From recruiting and retention to company culture and the latest in HR tech, HR Brew delivers up-to-date industry news and tips to help HR pros stay nimble in today’s fast-changing business environment.

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The AI Advantage: Elevating Talent Management from Onboarding to L&D

Many companies pour resources into benefits programs, only to see dismal engagement rates that waste budget and leave employees underserved. This session unpacks why traditional benefits miss the mark and shares proven strategies to dramatically boost utilization when it matters most.

Why Employees Aren’t Using What You’re Offering (And How to Fix It)

As skills gaps widen and AI reshapes workflows, HR leaders face growing pressure to rethink talent strategies, career pathways, and development plans. This event explores how data-driven insights and skills intelligence can help organizations close gaps, boost retention, and future-proof their workforce.

Mind the Skills Gap: Preparing Your Workforce for What’s Next

The $1 million guarantee setting a new standard for employee healthcare

Upgraded global HR budgets: Less guesswork, more groundwork

Is there a hidden gap in your total rewards?

Courtney Vinopal

Kristen Parisi

Paige McGlauflin

Adam DeRose

Quarter century project: HR over the last 25 years

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Companies could host a monthly town hall meeting, providing the latest updates for workers, one immigration attorney recommends.

Changes to immigration rules create new concerns for employers

The investment management firm’s head of global benefits said her team aims to help workers maximize offerings such as HSA accounts. 

Vanguard’s Kathryn Larkin wants employees to squeeze “every ounce” out of their benefits

More than a dozen US states require employers to share salary ranges, but these efforts haven’t yet closed the gender pay gap. 

Pay transparency promised pay equity. Is it working? 

The Bureau of Labor Statistics didn’t release a September jobs report due to the government shutdown, complicating workforce planning strategy for employers.

HR pros are missing a key source for labor market decisions absent September jobs report

Healthcare organizations are finding new ways to upskill their workers in light of language barriers that can affect both employees and patients.

Language skills are increasingly in demand for healthcare professionals

Dozens of companies have changed course on DEI in 2025, but industry leaders believe the pivot will still turn towards progress.

DEI practitioners express hope for the future of workplace inclusion

Experts say that while some problems improved, many survivors are still afraid to report harassment.

Nearly 8 years after #MeToo splintered Hollywood, HR has a more active role on set

Front-of-house oyster shuckers can be included in tip pools because they regularly interact with customers, an official with the agency said.

Legislative lowdown: DOL addresses tip-pooling in first batch of opinion letters

Don’t like algebra? Here are the variables HR needs to consider amid the AI transformation. 

AI is changing the equation for the future of enterprise

“We tend to tell employees you need to be the CEO of your own career development. We can actually say that and mean it now, because we put the tools in their hands.”

Pivoting to a skills-based talent strategy helped this insurer save jobs and connect siloed HR processes

Employers have been reluctant to use contingent workers for fear of compliance headaches, but talent shortages are forcing them to reconsider that stance.

Gig work is taking over the labor market—and creating challenges for HR

Illustration: Morning Brew Design, Photo: Adobe Stock

Creating moments of connection for employees across different brands and businesses can help organically shape how work gets done.

This HR pro builds “connective tissue” to impact culture and connect the workforce

The pandemic elevated the CHRO role to new heights of importance. Now, their influence is at risk of waning.

Vanguard’s Kathryn Larkin wants employees to squeeze “every ounce” out of their benefits

The Latest HR News

This HR pro builds “connective tissue” to impact culture and connect the workforce

Vanguard’s Kathryn Larkin wants employees to squeeze “every ounce” out of their benefits

Legislative lowdown: DOL addresses tip-pooling in first batch of opinion letters

Language skills are increasingly in demand for healthcare professionals

AI is changing the equation for the future of enterprise

Quarter century project: HR over the last 25 years

Nearly 8 years after #MeToo splintered Hollywood, HR has a more active role on set

Pay transparency promised pay equity. Is it working?

The CHRO's new seat at the table might be at risk

DEI practitioners express hope for the future of workplace inclusion

Events

The AI Advantage: Elevating Talent Management from Onboarding to L&D

Mind the Skills Gap: Preparing Your Workforce for What’s Next

Why Employees Aren’t Using What You’re Offering (And How to Fix It)

Resources

The $1 million guarantee setting a new standard for employee healthcare

Upgraded global HR budgets: Less guesswork, more groundwork

Is there a hidden gap in your total rewards?

Gig work is taking over the labor market—and creating challenges for HR

Per My Last Email Podcast

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Quick-to-read HR news & insights

Vanguard’s Kathryn Larkin wants employees to squeeze “every ounce” out of their benefits

The Latest HR News

This HR pro builds “connective tissue” to impact culture and connect the workforce

Vanguard’s Kathryn Larkin wants employees to squeeze “every ounce” out of their benefits

Legislative lowdown: DOL addresses tip-pooling in first batch of opinion letters

Language skills are increasingly in demand for healthcare professionals

AI is changing the equation for the future of enterprise

Quarter century project: HR over the last 25 years

Nearly 8 years after #MeToo splintered Hollywood, HR has a more active role on set

Pay transparency promised pay equity. Is it working?

The CHRO's new seat at the table might be at risk

DEI practitioners express hope for the future of workplace inclusion

Events

The AI Advantage: Elevating Talent Management from Onboarding to L&D

Mind the Skills Gap: Preparing Your Workforce for What’s Next

Why Employees Aren’t Using What You’re Offering (And How to Fix It)

Quick-to-read HR news & insights

Resources

The $1 million guarantee setting a new standard for employee healthcare

Upgraded global HR budgets: Less guesswork, more groundwork

Is there a hidden gap in your total rewards?

Gig work is taking over the labor market—and creating challenges for HR

Per My Last Email Podcast

Topics