A lawsuit filed this month alleges Activision Blizzard's HR department promoted a co-worker the plaintiff reported for assault, left a $10 versus $18 hourly pay gap in place for months, and destroyed or withheld investigative documents. New HR Acuity data shows why that matters well beyond one company: only 46% of investigated misconduct cases are monitored for retaliation afterward.
A September 2026 survey of 400 CFOs found 97% of CEOs are pushing into cross-border hiring while every single CFO admits their company has already eaten a compliance loss, 22% of them at least $1 million. Yet 37% are quietly prioritizing domestic hiring instead, even as the rules they'd need to follow keep shifting under them.
Twenty-six Meta employees allege the company's AI layoff system penalized workers on medical and parental leave, and a federal judge has twice let the dispute move toward arbitration rather than dismiss it. A new survey of 1,000 managers found 59% already use AI to help decide layoffs, and nearly a third say sick days or medical leave factor into the scores it produces.
HR Leader Research
State of the Workforce Report
of HR leaders say AI has already changed at least one core HR process in their organization, up from 41% the year prior.
Benefits Benchmark
Employee Benefits Trends Survey
Average annual increase in per-employee benefits spending at companies that maintained engagement scores above 70th percentile.
Talent Report
Hiring & Retention Pulse
Median time-to-hire has increased to 34 days as companies add AI screening, structured interviews, and skills assessments to pipelines.
