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Recruitment & Retention

Legislative lowdown: DOL proposes higher minimum wages for some foreign-born workers, including H-1B holders

The Department of Labor is seeking to increase the minimum wage levels employers must pay to foreign-born workers they’re hiring through visas such as the H-1B program and other labor certifications. Here’s more on what HR needs to know.


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Recruitment & Retention

Strong job gains in January mask statistical noise and uneven growth

The US economy added 130,000 jobs in January, but employers and job seekers should take that estimate with a grain of salt.


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Recruitment & Retention

Trump’s latest pick to lead the BLS faces challenging job ahead

The president nominated career labor statistician Brett Matsumoto to lead the agency late last month.


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Recruitment & Retention

US job openings dropped to the lowest level since 2020 in December

Tariffs, geopolitical tension, and high inflation are among the factors that may have prompted employers to pull back on hiring at the end of 2025.


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Recruitment & Retention

World of HR: AI is replacing more jobs in the UK than in other countries

Some leaders believe more preparation is necessary to train workers for AI, Morgan Stanley finds.


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Recruitment & Retention

2025 wasn’t a good year for the labor market

While employers reported modest gains in December, the labor market ended 2025 in a worse spot than it started.


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Recruitment & Retention

As labor turnover stagnates, HR leaders must rethink talent strategies

It’s a “no hire, no fire” world, and HR is just living in it.

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