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Pearson settles claims that workers with visual impairments couldn’t access training, benefits platforms

Pearson has settled claims that its online training and benefits platforms were inaccessible to employees with visual impairments. The EEOC warned that accessibility "cannot be an afterthought" when employers rely on digital systems for training and benefits, underscoring the legal and operational n

HR Dive by Ryan Golden
27 Aug 2026
Spot New Tech Skills Emerging From the Workforce

Spot New Tech Skills Emerging From the Workforce

Companies spend heavily on forecast-driven reskilling, but a three-year study of 10 European manufacturers found that the most valuable tech skills rarely matched those predictions and instead emerged organically as workers and managers adapted new tools to real work. Managers who routinely observed

MIT Sloan Management Review by Banu Saatçi, Chris Ivory, and Maria Laura Toraldo. Banu Saatçi is a postdoctoral researcher in the Department of Economics, Management, and Quantitative Methods at the University of Milan. Chris Ivory
27 Aug 2026
Abstinence is not an AI strategy

Abstinence is not an AI strategy

"Abstinence is not an AI strategy" argues that both academia’s bans and corporate America’s rush to adopt AI miss the real question—what are humans supposed to be doing while AI is in the room? The authors propose a governed, sequenced practice called the Bot Check Method and cite MIT Media Lab neur

Chief Learning Officer by Ashley St. John
27 Aug 2026
Deloitte to pay $21.5M to settle claims its DEI programs violated federal civil rights law

Deloitte to pay $21.5M to settle claims its DEI programs violated federal civil rights law

Deloitte will pay $21.5 million to settle allegations that elements of its diversity, equity and inclusion programs violated federal civil rights law. The settlement, prompted by claims the firm — a government contractor — rewarded or penalized employees based on race or sex, underscores that contra

HR Dive by Ginger Christ
26 Aug 2026
SHRM tentatively backs end of EEO-1 reports, but investor group calls them ‘vital’

SHRM tentatively backs end of EEO-1 reports, but investor group calls them ‘vital’

SHRM has tentatively supported ending the EEOC’s EEO-1 demographic reporting, while a group of investors urged the reports be retained as “vital” for monitoring workplace equity. Both public comments challenge the EEOC’s claim that the data collection program is overly burdensome.

HR Dive by Ryan Golden
26 Aug 2026
McKinsey data sought in congressional DEI probe

McKinsey data sought in congressional DEI probe

Congress has requested McKinsey & Co. data as part of a probe into corporate diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) practices. Republican Rep. Brandon Gill of Texas criticized McKinsey’s widely cited reports as a “heavy‑handed” promotion of DEI.

HR Dive by Caroline Colvin
26 Aug 2026
Risk-Taking Behavior in Leadership: Finding the Right Balance

Risk-Taking Behavior in Leadership: Finding the Right Balance

Hogan identifies the “Mischievous” derailer—leaders who are charming, impulsive, and drawn to risk-taking—as a style that can fuel quick decisions, entrepreneurship, and strong rapport but, when unchecked, lead to recklessness, broken commitments, and team mistrust. The Hogan Development Survey meas

Hogan Assessments by Erin Robinson
26 Aug 2026
AI-related growth edges out job cut fears in finance execs’ tech outlook

AI-related growth edges out job cut fears in finance execs’ tech outlook

Finance leaders are increasingly seeing AI as a driver of growth rather than a threat to jobs. In an informal CFO Dive poll, 54% of respondents said AI’s biggest workforce impact will be higher employee productivity.

HR Dive by Danielle McLean
26 Aug 2026
AI is evolving faster than humans can assess how best to use it

AI is evolving faster than humans can assess how best to use it

AI is advancing faster than people and organizations can determine how to use it effectively, creating a growing gap between capability and assessment. Talogy warns that current frameworks aren’t equipped to predict or measure performance in the AI era, signaling a need for updated evaluation approa

HR Dive by Lara Ewen
26 Aug 2026
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