Half of American workers draining savings to cover basic needs

Essentials, not luxuries, are driving everyday strain. According to the survey, 65% of respondents said the cost of everyday necessities is their top financial stressor.

Amazon now operates the largest single-employer health plan in the U.S.

Amazon's health plan has more participants than New Mexico has residents, and almost as many participants as Mississippi has residents.

Health insurance outlook ‘deteriorating’

Employer plans are facing complications including hefty pharmacy and hospital bills and patients who need a lot of expensive care, the rating agency says.

Workers in ‘survival mode’: 4 top fears driving job paralysis in 2026

New data suggests American employees won't be job hopping this year—but it's not necessarily because they're happy with their jobs.

Lisa Buckingham on AI, empathy and being the architect of change

Vialto Partners' Lisa Buckingham, who has been called a "bellwether" for HR innovation, shares what's on her mind as 2026 kicks off.

Prioritizing AI integration in 2026? 6 questions to build a framework

The HR executive of digital transformation firm Sutherland shares the comprehensive framework his org is following for AI integration.

The architecture of work is changing: HR must own the blueprint

If 2025 rattled you to your core, says i4cp's Kevin Oakes, 2026 is going to be the year you'll begin to see how AI integration truly takes shape.

7 steps to evaluate embedded AI solutions

Sapient Insight Group’s Stacey Harris and West Monroe’s Kim Seals offer a checklist for HR tech buyers to evaluate embedded AI solutions.

Beyond the buzz: Inside AI-enabled HR functions

As AI continues to reshape business models and workflows, the true differentiator will be human ingenuity and innovations supported and scaled by AI, write Stacey Harris and Kim Seals.