Courtney Vinopal

AI, tariffs, and the government shutdown may all help explain why HR teams are in a holding pattern for hiring—or even having to conduct layoffs.

The mayor-elect says he wants to raise the minimum wage to $30, as well as ban noncompete agreements.

The average annual premium for an employer-sponsored family health plan rose to nearly $27,000 this year, according to a recent KFF report.

Companies like ServiceNow and Moderna are appointing chief people officers to oversee AI deployment internally.

Startups are among the employers that are expected to have a harder time recruiting foreign-born talent if the policy stands.

Employers are investing in security for CEOs and other executives, but whether such benefits should be classified as a “perk” is a subject of current debate.

A number of health systems have already laid off workers due to current or anticipated cuts to programs such as Medicaid or NIH research funding.

The investment management firm’s head of global benefits said her team aims to help workers maximize offerings such as HSA accounts.

The changes come shortly after the firm began laying off some 3,600 workers, citing performance-related reasons.

While women made up 64% of CHROs in 2022, this role was the lowest-paid executive position in the S&P 500, according to a Morningstar analysis.

Black workers saw higher wage growth than white workers from 2021 to 2023, and as a result the racial wage gap has narrowed to the smallest it’s ever been, according to Syndio.

An explosion of data coupled with advancements in tech means auditing compensation is now a year-round endeavor for HR.