The minimum wage is set to go up in two states and Washington, DC, on July 1. Higher minimum wage rates will also take effect in more than 20 localities throughout the US.

A host of minimum wage raises already took effect on Jan. 1, affecting 19 states and nearly 50 cities and counties.

Here’s what employers should know about mid-year changes taking effect.

For more on where and by how much the minimum wage is going up on July 1, keep reading here.—CV

Many employees are burned out. And, increased AI usage and oversight might be making matters worse, especially for top performers, who are often tasked with leading the charge.

So it should come as no surprise that 88% of people leaders say retaining top talent is their biggest priority right now, according to a survey by wellness platform Wellhub. And perhaps even less surprising is that 85% report using wellness programs to achieve this goal.

“What they’re finding is that AI either…amplifies burnout, or it can amplify performance,” Carolee Gearhart, Wellhub’s chief revenue officer, told HR Brew. “Everyone’s aiming for the scenario in which it’s going to be amplifying performance and grappling with the way that it’s accelerating burnout.”

For more on how HR can retain the employees leading their organization’s AI transformation, keep reading here.—MC

HR pros, have you weathered the storm?

Johnny C. Taylor, Jr., president and CEO of the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM), has warned attendees of his organization’s annual conference about a storm hitting the people profession since 2024. Now it seems that storm has passed, and a revolution has begun.

“There are moments that test every profession, and then there are moments that actually decide whether the profession will survive,” Taylor told thousands of HR pros during the annual SHRM conference in Orlando on June 18. “We’ve spoken of an HR revolution for a long time, but this time, my friends, there’s something really and entirely different.”

For more on Taylor’s remarks, keep reading here.—MC

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On this episode of People Person, host and Morning Brew Inc.'s SVP Head of People Operations Kate Noel, speaks with Jenna Young, Senior Client Partner at Korn Ferry about the importance of PTO: taking it, not taking advantage of it, and how companies should actually be thinking about it for optimal employee performance. Plus, Jenna shares her idea for trading AI training with Summer Fridays.