Healthcare costs are hitting small and mid-sized employers from multiple directions at once. Individual market premiums have climbed more than 20% nationally, according to Thatch’s 2026 Health Benefits Outlook. And Mercer reports total health benefit cost per employee...

Meta is investigating a security issue after sensitive information gathered from employee computers was reportedly accessible by other employees inside the org, according to reporting by Wired and other outlets. The data was tied to an AI training program that...

Demand for GLP-1 coverage among employees remains high, as does uncertainty about how to meet those needs while keeping rising healthcare costs at bay. That strain may be causing a plateau in the number of employers that offer GLP-1 coverage. According to a new report...

Eliminating the federal income tax exclusion for employer-sponsored health benefits does not seem to be a hot policy topic in Washington right now, but the idea is still in the air. Veronique de Rugy and Jack Salmon, two analysts at the Mercatus Center, a libertarian...

After more than a year as director of the Institute for Leadership & Work at Boston University’s Questrom School of Business, Peter Fasolo, the former CHRO of Johnson & Johnson, has departed the position, the organization announced. Fasolo is stepping down as...

The email came from the director of HR platforms at one of the largest financial services organizations in the world. They wanted to run the Syndio platform through their internal AI governance review before signing. Standard process, they said. What followed was six...

New research from Oxford and Babson College warns that AI embedded across business processes is producing what the authors call “knowledge decay,” which may chip away at accuracy and trust, particularly in hiring. Matthias Holweg, director of the Oxford Artificial...

While AI use in recruiting and hiring is growing at warped speed, one expert warns about the balance organizations need to strike in pursuing efficiency and creating significant legal risks. Andrew J. Adams, a partner and chief administrative officer at DarrowEverett...

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