Oakland Laborers Allege Over $300,000 in Wage Theft at Public Housing Redevelopment
Construction workers on Oakland's Lion Creek Crossings affordable‑housing renovation claim more than $300,000 in unpaid wages. The allegations target Milestone Roofing, a subcontractor of Saarman Construction, which says it is investigating the claims while negotiations continue. Over 20 laborers have filed complaints with the California Labor Commissioner, citing missed prevailing‑wage payments of $74.78 per hour. The dispute revives concerns after Saarman previously settled a 2018 wage‑theft lawsuit for $150,000.
Vicarious Trauma Injuries "Hidden" In High Performers
Employers are increasingly aware of vicarious trauma, yet high‑performing staff remain the most vulnerable. A 2022 Kozarov court ruling created a strong legal precedent, prompting tighter psychosocial safety regulations. Rachel Clements of the Centre for Corporate Health warns that top...
The Broken Rung: Why Thailand’s Boardrooms Are Missing Half Their Talent
Thailand’s boardrooms remain starkly male‑dominated, with women occupying just 19% of seats despite rapid digitalisation and value‑chain upgrades. Research by Kearney and Egon Zehnder shows the bottleneck isn’t entry‑level talent but a “broken rung” that stalls high‑performing women between management...
Rivian CEO’s $403mn Pay Package Dwarfs Those of Top US Car Bosses
Rivian disclosed that chief executive RJ Scaringe will receive a total compensation package worth $403 million for the 2023 fiscal year. The figure dwarfs the pay of established U.S. automakers, surpassing the combined compensation of CEOs at General Motors, Ford and...
Who Made the Cut? Presenting the Employee Experience Awards 2026, Singapore Finalists
Human Resources Online has announced the finalists for the 2026 Employee Experience Awards in Singapore, selected after a rigorous review of submissions across 43 categories by a panel of 18 senior HR leaders. The awards evaluate organisations on four pillars—leadership,...
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RBC BlueBay Names Hong Kong Product Strategist- #Wealth #AssetManagement #AssetFinance
RBC BlueBay Asset Management has appointed Mark Baker as a product strategist based in Hong Kong. He will support business development and client service across Asia ex‑Japan, acting as the technical subject‑matter expert for the firm’s full investment product suite. Baker...
An Agile Approach to Hiring: Mastercard’s Tech Talent Transformation
Mastercard has overhauled its technology hiring process by applying agile principles, turning recruitment into a rapid, iterative operation. The company introduced an internal talent marketplace, leveraged data‑driven sourcing, and forged partnerships with coding bootcamps to accelerate talent pipelines. These changes...
Director of Production-Seattle Children’s Theatre Working with Management Consultants for the Arts
Seattle Children’s Theatre (SCT) is hiring a Director of Production to steer the full production pipeline for its youth‑focused performances. The role reports to the Artistic Director, supervises a Production Manager, Technical Director and 18 artisans, and handles artist care,...
Accenture: Using AI at Work Isn’t a Skill, It’s Organisational
Accenture’s new research warns that most firms treat AI as a mere tool rather than a catalyst for organisational redesign. Only 19% of employees feel equipped with AI skills and just 27% are comfortable delegating tasks to AI, highlighting a...
Protecting Business Continuity During School Holiday Season (Webinar)
On June 4, 2026 Personnel Today hosted a free 60‑minute webinar on protecting business continuity during school holidays. Featuring SMBC’s Rebecca Ormond and Bright Horizons adviser Jennifer Liston‑Smith, the session explored how planned and emergency childcare solutions reduce stress, improve focus, and safeguard productivity....
Social Security Expands Performance Award Eligibility, as Other Agencies Rein in Theirs
The Social Security Administration is broadening performance‑award eligibility, adding employees with 3.5‑3.7 ratings and increasing bonus rates to 1.2‑1.5% of base salary. In contrast, the Health and Human Services department capped Quality Step Increase awards at 3% of eligible staff,...
House GOP on Trump’s 2027 Pay Freeze: ‘That’s Politics’
House Republicans on the Appropriations Committee voted down Democratic attempts to overturn President Trump’s FY2027 civilian pay freeze and to safeguard civil‑service protections. Trump’s budget omits civilian compensation, signaling a freeze, while granting 5‑7% raises to military personnel. Democrats proposed...
New SCAI President Dawn Abbott Outlines Workforce, Training and Inclusion Priorities
Dawn Abbott, MD, has taken the helm of the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions (SCAI) and is prioritizing workforce sustainability, expanded training pathways, and greater inclusion in interventional cardiology. She highlighted a mismatch between the growing number of fellowship...
BMC South Workers Rescind Strike Notice
More than 475 registered nurses and healthcare workers at BMC South in Brockton rescinded a three‑day strike notice originally set for April 30 after progress was made in contract talks. The Massachusetts Nurses Association said the union will hold off on...
Maine Enacts Wage Transparency Law
Maine’s legislature passed LD 54, a wage‑transparency law that takes effect on July 13, 2026. The measure obligates any employer with ten or more employees to disclose a prospective pay range in every job posting, and to provide that range to employees upon...
Employment Law Beyond Earth: Emerging Trends in the Space Workforce
The private space sector now employs roughly 373,000 U.S. workers, accounting for about 80% of global space activity. Employment in the industry has grown about 27% over the past decade, outpacing overall private‑sector growth. Courts are applying traditional wage‑and‑hour, labor‑relations,...
Untethered’s Andrea Holyfield on Why Employee Misalignment Drives Turnover
Andrea Holyfield, CEO of Untethered, warned that employee turnover often stems from internal misalignment rather than external factors. She highlighted gaps between promised success metrics, growth opportunities, and daily reality as silent drivers of disengagement. Holyfield urged companies to broaden...
EXEC: Nike To Lay Off 172 Workers at Missouri Air-Sole Facility
Nike Inc. announced it will permanently lay off 172 employees at its Air Manufacturing Innovation (AirMI) facility in St. Charles County, Missouri, effective June 26. The cuts are part of a broader reduction of roughly 1,400 jobs announced last week, mainly in...
Biglaw’s Prime Directive: Don’t Dilute Equity, But Avoid Making It Seem Like A ‘Caste System’
Biglaw firms are increasingly creating non‑equity partnership tiers to expand leadership ranks while safeguarding the value of existing equity stakes. Lorie Almon, chair of Seyfarth Shaw, says the tiered model lets firms add partners without diluting ownership and keeps financial...
JBM Packaging Celebrates First Graduate of In-Prison Training Program
JBM Packaging marked a milestone on April 11 by hiring Billy Campbell, the first graduate of its in‑prison training program at the London Correctional Institution in Ohio. The initiative teaches inmates technical skills on envelope‑making equipment for 32 hours a week over...
Salesforce Sought to Create ‘Negative Record’ of Employee Out on FMLA Leave, Lawsuit Claims
Salesforce is facing a lawsuit alleging it violated the Americans with Disabilities Act and the Family and Medical Leave Act by terminating an employee who took FMLA leave to care for his father’s cancer. The plaintiff claims the company deliberately...
Caught in the Middle: 3 Places Where EEOC Rollbacks Collide with California Law
The EEOC under the Trump administration rolled back guidance that previously protected transgender employees, allowing restroom denial and intentional misgendering under Title VII. In contrast, California’s Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA) continues to require restroom access, correct pronoun use,...
Industry Vet Slams Lack of Women on Convention Main Stages
Erica LaCentra, chief marketing officer of RCN Capital, criticizes mortgage‑industry conventions for relegating women speakers to separate events held before or after the main program. She points out that senior female executives are often confined to women‑only sessions while less...
Public Service Told to Get Recruitment Processes Shipshape as AI Wave Looms
The Australian Public Service Commission (APSC) has published a new suite of documents that set out clear guidance for government agencies on managing candidates' use of artificial intelligence during recruitment. The resources address AI‑generated resumes, written applications, mock interviews and...
Court Voids Blue Origin's Arbitration Clause over Four Unconscionable Elements
On April 24, the California Court of Appeal declared Blue Origin's standard employment arbitration clause void, finding it unconscionable on four grounds. The agreement’s scope covered any claim against the company, even unrelated incidents, and forced all employee‑initiated claims into...
Virginia’s New Paid Family and Medical Leave Law Is Not Just FMLA with Pay Added
Virginia enacted a statewide paid family and medical leave (PFML) program on April 22, 2026, with benefits starting Dec 1, 2028. The Virginia Employment Commission will collect payroll contributions beginning April 1, 2028 to fund up to 12 weeks of leave at 80% of average weekly...
Payroll Errors Force Jack in the Box Into Wage Class Retrial
The Ninth Circuit sent Jack in the Box’s $5.3 million wage‑penalty class action back to trial after finding the payroll over‑deductions were not willful and the penalty ratio may breach due‑process. The case stems from a tiny 0.1‑0.4 cent‑per‑hour deduction error...
Under Pressure: How HR Should Push Back on Questionable Hires
Recent audits of Canada’s IRCC and OC Transpo reveal senior leaders pushing unqualified candidates, exposing HR’s vulnerability to political pressure. In both cases, hires lacked required experience, language skills, or education, undermining merit‑based staffing. Academics Samantha Hancock and Tiziana Casciaro advise...
A Quiet Filing Could Decide What Happens Next Inside One of Gaming’s Biggest Studios
On April 27, developers of Magic: The Gathering Arena announced a bid to form a union affiliated with the Communications Workers of America. The group, United Wizards of the Coast‑CWA, claims supermajority support among more than 100 studio employees and...
Toshiba Must Face Race Discrimination Suit After Court Partly Rejects Dismissal Bid
A North Carolina federal court denied Toshiba Global Commerce Solutions' motion to dismiss federal race‑discrimination and retaliation claims brought by former employee Casim Noble. While the court tossed the state‑law claim and removed seven individual executives from the case, Toshiba...
Rogers Offers Voluntary Buyouts to Half Its Workforce: Report
Rogers Communications is offering voluntary departure packages to roughly half of its 25,000‑strong workforce, affecting about 12,500 employees. The program follows a decision to slash 2026 capital expenditures by up to $1.2 billion CAD (≈$0.9 billion USD), a roughly 30% reduction. Exclusions...
Court Rejects Wrongful Termination Claim Against UC Health After HIPAA Report
An Ohio appellate court affirmed UC Health's decision to fire social worker Danielle Drake after she accessed a patient’s protected health information to report a suspected HIPAA breach. The court found the employer had a legitimate business justification, noting Drake’s...
Microsoft and OpenAI Shake up AI Alliance. HR Doesn’t Care Who Wins
Microsoft and OpenAI have moved their partnership into a non‑exclusive phase, keeping Azure as the primary launch cloud while allowing OpenAI to sell on other providers. The shift signals a more competitive AI market, but HR executives remain focused on...
From Bowling Repairs to Zoology, Trump Admin Consolidates Job Titles Affecting 5,000 Feds
The Office of Personnel Management announced it will consolidate 115 federal occupational series, eliminating titles such as bartenders, meatcutters, woodworkers and even bowling‑equipment repair. About 5,000 employees will be shifted into broader job categories, with most seeing no change to...
Visier Outsmart Event: Community, Talent Decisions, and Workforce AI
Visier’s Outsmart event last week blended product announcements with a strong community focus, leaving attendees with a clear picture of how the company supports its clients. The conference highlighted Visier’s AI‑powered workforce analytics platform and its role in shaping talent‑decision...
Radiation Therapist Vacancy Rates on the Decline, New Data Reveal
New data from the American Society of Radiologic Technologists show radiation‑therapy staffing shortages easing. Vacancy rates for radiation therapists fell from 13.6% in 2025 to 11.4% in 2026, while dosimetrist openings dropped from 9.6% to 6.8% over the same period....
The Reinvention of Workday: From System of Record to Platform of Agents
Workday, the long‑standing enterprise finance and HR software leader, announced a strategic shift from a traditional system‑of‑record to a generative‑AI‑driven platform of agents. The plan leans heavily on roughly $3 billion spent acquiring AI specialists such as HiredScore, Evisort, Paradox and...
MTG Arena Team Unionizes, WotC Yet To Respond
The Magic: The Gathering Arena team announced it is unionizing and set a May 1 deadline for Wizards of the Coast and Hasbro to voluntarily recognize the United Wizards of the Coast union. The open letter cites job‑security fears, mandatory return‑to‑office...
Worker Misclassification in Construction Leads to Competitive Imbalance: Report
A new Economic Policy Institute report highlights worker misclassification as a pervasive problem in construction, where high wages amplify the financial losses for misclassified employees—about $20,000 per worker each year. The practice lets unscrupulous contractors cut payroll taxes, benefits, and...
Employers See 507% ROI From Behavioral Healthcare, New Study Shows
A new Integrated Benefits Institute study of ComPsych data shows employers can expect a 507% return on investment from behavioral health programs, translating to $6.07 saved for every dollar spent. Clinical outcomes were strong, with 63% of participants improving in...
CPKC Reaches Tentative Agreements With SMART-TD, BLET
Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) reached tentative agreements with the SMART‑TD and BLET unions covering roughly 1,700 train and engine service employees in 11 U.S. states. The eight‑year SMART‑TD deal features a 32.5% general wage increase, guaranteed two consecutive rest...
Biglaw Harassment Account Includes Maybe The Most Insane Email A Biglaw Partner Has Ever Sent An Associate
Perkins Coie counsel Breanna Philips disclosed a series of harassment incidents, including a vitriolic email from a former partner’s husband, after a rumor that she fabricated a sexual assault claim. Despite reporting the matter to HR in September 2025, an...
UnWRKed – Microsoft Rebuilds HR, AI Cuts Hiring Time 70%, Recruiting Sites Get Sued
At SHRM Talent 26 in Dallas, attendees repeatedly warned that many firms still rely on gut instincts rather than objective data when evaluating talent. The event highlighted how resume bias, interview chemistry and instinctual judgments cause companies to overlook strong candidates....
Canadian Workers Want Average of $24,000 More than Employers Will Pay
A new JobLeads report shows Canadian job seekers expect an average salary of C$94,078 (≈ $69,600 USD), while employers offer C$83,668 (≈ $61,900 USD), creating a C$10,411 (≈ $7,700 USD) gap. The disparity widens for Canadian applicants overall, with expectations at C$90,636 (≈ $67,100 USD) versus offers of...
When Your Internal HR Investigation Is on Trial: Key Case Law and Practical Lessons
Littler’s upcoming webinar will dissect recent case law on internal HR investigations, showing how courts evaluate the thoroughness and documentation of such inquiries. The session will outline practical frameworks for structuring investigations, preserving attorney‑client privilege, and mitigating retaliation claims. Speakers...
Jackson Lewis Welcomes Joseph M. Wientge Jr. As Principal in St. Louis
Jackson Lewis P.C. announced that Joseph M. Wientge Jr. has joined its St. Louis office as a principal. Wientge comes from Littler Mendelson, where he was a shareholder and co‑chair of the Arbitration practice. He brings more than 20 years...
Digital Forensics Jobs Round-Up, April 2026
The April 2026 Digital Forensics Jobs Round‑Up lists over 40 new DFIR openings across the United States, United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, Singapore and Ireland. Positions range from entry‑level analyst roles to senior consultancy and director‑level posts, with many remote opportunities...
Layoffs on the Rise: 6 Ways to Make Them Easier on Everyone
Layoffs are accelerating across sectors, with Amazon shedding roughly 30,000 jobs and Block cutting 40% of its workforce. Snap, Meta and major Wall Street banks have announced cuts ranging from 10% to over 7,000 positions. A Resume.org survey finds 60%...
Social Media and Digital Marketing Coordinator – Solar Management – London
Solar Management, a London‑based artist and producer management firm, announced a vacancy for a Social Media and Digital Marketing Coordinator. The role will handle day‑to‑day social posting, live announcements, email database management, website SEO, and digital ad campaigns across Google...
These Are the Top Workplaces for Engineers in 2026
Engineering.com teamed up with Energage to publish the 2026 Top Workplaces for Engineers, spotlighting 93 companies that excel in supporting engineers' well‑being and career growth. Winners span large (500+ employees), midsize (150‑499) and small (35‑149) firms, each employing at least...