State of the Industry: DEI Diversity, equity, and inclusion is under attack. HR professionals weigh in on how the practice has changed.

Despite the seeming de-prioritization of DEI, 63% of respondents reported that their organization’s investment in DEI didn’t change in 2025. Less than one-third (25%) said investment had decreased, either somewhat or significantly, and 5% said it increased.

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Housing benefits gain ground as employers like BNY pledge down payment assistance Even as workers put away savings for retirement, they may struggle to purchase a home. Enter employer-assisted housing. While these programs, which subsidize workers’ housing costs, are niche, they ar...

Bank of New York Mellon Corporation is the latest company to announce it will provide housing assistance to employees, pledging $6,500 annually for eligible workers to put toward down payments on homes.

More on employer-assisted housing in the RTO era:

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Gov. Kathy Hochul challenges businesses to deepen investments in childcare New York Gov. Kathy Hochul took a break from negotiating the delayed state budget to challenge businesses to deepen their investments in childcare.

Kathy Hochul took a brief break from the state budget last week to discuss state and private-sector investments in childcare.

The governor urged business leaders to "be smart" about the economic costs of not providing any childcare support:

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Trump says federal government ‘can’t take care of daycare’ amid ongoing war with Iran As the US continues to fund a war in Iran, President Donald Trump said childcare funding from the federal government is off the table. Though Trump didn’t specifically point to the private sector as b...

The White House proposed $1.5T for military spending today while proposing cuts in areas like health, housing, and education.

This follows Trump's comments indicating the federal government 'can't take care of daycare' due to the ongoing war with Iran.

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CHROs are increasingly among the highest-paid executives at their firms The number of Russell 3000 CHROs designated as named executive officers rose to 230 in 2025, according to a recent analysis.

CHROs are taking on broader mandates as companies seek to integrate AI throughout the workforce. This also means they're making more money, with median comp. for S&P 500 CHROs rising 30% YoY in 2025, per The Conference Board:

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Mark Cuban tells us how he’d fix healthcare The shark tells us how he’d like to apply his business savvy to the notoriously complex industry.

We spoke with @mcuban.bsky.social about how he'd fix healthcare.

“I think it’s absolutely necessary for the biggest insurance companies to divest their non-insurance assets. Because the market is completely inefficient."

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Why firms like Abbott and Land O’Lakes let workers retire gradually Companies see phased retirement as a way to give workers additional time to save for retirement, as well as pass on institutional knowledge to younger employees.

Many workers spend decades saving for retirement, but as they near the end of their careers, they may not be ready to cease working full stop.

Employers like Land O'Lakes and Abbott are happy to keep them on at reduced pay, while maintaining their full 401(k) match:

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I need a deep dive on the live entertainment budgets for HR conferences imminently

It's Equal Pay Day. Women have lost ground for the second year in a row The annual observance marks how far into the new year women must work to make what men earned in the previous year. This year, it's March 26, a day later than it was in 2025.

“Women working full-time, year-round, now earn 81 cents for every dollar men earn. That's down from 83 cents a year ago, and 84 cents the year prior.”

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To ensure that broad ranges don’t deter certain applicants from applying, HR teams should provide additional context about how compensation is determined within pay ranges, says @alicejlee.bsky.social, assistant professor of organizational behavior at #CornellILR.

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Broad pay ranges may hurt an employer’s chance of recruiting female talent Female applicants are more likely to be turned off by jobs with broad pay ranges, new research finds. Adding context can help.

One reason pay transparency laws might not be closing gender pay gaps as intended? Female candidates tend to be turned off by broad salary ranges, recent research from @cornellilr.bsky.social finds:

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