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IBM settles DOJ DEI probe with $17.1M payment
IBM agreed to pay $17.1 million to resolve a Department of Justice false‑claims act investigation into its diversity, equity and inclusion practices on federal contracts. The DOJ alleged the tech giant linked bonus compensation to demographic targets and restricted certain training programs based on race or sex. IBM cooperated early and disclosed relevant facts to the agency.
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Bunker Hill Mining Corp. announced that its board approved an equity compensation package comprising 163,674 restricted stock units (RSUs) for directors and officers, vesting in equal thirds on April 10 2027, 2028 and 2029. Each RSU converts to one common share at a deemed price of C$5.60 (approximately $4.14 USD). The board also granted incentive stock options to purchase up to 12,402 common shares at the same price, with a 2031 expiration and identical vesting schedule. The grants support the company’s effort to restart its historic Idaho zinc‑lead‑silver mine.
JUST IN: Workday claims updates to their product have been “too powerful” to be released to the public, has not changed its software since 1986 to protect humanity.
Melissa Fry, chief marketing officer of Twin Peaks, detailed a confidence‑building and alignment framework that has lifted franchisee performance. Her phased approach, rooted in sponsorship and transparent communication, is reshaping leadership culture across the brand.
The Federal Aviation Administration opened a ten‑day application window (April 17‑27) for air‑traffic controller positions, explicitly courting gamers who lack college degrees. The move seeks to address a 3,000‑controller shortfall and accelerate training, while offering six‑figure salaries within three years.
SAP announced the 1H 2026 release of SuccessFactors Onboarding, adding a suite of tools to streamline hiring, onboarding and off‑boarding processes. The update introduces automated document collection, AI‑driven skill assessments and predictive productivity insights that aim to get new hires productive...
Oracle announced a reduction of 30,000 employees, marking the largest workforce cut in the company's history. The move reflects senior management’s response to slowing growth in its cloud and software divisions and signals a broader shift in tech‑sector leadership strategies.
Gunzilla Games' chief executive Vlad Korolev defended the studio’s payment schedule after former contractors claimed they had not been paid for months. The dispute highlights growing tension over NFT‑driven game financing and worker rights in the web‑3 sector.
The Emirates Human Resources Development Council (EHRDC) and the Emirates Institute of Finance (EIF) signed a Memorandum of Understanding in Dubai to create specialised training for Emiratis in the financial sector. The partnership targets the Dubai Economic Agenda D33 goal...
Friday afternoon scoop with @adamchitwood: Disney Layoffs of 1,000 to Begin Next Week Across Marketing, Awards and Publicity - including brands like Hulu, FX, ESPN, ABC News and Marvel. https://t.co/zT6twu2kWU
CUPE Local 1263 ratified a new collective agreement with the Niagara Region’s municipally run long‑term care facilities, marking a milestone as negotiations were conducted directly without interest arbitration. The deal delivers a 10.5% wage increase over the contract term, along...
Singapore is overhauling its workforce strategy to meet the rapid rise of artificial intelligence. Senior Minister of State Tan Kiat How highlighted a shift from experimental AI tools to large‑scale, secure deployments, prompting new "AI bilingual" talent needs. The government...
The Social Security Administration (SSA) has appealed an arbitrator’s ruling that it violated its 2019 collective bargaining agreement with the American Federation of Government Employees by indefinitely suspending telework. Arbitrator Sarah Miller Espinosa ordered the agency to restore pre‑March 2025 telework flexibilities...
Rockstar Games announced two new hires—a Strategy Research Associate and a Senior Manager—focused on its Creator Platform as development of Grand Theft Auto 6 nears completion. The roles target expertise in user‑generated content ecosystems such as Roblox, Fortnite and Twitch. By...
Nurses represented by Teamsters Local 332 have been on strike at Henry Ford Genesys Hospital for over seven months, beginning on September 1. The hospital’s negotiating team met with union leaders for the 87th time in April 2025, while the union insists...
Texas State University will spearhead the Texas Rural Hospital Officers Academy, a program created by HB 18 in the 2025 legislative session. The academy will deliver more than 100 hours of specialized training each year to leaders of rural hospitals and...
Deloitte’s 2026 Global Human Capital Trends report reveals that 68% of employees report lower wellbeing due to change fatigue, while only 27% of leaders say they manage change effectively. The findings are prompting consulting firms to expand change‑management and AI‑enabled...
President Donald Trump’s FY 2027 budget proposal slashes the Department of Labor by roughly 26%, eliminates the Women’s Bureau and trims the National Labor Relations Board, while adding $20 million to the EEOC. The plan also restructures the Office of Federal Contract...
Oracle announced the launch of eight Fusion Agentic Applications for Human Capital Management, embedding coordinated AI agents that can reason, decide, and act within HR workflows. The new suite promises to shift routine HR tasks from manual coordination to proactive...
1 Every few quarters I rework my offers to eliminate implementation consulting because it doesn't matter how solid the methodology or implementation support is... client results are ultimately beyond my control. Success or failure comes down to what extent senior...
The EX–CX Connection Isn’t Broken. Your Operating Model Is. https://t.co/kaYj6NTYPw #Leaders don’t ignore the EX–CX connection cuz they're ignorant; they miss is for a variety of reasons & ignore it because it forces a harder conversation. #employeeexperience #customerexperience https://t.co/x5YFak0B6E
Maine enacted LD 1587, expanding the Department of Labor’s enforcement powers effective July 14, 2026. The law grants the Director subpoena authority, the right to review records, and mandates that employers post violation notices and notify both current and former employees. Penalties now...
Who HR Reports To Says More Than You Think | @CustomerThink https://t.co/ufWjWV7nAk #HR #culture #leadership https://t.co/wZzMsJGaUu
In the future, you will have to come into the office, but there will be no work to do
Zoom CEO Eric Yuan told the Wall Street Journal that the rise of AI “digital agents” will render a five‑day workweek obsolete, forecasting a shift to a three‑day schedule by 2031. The comment adds a high‑profile voice to growing calls...
AECOM faces a federal lawsuit from Lisa A. Psenicska, a 59‑year‑old marketing manager with 27 years at the firm, alleging gender and age discrimination, pay inequity and retaliation. The complaint details a salary gap of roughly $34,500 between her $118,500...
Data chiefs at Thomson Reuters, Create Music Group and Booking.com say AI‑driven automation is cutting integration pain points that slow HR analytics. Their pilots promise faster, more consistent insights for talent and workforce decisions.
A former employee, Gianna Boccia, filed a lawsuit against Breakthru Beverage Nevada alleging that the company’s HR team dismissed her harassment complaints, left the accused supervisor in place, and pressured her to resign. Boccia claims her supervisor made repeated unwanted...
Apple Inc. will shutter three U.S. retail stores in June—Trumbull, Connecticut; Escondido, California; and Towson, Maryland—citing mall‑level challenges. The Towson site, the first Apple store where workers unionized in 2022, raises questions about labor dynamics and the stock’s near‑term trajectory.
DB Schenker fired Operations Team Lead Adibeth Duran Abreu after she reported severe pregnancy‑related illness and sought FMLA protection. The company issued multiple attendance warnings she says she never saw, then terminated her on April 1, 2025, before her FMLA paperwork could...
The Eighth Circuit affirmed summary judgment for Trimac Transportation, ruling that truck driver Jason Schmit’s own Social Security disability statements undermined his ADA claim. Schmit, diagnosed with Parkinson’s, had received informal and later formal accommodations but asserted he could still...
Experience Matters: how work-based learning experiences can be better designed, documented, and communicated across education and employment. https://t.co/B7SvFpw83V @Getting_Smart
Jeff Bezos continues to draw a modest $81,400 annual salary from Amazon, a figure unchanged since 1998 and far below typical executive pay. The 2026 proxy reveals Amazon spent $1.6 million on his security and travel expenses, reflecting the company’s reliance...
A consent decree filed April 9, 2026 requires a group of Dunkin' franchise operators to pay $250,000 and eliminate a “100% healed” policy that barred employees with any medical limitation from working. The EEOC alleged the policy violated the ADA by forcing...
The Arkansas Supreme Court allowed Officer Raunona Mays’s Title VII discrimination claim to proceed against the state Highway Police, while dismissing her § 1983, § 1981 and Arkansas Civil Rights Act claims on sovereign‑immunity grounds. Mays alleges she was passed over for four...
Unily has been named a Leader in The Forrester Wave™: Intranet Platforms, Q1 2026, earning top scores across 11 evaluation criteria. The report highlights Unily’s robust content repository, metadata management, mobile support, and AI‑native roadmap. Analysts note the platform’s appeal to...
Gusto’s research shows small‑business retirement plan adoption jumped 58% between 2019 and 2025, expanding coverage to 5.6 million workers. State mandates now exist in over 20 states, and the SECURE 2.0 Act provides tax credits of up to $5,000 per year for...
Steve Jobs on how to give feedback to high performers when their work is simply not good enough; giving difficult feedback without causing resentments is a superpower. https://t.co/Q5VFsVHfAT
HR thought leaders Steve Boese and Trish Steed of H3 HR Advisors outlined the most pressing HR trends for 2026 during a Paycom‑sponsored webcast. The discussion highlighted AI‑driven talent acquisition, the evolution of hybrid work models, and a data‑centric approach to employee...
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit ruled that Illinois’s 2024 amendment to the Biometric Information Privacy Act’s damages provision applies retroactively, ending per‑scan statutory damages for cases pending at the time. The amendment caps recovery to a...
Simpplr was named a Leader in The Forrester Wave™: Intranet Platforms, Q2 2026, achieving the highest possible 5‑out‑of‑5 scores in 14 of 28 evaluation criteria. The analyst firm highlighted the platform’s AI‑enabled search, extensive application integration, internal communications tools, governance engine,...
The Gallup State of the Global Workforce annual report is always illuminating. The prevalence of stress and other emotions such as sadness, anger, and loneliness, indicates a workforce whose emotional health is languishing. https://t.co/fQQGZAH775
In a May 12 2026 webcast, Dr. Michelle Weise and Trinity Thomas outlined actionable approaches for upskilling, reskilling, and retaining employees amid rapid workplace change. They highlighted methods to pinpoint emerging skill gaps, build continuous‑learning curricula, and embed a lifelong‑learning culture. The session emphasized aligning...
Federal retirees must navigate FEHB coverage abroad, the eight‑month Medicare Part B special enrollment period, and decisions about their Thrift Savings Plan. Overseas, some FEHB plans like Blue Cross Blue Shield process claims locally, while others require out‑of‑pocket payment and reimbursement,...
ComPsych announced an independent study by the Integrated Benefits Institute showing a projected 507% return on investment – roughly $6.07 saved for every $1 spent – on its behavioral health services. The analysis of 2024‑2025 de‑identified member data used validated...
More money can buy a bigger house or a better car, but it can’t buy a nicer boss. https://t.co/P2cDn7pqgr The higher the pay, the lower the happiness at work for most people. @whartonknows #employeeexperience #life #happiness https://t.co/txpOBE2Mti
“Fire fast.” Yes; if firing is necessary, dragging it out is worse -- for that person, the team, and yourself. But, if you’re hiring and firing fast a lot, that means you’re bad at hiring, and you 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 to fix it. You’re punishing...
The University of Phoenix will host a webinar titled “AI for Everyone, or Only for the Few? Skills, Education, and Access in the Workplace” on April 16, 2026, at 11 a.m. MST. Part of the Bridging Perspectives series, the event targets higher‑education...
The House Education and Workforce Committee introduced the Stronger Workforce for America Act of 2026, a reauthorization of WIOA that would move adult‑education and family‑literacy programs from Education to Labor, but the proposal has lost bipartisan backing. The EEOC reported...
On March 16, 2026 ICE issued a revised fact sheet that reclassifies dozens of Form I‑9 errors as substantive violations, expanding the list to 28 substantive and several new technical errors. The changes elevate omissions such as missing date of...
Solace’s former student intern Ghaith Dalla‑Ali joined the company in 2013 as a QA engineer and has risen to Vice President of Engineering, overseeing a 250‑person team that includes about 20 former interns. The firm’s decade‑long partnership with the ICTC’s...
