Compliance
Go1 surveyed 313 U.S. compliance, legal, and risk professionals and 312 HR, human capital, and learning and development (L&D) leaders, and conducted scenario assessments of 320 employees who completed employer compliance training within the past 12 months. Results show that about 90% of compliance leaders and 96% of HR/L&D leaders have confidence in employees' ability to apply their training, but employees scored an average of only 64.5%. Employees performed well when rules were clear, but performance varied in situations requiring judgment. Although most organizations reinforce training, only a few use it as a primary method. About one-third of leaders plan to invest in post-training reinforcement, and 27% plan to invest in scenario-based learning. Experts recommend shifting from completion to readiness, enhancing employees' practical application skills through practice, reinforcement, and manager support.
Former white employees of a Pennsylvania polling firm filed a lawsuit alleging racial discrimination, retaliation, and a hostile work environment, and a federal judge ruled on August 24 that some claims could proceed. The court found that the plaintiffs' allegations showed 'racial hostility was institutionalized, pervasive, and endorsed by leadership.'
Several data points in the HR field drew attention this week: Aon research predicts per-employee healthcare costs will exceed $19,000 by 2027; the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and USCIS propose a $103,265 fee per H-1B visa application; Deloitte agrees to pay $21.5 million to settle Department of Justice allegations that its DEI practices violated federal anti-discrimination laws; The New York Times requests a court to set a 20-day deadline for the EEOC to provide FOIA documents; the jury award in the Wells Fargo disability discrimination case is reduced to $18.23 million.
本周 HR 资讯以五组关键数字呈现：Kroger 因歧视指控支付 7.5 万美元和解；美国银行限制远程办公连续天数；HR Dive 推荐夏季书单；63% 员工面临技能提升时间困境；以及 I-9 表格的适用日期界限。
美国纽约南区联邦治安法官于周五裁定，Salesforce 一名前客户经理须就其性别、年龄和残疾歧视指控进行仲裁，理由是其未能合理主张性骚扰指控，从而无法援引《终结性侵犯与性骚扰强制仲裁法》豁免仲裁。该案涉及多项联邦及纽约州、市反歧视法律，法院在审查后认为原告所述行为不构成性骚扰。
As employee expectations rise, 72% of HR leaders report companies struggling to keep pace, per SHRM's 2026 State of the Workplace. The divide between agile and stagnant organizations is widening, with job satisfaction dropping from 91% to 44% in ineffective firms. This article explores how leading HR teams close the chasm through leadership development, scalable upskilling, and operationalized culture, informed by SHRM's CHRO Priorities and Gartner's 2026 CHRO research, and previews SHRM's All Things Work 2026 conference.
The 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed that Union Pacific Railroad Co. lawfully restricted a conductor from train-driving duties after his stroke recovery, determining his return posed a 'direct threat' to safety under the ADA.
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) filed a lawsuit against Washington University on Wednesday, alleging that a mandatory diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) training at its Alvin J. Siteman Cancer Center (SCC) segregated employees by race into separate Zoom breakout rooms. The charging party, a Black senior program manager, claims she was isolated and later terminated in retaliation for filing an EEOC complaint. The lawsuit, filed under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and Title I of the Civil Rights Act of 1991, reflects the EEOC's heightened scrutiny of DEI programs during the Trump administration.
This week's HR data highlights a 3-1 Republican majority on the NLRB, 60% of employees believing bosses work less hard, 70% higher completion for single-owner tasks, and settlements of $150,000 (Apple) and $1.5 million (Mile Hi Foods) with the EEOC.
Columbia University faces a new civil rights lawsuit from Palestinian students and employees who claim the Ivy League school tolerated and even amplified anti-Palestinian harassment. The complaint, filed Monday in New York County Supreme Court, seeks damages and court intervention, citing failures in the university's Office of Institutional Equity, unequal treatment of pro-Palestinian groups, and alleged undue influence from political figures.