safety, not speed | Boeing CEO to place workplace wellbeing at center of reformed production strategy
Boeing CEO Kelly Ortberg has assured US lawmakers that the company is prioritizing...
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‘Quirky’ | Duolingo CEO hails impact of 'wholesome but unhinged' culture
CEO Luis von Ahn claimed Duolingo could 'get away without formal HR policies'...
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Metal detectors | Amazon revives worker screening measures to boost security
Amazon is also introducing a phone registration system to track personal devices...
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HR 'hijacking' | Trump takes Federal workforce reinstatement battle to Supreme Court
The Trump administration has asked the US Supreme Court to overturn a judicial...
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‘Blatant’ | Gregorys Coffee founder sued by ex-VP of HR over alleged racism & discrimination
The lawsuit claims the HR exec was 'confronted time and again' with discrimination...
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'Square one' | Thousands of federal staff cut in Trump's layoffs must be reinstated, Judge orders
The push and pull over the Trump administration's swathing cuts to Federal administrations...
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‘There will be more’ | Meta fires employees in crackdown on memo leaks
A Meta spokesperson confirmed “roughly 20” employees have been terminated, with...
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Monday's deadline | List achievements or resign: Musk's HR memo prompts federal chaos
'Failure to respond will be taken as a resignation,' Musk posted on X...
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'Wrongful death' | Tesla cited for safety violations after worker's electrocution
Tesla has been cited for workplace safety violations following an investigation into...
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‘Intimidated or fired’ | Google AI contract staff silenced on pay, federal complaint alleges
The complaint accuses Alphabet vendor Hitachi of illegally prohibiting contractors...
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‘A ridiculous overstep’ | Pride lanyards, stickers, & rainbow video call backgrounds - the workplace LGBTQ+ insignia now reportedly banned at NASA
A report from 'NASAWatch' claims employees who defy the verbal order risk being...
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‘Normalize Indian hate’ | Musk confirms rehiring of DOGE staffer who resigned over racist social media posts
'To err is human,' Musk said in response to a post by Vice President JD Vance...
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‘Silencing women’ | Former Meta employee files lawsuit alleging 'toxic pattern' of sex discrimination
The suit claims a former director suffered retaliation after 'opposing Meta's...
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‘He/she/they/them’ | Staff at government agencies ordered to remove pronouns from email signatures
Workers at US government agencies including the Department of Defense have received...
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‘Deferred resignation’ | Trump offers 2 million federal workers eight months' pay to quit
Federal workers who accept are set to be paid until September 30 without expectations...
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'Complicated' | Driver pay in the spotlight as Uber challenges Colorado's new transparency rules
The move could significantly impact how drivers understand their earnings...
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Overlooking inequities | Cutting DEI programs leads to increased legal risks for employers, thinktank says
Women, people of color, and other marginalized groups may be particularly affected...
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World Economic Forum | Report reveals key trends that will shape the Future of Jobs by 2030
Broadening digital access is poised to be the most transformative trend for businesses...
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In-N-out & NVIDIA | 'Employees' Choice': Glassdoor reveals its 2025 Best Places to Work ratings
Bain & Company has claimed the top spot in Glassdoor's 17th annual Employees' Choice...
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'Sham interviews' | Judge dismisses claims against Wells Fargo execs in diversity hiring lawsuit
Judge dismisses suit against Wells Fargo execs for conducting sham DEI...
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