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07/06/2026

1,000 workers replaced by 50 robots: what it means for jobs

One factory. One thousand workers out. Fifty robots in. According to Futurism, a major union expressed anger after that swap went through at a single manufacturing site, a 20-to-1 replacement ratio that lands differently depending on which side ...

07/06/2026

5 min

Oregon BOLI's July 1 wage tiers: what your paycheck should show now

Oregon's minimum wage went up on July 1, and if you work an hourly job anywhere in the state, your pay stub now reflects a number that didn't exist last month. The standard tier rose by 50 cents, and the Portland metro and nonurban tiers moved ...

07/06/2026

7 min

The numbers have finally caught up with the anxiety: United States reward implications

The numbers have finally caught up with the anxiety. According to Challenger, Gray and Christmas, AI has been cited as the leading reason for U.S. layoffs for four consecutive months running through June 2026, and the technology sector accounts ...

07/03/2026

6 min

One in three US game developers laid off, GDC 2026 finds

If you work in games, or were hoping to break in, the past two years have felt less like a rough patch and more like the ground disappearing beneath your feet. The 2026 State of the Game Industry report from the Game Developers Conference (GDC), ...

07/03/2026

6 min

San Francisco's $19.61 FLSA gap: a worker and HR guide to the July 2026 wage floor

San Francisco's hourly minimum wage moved to $19.61 on July 1, 2026, under the city's Minimum Wage Ordinance, making it one of the highest municipal wage floors in the country. For a full-time worker clocking 40 hours a week, that works out to ...

07/03/2026

5 min

What a 6.7% women CEO rate tells candidates and boards

Only 6.7% of companies examined in a recent analysis had a woman in the CEO seat, according to reporting by HR Dive on the underlying research. That figure is small, but the finding attached to it carries weight for anyone making career decisions ...

07/03/2026

6 min

Pennsylvania's FLSA floor at $7.25: what the Senate vote means for workers and HR teams

Pennsylvania's minimum wage sits at $7.25 an hour, tied to the federal floor set by the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) in 2009 and never moved since. Cross the Delaware River into New Jersey and the legal minimum is $15.49. Cross into Delaware ...

07/03/2026

7 min

DC's $18.40 wage floor leaves the FLSA rate far behind: a July 1 compliance guide

Washington, DC's minimum wage rises to $18.40 an hour on July 1, creating an immediate payroll obligation for every private-sector employer in the District. The increase affects roughly 85,000 workers in retail, food service, and hospitality, and ...

07/03/2026

5 min

More than 90% of organizations have deployed AI in talent acquisition (United States)

More than 90% of organizations have deployed AI in talent acquisition, yet fewer than 5% report transformational outcomes. That is the headline finding of a study titled "The New Talent Equation: Building Better Talent Decisions," commissioned by ...

07/03/2026

6 min

May 2026 jobs report: why 4.3% unemployment means falling wages

The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) May 2026 release delivers a number that looks reassuring on the surface and uncomfortable underneath. Payroll employment grew by a preliminary 172,000 jobs, the unemployment rate held at 4.3%, and yet average ...

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