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1 in 5 HR leaders hear equity confusion—but most employees won't ask
67% of private company employees value equity, yet 20% of HR leaders report staff confusion about using it. Gap widens when liquidity events arrive. How to close it before the payout.
Million-dollar health claims spike 46% as gene therapies and comorbidities drive costs
Million-dollar-plus claims jumped 46% from 2022 to 2026, driven by injectable drugs, gene therapies, and untreated comorbidities. Here's what employers need to know about the conditions spiking costs.
Huang and Hassabis: Companies blaming AI for layoffs are being lazy
Nvidia's CEO and Google DeepMind's leader are pushing back on vague AI-efficiency rationales for large workforce cuts. HR leaders need three questions to spot the difference between real tech decisions and financial cover stories.
Your HR AI tools lack clear ownership. That's a legal risk.
Most companies deployed AI into hiring and performance decisions without assigning accountability. Marc Rodriguez, CEO of Green Leaf Business Solutions, explains why regulators and courts won't accept 'the algorithm did it' as a defense.
How to Fire People: Email vs. the Phone Call
U.S. Soccer coach Pochettino defended emailing World Cup roster cuts. Oracle's 6 a.m. layoff emails sparked backlash. HR leaders face a real trade-off: efficiency or dignity.
Six ways managers stop employee complaints turning into liability
When complaints pile up without resolution, they become legal risk. Here's how to sort venting from toxic behavior and move each one forward.
Law firms need talent strategy, not just AI tools
Patrick Hurley, Harbor's applications lead, argues AI adoption won't solve staffing gaps without deliberate workforce planning. What law firms should actually be building internally.
Kirkland & Ellis Hires 180 for $500M In-House LLM Project
The 350-lawyer firm is recruiting AI infrastructure directors and workflow advisors to fine-tune open-source models on its own GPU clusters. Here's what the job specs reveal about the strategy.
90+ Claude Legal Agents Now Live for Law Firms and In-House Teams
Claude for Legal has 90+ pre-built agents covering contract review, litigation workflows, and data subject access requests. All are customizable in plain language and can run continuously on document streams.
Hanson Bridgett deploys Claude firm-wide across 200 lawyers
San Francisco AmLaw 200 firm Hanson Bridgett has adopted Claude plus legal add-ons across all attorneys and staff. Document review, drafting, research, and operations now run on the model.
AstraZeneca gets FDA nod for Baxfendy, pivots cardio strategy
AstraZeneca won FDA approval for Baxfendy, a hypertension and weight-management drug. The company plans to build on the win to expand its cardiovascular portfolio.
India's child vaccination hits 87.1%, stunting drops 17% in latest survey
Full vaccination coverage among Indian children aged 12-23 months rose to 87.1% in 2023-24, up from 83.8% in 2019-21. Stunting fell to 29.3% and severe wasting to 5.2%, per the NFHS-6 survey of 679,000 households.