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  • News
  • 4 mins

‘Major shift’ | EEOC launches new National Enforcement Plan - employers urged to review workflows

The EEOC’s new National Enforcement Plan for fiscal years 2025–2029 prioritizes ‘intentional discrimination,’ with employment lawyers encouraging HR to act...
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  • 3 mins

'Mitigate risk' | DEI retreat will create winners and losers, leaders warn

As corporate America retreats from DEI, business leaders caution that the organizations staying committed may gain a long-term competitive...
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  • 3 mins

'Merit-based' | New York Times defends hiring approach amid EEOC 'reverse discrimination' lawsuit

The EEOC's lawsuit against The New York Times is fueling fresh debate around DEI, hiring decisions, and workplace discrimination...
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  • 4 mins

'Be cautious' | Employers warned as DOJ offers incentives to DEI whistleblowers

The Trump administration is now offering financial incentives to employees who blow the whistle on DEI initiatives...
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  • Case Study
  • 5 mins

Case Study | How Elsevier sustains high employee engagement through a thriving workplace culture

Elsevier's award-winning culture is built on three simple pillars: purposeful work, continuous growth, and colleagues who genuinely care...
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  • 4 mins

Free speech | EY sued by employee fired over Gaza comments

EY has been sued by a former employee who claims she lost her job after a controversial graduation speech on Gaza...
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  • 5 mins

'Has to evolve' | Microsoft overhauls entire HR department for AI era of work

An overhaul of Microsoft's HR function has placed its AI-first strategy, workforce alignment, and speed, at the center of how it supports business...
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  • Podcast
  • 22 mins
  • 1

Podcast | Snr Global Benefits Director, Google: Why we're giving employees 24/7 menopause support

Google is introducing specialized, 24/7 virtual support for staff experiencing perimenopause and menopause, covering over 80% of Googlers by the end of...
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  • Feature
  • 7 mins

Do's & don'ts | How to make sure your DEI policies stay on the right side of the law

Experts have urged leaders not to pull away from DEI and anti-discrimination practices, outlining clear guidelines around what is and isn't...
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  • News
  • 4 mins

Policy pressure | The Target DEI boycott is over…or is it?

Is the resistance to anti-DEI policy weakening or, in fact, getting stronger? It's hard to tell with the latest update on one ongoing retail...
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  • Big Interview
  • 11 mins

DEI 2.0 | Why diversity isn't dead and how it can reframe itself for the future

David Glasgow, co-author of new book How Equality Wins, says the DEI project isn't over, but it does need a survival plan amid the backlash reshaping...
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  • Feature
  • 5 mins

Proxy power | How shareholders are exerting increasing influence over workplace policy

Shareholder pressure is moving workplace issues onto proxy ballots as investors question governance, labor relations, and accessibility policies...
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  • Feature
  • 6 mins

Political expression | How to avoid tricky free speech issues in the workplace

First Amendment rights and political free speech in the workplace are in the spotlight again after a dispute at a Smoothie King outlet in Ann Arbor...
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  • 3 mins

Undue interference | Colgate defends use of DEI criteria for boardroom picks

Colgate-Palmolive is defending the DEI criteria in its board nominations, despite a shareholder proposal challenging race and gender considerations...
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