Only 6% of Gen Z workers want leadership roles, but they’ll make up 74% of the workforce by 2030. Here are 4 ways smart employers can adapt to this shift.
Archives for September 7, 2025
First connections can impact your career trajectory
What makes first connections so powerful is not only the transfer of skills but also the shaping of confidence and identity.
Be careful boomers, your Gen Z coworker may be recording you—9-to-5s aren’t just about climbing the ladder, they’re about content
Long gone are the days of younger workers walking their bosses to their car to banter for a promotion. Instead, they’re turning to TikTok for fulfillment.
Why Employees Prefer AI Over Their Managers: The Impact On Leadership
Nearly half of workers rely more on AI than managers for guidance. Leaders must respond with curiosity, clarity, empathy, and openness to rebuild trust.
How to get your employees to embrace AI — even the ones who hate tech
When we empowered everyone at our company to use AI, we grew to over $200M in annual revenue with only about 200 people. Here’s what we did.
Trump administration drops defense of ban on employee ‘noncompete’ agreements
President Donald Trump’s administration abandoned on Friday the U.S. government’s legal defense of a rule adopted under former President Joe Biden that had banned agreements commonly signed by workers not to join rivals of their employers or launch competing businesses.
Leaders love AI. Employees aren’t sold. This is HR’s biggest challenge—and opportunity
The business case to keep your AI transformation human.
How to build workplace bonds—and why it’s so important that you do
And why it’s so important to foster them.
This Harvard Program Is Helping Black Leaders Take Their Power Back—At Work And Beyond
This Harvard program isn’t just about climbing the ladder—it’s helping Black leaders reclaim power, rewrite the rules, and decide if the game’s worth playing.
Trump FTC takes first action against worker noncompete agreements
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission barred the largest pet cremation business in the U.S. from enforcing its noncompete agreements with 1,800 workers on Thursday, saying they unfairly diminish workers’ leverage with their employer.
Employers Project 10% Jump in Health Care Costs for 2026
Catastrophic claims and costly medications including GLP-1s are fueling an expected double-digit hike in health costs. Find out how employers are responding.
The Tip Jar Revolution: IRS Unveils Preliminary Tipped Jobs List for ‘No Tax on Tips’ Deduction
The U.S. Department of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) are rolling out guidance on the new “No Tax on Tips” provision under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBB Act), ushering in a significant change for tax collection for employers with employees who receive tips. On September
Washington State Supreme Court Broadly Defines Job Applicants Covered by Pay Transparency Law
In a closely watched decision on September 4, 2025, the Washington State Supreme Court ruled that job applicants can sue for violations of the state’s pay transparency law without needing to prove they applied for the job in good faith or were otherwise “bona fide” applicants. In Branson v. Washington
Calculating the “Regular Rate of Pay” in California
In California, the “regular rate of pay” is used to calculate overtime pay, paid sick leave under the Healthy Workplaces, Healthy Families Act, meal and rest period premiums, split shift premiums, and reporting time pay. Employers
Citing Legal Challenges, Trump’s DOL to Overturn Biden-Era Independent Contractor Rule; Will Consider Next Steps for New Rule
Citing Legal Challenges, Trump’s DOL to Overturn Biden-Era Independent Contractor Rule; Will Consider Next Steps for New Rule
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) announced through the Trump administration’s unified agenda its intention to rescind its own 2024 final rule, which provided an analysis for determining independent contractor status under