Ginger Christ

1 week ago | hrdive.com | Ginger Christ

• A movie theater chain will pay $250,000 to settle an age discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission that alleged the company forced a longtime manager to retire because he was 73, the agency said April 10 (EEOC v. Allen Theatres). The company allegedly did not allow the manager of 31 years to return to work when the theaters reopened in March 2021 after COVID-19-related closures.

1 week ago | hrdive.com | Ginger Christ

This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Lisa Brummel retired as the executive vice president of human resources for Microsoft 11 years ago, but, as the co-owner of the WNBA’s Seattle Storm and an active board member and company advisor, she’s hardly watching from the sidelines. Editor’s note: This conversation was edited for clarity and length. HR DIVE: What do you see as the opportunities for AI to address DEI in hiring?

1 week ago | truckingdive.com | Ginger Christ

This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Despite the growing number of pay transparency laws, progress on reducing the gender pay gap has stalled in the U.S., according to Payscale’s Gender Pay Gap report, released March 24. Additionally, there’s been a minor decrease in support for pay equity, said Ruth Thomas, pay equity strategist at Payscale. In 2025, women earn 83 cents for every dollar men make, per the report.

1 week ago | hrdive.com | Ginger Christ

This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Creating cohorts of newcomers as they join a company and undergo training together can reduce turnover and improve team stability, according to new research in the Journal of General Management. Generation Z workers, in particular, could benefit from cohort cohesion since 65% leave their jobs within the first year, according to researchers at the University of South Florida and the University of Cincinnati.

1 week ago | hrdive.com | Ginger Christ

Twenty-one percent of U.S. workers believe their professional future is out of their hands and that their sense of control has grown worse during the past five years, according to an April 8 report from the University of Phoenix Career Institute. Half of workers reported burnout, reaching a record high on the institute’s Career Optimism Index. The majority of workers said they’re relying on hope just to get through the year.