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Here’s a roundup of numbers from the last week — including how many employers say artificial intelligence is actually slowing down the hiring process.
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Ignoring a doctor’s note can be costly, EEOC reminds employers
Employers should “leave the work of identifying pregnancy-related risks and limitations to qualified medical professionals,” the agency said in conciliating two separate cases.
Activision Blizzard hit with new sexual assault, harassment claims in lawsuit
The video game publisher’s HR department — previously alleged to have condoned a “frat boy culture” — was dismissive of the plaintiff’s complaints, she claimed.
How can employers boost workers’ 401(k)s? Student loan matching.
The SECURE 2.0 Act of 2022 for the first time allowed employers to match eligible employee payments on student loans.
Amazon ups minimum hourly starting wage to $20
The e-commerce company increased pay by $1 an hour for full-time employees in core operations and added new grocery discounts.
AI makes a mess of the tech job market
An Andela analysis of almost 50,000 postings for engineering roles found mismatched skills and a proliferation of titles.
Why job descriptions should focus on workplace experience
Qualified candidates looking to move into a role with the same title at another company may not find simply a list of basic tasks in a job opening persuasive, analysis from Monster found.
Employers may not know how to explain their pay decisions, Aon says
Only a third of those surveyed said they have conducted a pay remediation analysis, and only 5% could say that remediation is largely complete.
More than half of young workers want to switch jobs soon for better pay, benefits
The share of Generation Z employees looking for greener pastures is on the rise, Robert Half found.
Veterans caught in the middle on anti-DEI efforts, research says
The veteran cause typically attracts bipartisan support, but President Donald Trump’s anti-DEI agenda may have hurt veteran well-being overall, Rand researchers determined.
Adjusting personality to fit in at work is a key skill, hiring managers say
Despite stereotypes, the most adaptable workers were Generation Z, with 80% saying they changed themselves for the workplace.
AI completely absent from most organizations’ ethics codes, survey finds
Additionally, fewer employees say they cite their codes of conduct or use them as a resource, according to LRN, even as workplace misconduct reports increase.
Chipotle to place apprentice managers in all company-owned locations
These high-performing employees are working toward a general manager role and will be a key part of staffing newly opened restaurants, the company said.
Safety risk insufficient to show religious accommodation posed undue hardship, court rules
The case adds to the 9th Circuit’s analysis of COVID-19 vaccine mandates and religious accommodation, a topic on which the court has sometimes sided with employers.
Judge says disability bias lawsuit against SHRM must proceed
A candidate previously alleged that the HR organization rescinded a job offer after she requested to have her trained service dog accompany her to the office as a reasonable accommodation.
Alleged DEI-motivated hirings and promotions cost Accenture $25M in DOJ settlement
The U.S. Department of Justice said certain candidates were highlighted to leadership and directed into a “pipeline” due to their race and sex characteristics.
Is AI killing worker cognition?
Employees have reported in various surveys that AI tool use has worsened their critical thinking skills, affected their judgment and even made them less intelligent.
Amazon invests $230M in benefits, pay for Whole Foods store employees
As the company continues to merge its operations with the specialty grocer, this next investment focuses on its front-line workers.
AI engineers say they know AI’s ethical risks, but workplace culture silences them
Research on the topic was presented the same week an ex-Anthropic engineer warned that his peers “earnestly believe that it could kill us all by the end of the decade.”
AI hasn’t significantly improved the speed of hiring, report finds
A quarter of employers reported a slowdown in time-to-hire in the fourth quarter compared to a year ago.