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Labor Department proposes rule expanding disclosure e-delivery for employer plans

Labor Department proposes rule expanding disclosure e-delivery for employer plans

The Labor Department on Wednesday proposed a rule that would expand electronic delivery of mandatory notices for employer-sponsored group health plans regulated by ERISA, making it easier for plans to share required disclosures with participants. A DOL official called the proposal a “big step forwar

HR Dive by Rebecca Pifer Parduhn
23 Jul 2026
What 10 leading restaurant companies pay their CEOs — and their hourly workers

What 10 leading restaurant companies pay their CEOs — and their hourly workers

A review of 10 leading restaurant companies reveals a stark pay gap: CEOs earn tens of millions annually while median hourly compensation for their workers hovers near or below the poverty line. The contrast highlights growing income inequality in the industry and raises questions about wage fairnes

HR Dive by Aneurin Canham-Clyne
23 Jul 2026
Workers who direct AI agents outperform peers who simply delegate to them

Workers who direct AI agents outperform peers who simply delegate to them

A joint KPMG–University of Texas at Austin study found that employees who actively direct AI agents significantly outperform peers who merely delegate to them. Even when baseline skills were identical, the key differentiator was the ability to evaluate and judge AI outputs—underscoring the growing i

HR Dive by Lara Ewen
23 Jul 2026
Robots Are Coming — but Not Everywhere

Robots Are Coming — but Not Everywhere

Despite rapid engineering advances and new vision-language-action models creating a potential "robotics super‑cycle," humanoid robots are unlikely to follow a single, ChatGPT‑style adoption curve. Because different roles (e.g., warehouse lifters vs. care assistants) require fundamentally different h

MIT Sloan Management Review by Paul Morrison, Athena Peppes, and Mark Purdy. Paul Morrison is a research affiliate at Beacon Thought Leadership. Athena Peppes is the director of the business futures group at Beacon Thought Leadersh
23 Jul 2026
1 in 4 workers stay in unwanted jobs for health coverage, survey finds

1 in 4 workers stay in unwanted jobs for health coverage, survey finds

A new poll finds one in four U.S. workers remain in jobs they'd otherwise leave to avoid losing employer-sponsored health coverage. Rising healthcare costs and increasingly unaffordable nonemployer insurance options are constraining labor mobility and shaping retention decisions.

HR Dive by Emily Olsen
22 Jul 2026
Men use outside job offers to negotiate pay while women do not, per Swedish study

Men use outside job offers to negotiate pay while women do not, per Swedish study

A Swedish study finds men are more likely than women to use outside job offers to negotiate higher pay. Researchers recommend adopting structured wage‑setting practices to reduce the role of individual bargaining in determining salaries.

HR Dive by Ryan Golden
22 Jul 2026
Federal HR office lost more than a third of its workforce during Trump’s second term, GAO reports

Federal HR office lost more than a third of its workforce during Trump’s second term, GAO reports

A Government Accountability Office report found the U.S. Office of Personnel Management lost more than a third of its workforce during Trump’s second term. The GAO warned those departures undermined OPM’s operational capacity and risked worsening pre-existing skills gaps, creating significant challe

HR Dive by Ginger Christ
22 Jul 2026
The ‘average’ mind doesn’t exist: How work experts are thinking about neurodiversity

The ‘average’ mind doesn’t exist: How work experts are thinking about neurodiversity

Workplace experts are challenging the idea of an “average” mind and urging organizations to design roles, policies and cultures that account for cognitive diversity. HR in particular must bridge gaps in empathy and understanding by implementing training, accommodations and inclusive practices to bet

HR Dive by Caroline Colvin
22 Jul 2026
AI skills gap persists despite widening personal use

AI skills gap persists despite widening personal use

Despite growing personal use of AI tools, a skills gap remains in the workplace. CompTIA VP of Research Seth Robinson warns that employers who assume employees will arrive with job-ready AI capabilities risk failure and should instead invest in targeted training and development.

HR Dive by Roberto Torres
22 Jul 2026
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