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Progress toward gender parity in corporate leadership has stalled globally since 2022. Recent World Economic Forum research reveals that women hold just 24.6% of C-suite roles and accounted for only 21.1% of CEO hires in 2025. While systemic changes to hiring and leadership frameworks are critical, meaningful progress also requires direct, daily advocacy from leaders […]
Success in the workforce starts with your leaders. If those taking charge don’t have clarity and a focused direction, their talent will lag behind. But knowing exactly where you, your team, and your talent needs to go isn’t always simple, and sometimes, you need to bet on your success. Few know this better than Ericka […]
On July 22, 2026, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) issued a new opinion letter analyzing whether travel time between an employee’s home and work would be considered compensable under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) as hours worked. Travel before and after vs. travel during Specifically, in FLSA2026-9 opinion letter, the employer’s inquiry centered […]
Today’s workplace is weird. Employees are highly connected to their technology, constantly communicating with an army of AI chatbots, SaaS services, and digital collaboration platforms. At the same time, they are profoundly disconnected from their customers and co-workers. Constant digitalization, remote work, and now outsourcing communication to AI have created an empathy and soft-skills deficit. […]
When Amy Alexy was in college, she was convinced her future lay in communications. But a single HR internship completely shifted her trajectory—and not for the reason most people might expect. It wasn’t traditional HR tasks that captured her attention. Rather, it was a pivotal realization: organizations rise or fall based on the quality of their […]
Private employers sometimes have questions about firearms at work. Can a private employer prohibit employees from carrying firearms and other weapons on its premises, including those with a valid concealed-carry permit? And are there any legal or privacy concerns with requiring employees who are carrying to disclose this information to management? Questions about whether an […]
Progress toward gender parity in corporate leadership has stalled globally since 2022. According to recent research from the World Economic Forum (WEF) in their report, Closing the Gender Gap in Senior Leadership, women continue to make up less than half of the global workforce and hold less than one-third of top-level management roles. The Numbers Behind […]
Automated hiring tools have officially crossed the line from experiment to expectation. New research from Paylocity, which surveyed over 1,000 U.S. HR and recruiting leaders, reveals a clear trend: while AI is saving teams significant time, it’s also creating a sharp tension between speed and missing out on top talent. Nearly all HR leaders (91%) […]
HR professionals are no strangers to change, and the rise of AI has caused a drastic shift in the way that HR teams manage day-to-day work, hiring processes, and employee experience. While these shifts can bring positive opportunities for the ways that teams work, recent insights from HR professionals reveal that AI transformation isn’t without […]
A serious workplace incident rarely ends with the incident itself. For many employers, the next challenge arrives when the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) begins asking questions. The steps taken during the first 24 hours often shape the course of the agency’s investigation and can affect the company’s position in any resulting enforcement action […]