Compliance
World of HR: India’s culture of overwork comes into focus with potential new right to disconnect law
Officials introduced the advantageous-to-employees legislation less than one week after Infosys’s CEO called for longer working hours.
Kristen Parisi is a senior reporter for HR Brew, specializing in workplace DE&I issues. She has been featured with other outlets including NPR, BuzzFeed, Refinery29, and CNN. Kristen began her media career in public relations, and spent nearly a decade coordinating media and messaging campaigns across business, technology, and consumer clients. She is also a passionate advocate for disability inclusion and representation in media, and earned a Gracie award in 2019 for these efforts.
DEI
Women have made strides in the workplace in recent years, but a broken rung persists, report finds
Women in entry-level roles have fewer sponsors, less opportunities for advancement than men, LeanIn finds.
Compliance
SHRM loses $11.5 million discrimination lawsuit
A Colorado jury found the HR organization discriminated and retaliated against a former worker that complained of racial discrimination.
DEI
World of HR: Vodacom South Africa brings sign language into the workplace
The company is embedding the language into employee programs and providing sign language education to create a more inclusive workplace for Deaf employees.
DEI
AT&T promised it will not pursue DEI programs in a new letter to the FCC
The letter emphasized AT&T’s commitment to legal compliance, but didn’t outline any policy changes.
DEI
2025 in review: Businesses walked a fine line on DEI as the government ramped up threats on corporate initiatives
Despite the government directives and rollbacks, many employers stuck with DEI, and practitioners are hopeful that progress towards workplace equality will continue.
DEI
2025 in review: EEOC and DOJ shift course on DEI
The changes were a response to the Trump administration’s anti-DEI priorities.
HR Strategy
World of HR: Japan continues to grapple with work-life balance as new prime minister takes over
The government is trying to balance competing economic and mental health interests.
HR Strategy
World of HR: 69% of EU employers have or will rollback DEI because of the Trump administration
One in five employers with US operations have also paused or reduced hiring in the US, according to an annual report from Littler.
DEI
Some tech companies abandon diversity reports as they go mum on DEI
“You cannot fix the internal workplace challenges you have if you are not going to measure it,” one DEI leader said.