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08/03/2026

US managers use AI to pick who gets laid off, survey finds

If your employer is running a headcount review right now, there is a real chance an AI tool is helping shape the outcome, and you probably have no idea it is happening. A ResumeTemplates.com survey of 1,000 US managers who use AI at work found ...

07/30/2026

6 min

DOL's 57-year low in jobless claims masks a frozen hiring market

The Department of Labor (DOL) just reported that initial jobless claims fell to 187,000 for the week ending July 18, the lowest weekly total since September 1969. If you are currently job-hunting , that number probably does not match what your ...

07/30/2026

10 min

If you earn Maine's minimum wage of $15.10 an hour: United States reward implications

If you earn Maine's minimum wage of $15.10 an hour, you would need to work roughly 86 hours a week just to afford a modest two-bedroom apartment at fair-market rent. In Miami, that number climbs to about 134 hours, which is more than three ...

07/29/2026

6 min

When 1,143 Detroit city workers saw their hourly rate reset to $21.45 (United States)

When 1,143 Detroit city workers saw their hourly rate reset to $21.45, roughly $44,616 a year, under a livable wage order issued by Mayor Mary Sheffield, the story landed as local news. For HR Directors and CHROs managing operations across the ...

07/28/2026

7 min

Michigan has built a credentialing infrastructure that HR directors (United States)

Michigan has built a credentialing infrastructure that HR directors across the United States should be stress-testing against their own workforce plans. The Michigan College Credit for Apprenticeships Program, launched by the Michigan Department ...

07/22/2026

6 min

The office you return to today likely has more colleagues than desks (United States)

The office you return to today likely has more colleagues than desks. Global office occupancy has climbed to 111%, meaning more employees are booked into space than there are seats to hold them, according to a CBRE report published July 21, 2026. ...

07/22/2026

7 min

FLSA's frozen floor: 17 years at $7.25 and what it costs you

Clock 40 hours a week at the federal minimum wage and your annual pay before tax comes to $15,080. The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) sets the 2026 poverty line for a two-person household at $15,650. That gap is not an abstraction: ...

07/22/2026

6 min

USCIS confirmed the FY2027 H-1B cap closed at 211,600 valid , United States reward angle

USCIS confirmed the FY2027 H-1B cap closed at 211,600 valid registrations, down 38.5% from 343,981 the prior year. That contraction is not evidence of softening employer demand for global talent. It is the measurable first-cycle output of a ...

07/22/2026

7 min

Omaha's $15 teen wage floor tests Home Rule against the Nebraska AG

On July 21, 2026, Omaha Mayor John Ewing Jr. signed a city ordinance setting $15 an hour as the minimum wage for all workers inside city limits, including teenagers under 16. The move puts Omaha on a direct collision course with a Nebraska state ...

07/09/2026

6 min

North Idaho College's job guarantee puts credential risk where it belongs

North Idaho College, a two-year institution in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, has put a stake in the ground that most American colleges avoid entirely: graduate from a qualifying program, fail to land a job within six months, and the college will retrain ...

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