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Build, buy, borrow or bot? Making faster, smarter workforce decisions

Elissa Tucker and Nathanael M. Vlachos, PhD | February 22, 2026

Too often, workforce decisions are improvised, debated repeatedly or revisited after execution is already underway.

Sam Altman isn't panicking about AI taking jobs. Plus, industry news

Jill Barth | February 22, 2026

AI anxiety is everywhere, but Sam Altman and Yale's jobs data agree: The disruption isn't here yet. But that doesn't mean HR can rest.

The 'invisible pay cut' of return-to-office

Jen Colletta | February 22, 2026

A new report finds that mandatory full-time RTO policies are adding almost six weeks of commuting time for employees—a loss of $8,158 per employee annually. It's an impact that experts say could affect productivity, performance and, ultimately, retention.

The fix for compliance: Culture, tech and accountability

Tom Starner | February 22, 2026

Only one in three orgs are effectively using data analytics to evaluate compliance, suggesting HR needs to move from merely reporting metrics to extracting insight.

Healthcare jobs account for over half of U.S. job gains in January surge

Kristen Smithberg | February 22, 2026

Hospitals, clinics and home health services lead hiring, offsetting weaker gains in other industries.

Where are all the laid-off workers going? Business formation data has answers

Jill Barth | February 19, 2026

New business formations held at record levels as the new year kicked off. Here's what the data tells HR execs about workforce shifts in 2026.

When will AI take your job? This tool thinks it knows

Jill Barth | February 19, 2026

A new free calculator uses research from Goldman Sachs, Gartner and WEF to predict when AI will eliminate specific jobs by role.

The fallacy of treating AI agents as fellow employees

Peter Cappelli | February 19, 2026

To the extent that there is anything to the idea of treating an agent like an employee, it is only this: The agent has to be supervised.

New 2027 ACA draft rules are out. 8 predictions about the impact

Allison Bell | February 19, 2026

Jeff Smedsrud says that the draft Affordable Care Act individual health insurance market rules will make individual major medical insurance more attractive and more affordable in many markets.