Mila Cosgrove: Making a Lasting Impact on Organizations and Communities Since October 2021, Mila Cosgrove has been a principal consultant with Workplace Solutions AK, a Juneau, Alaska-based human resources...
Ajinomoto must pay disability benefits for work-caused hand injuries A food maker fought the payout by blaming her job hunt – the court wasn’t buying
Court sends fired barista’s lawsuit against Starbucks to private arbitration One signature at onboarding kept his $8.26M claim out of open court
Court fines lawyer $15,000 over AI citations in Starbucks bias case The discrimination charge died on a blown deadline – then the ChatGPT bill came due
DoorDash owes Washington $14.5 million for its delivery Dashers The gig giant said a car did the work, not the person – the court wasn’t buying it
Wells Fargo employee alleges disability bias and retaliation in new lawsuit Her own employer’s probe backed her – then came the ratings cuts and displacement, she alleges
American Airlines forced worker onto leave, not accommodations, lawsuit alleges Her doctors had to write notes for four days off – even when she needed fewer
Manager claims Smyrna Ready Mix demoted, fired him over deployment He says he was promised his job back after deployment – then given three reasons for his firing
Fabricated and misleading jobseeker info is eroding HR confidence Stronger verification strategies needed to avoid misrepresentation during hiring
Atlassian introduces new ‘AI wallets’ to employees Firms introducing new AI controls amid ‘tokenmaxxing’ concerns
SHRM’s insurance carrier says it’s not on the hook for $10M jury verdict The insurer sued SHRM Tuesday, alleging state law prohibits it from indemnifying the organization because the jury found intentional...
Northwestern Mutual must fork over DEI data in EEOC probe of alleged failure to promote White worker The company unsuccessfully claimed that the agency’s information requests were overbroad and too indefinite, according to a Wisconsin federal...
Forever layoffs are here. Here’s what it’s costing your workforce Companies are spreading job cuts over months instead of announcing them all at once. Experts say the toll adds...
AI use may improve engagement, but only under the right conditions Manager support is the key to developing enthusiastic support for artificial intelligence tools in the workplace, according to research...
HR often uses ChatGPT to complete non-HR tasks, according to OpenAI report AI can change the division of work within an organization by allowing users to perform tasks outside their typical...
Pulling back from DEI increases legal risk — and costs organizations qualified women Gender equity researcher Amy Diehl offers eight pillars for HR to keep in mind regarding diversity and inclusion at...