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Jake Nathan
The EU Pay Transparency Deadline Hits Sunday. Most of Europe Isn't Ready.

Jun 5, 2026

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The EU Pay Transparency Deadline Hits Sunday. Most of Europe Isn't Ready.

DCI Consulting Principal Consultant Murray Simpson, Ph.D., on why the transposition mess won't excuse compensation teams from the new EU rules.

Jake Nathan
Jake Nathan
California's Pay Data Reports Were Due May 13 and Many Employers Are Still Catching Up.

Jun 4, 2026

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California's Pay Data Reports Were Due May 13 and Many Employers Are Still Catching Up.

Why SB 464 turned court-ordered enforcement from discretionary to mandatory, and what Total Rewards leaders are doing this week to close out 2025 data.

Jake Nathan
Jake Nathan
Big Tech Cut Staff Equity Again and AI Researchers Got the Reallocation.

Jun 3, 2026

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Big Tech Cut Staff Equity Again and AI Researchers Got the Reallocation.

Meta cut broad-based RSU refreshers for a second year running while writing offers at the $100 million level to frontier AI researchers.

Jake Nathan
Jake Nathan
Health Benefit Costs Just Hit a 15-Year High. Employees Are Paying the Difference.

Jun 2, 2026

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Health Benefit Costs Just Hit a 15-Year High. Employees Are Paying the Difference.

Mercer's 2026 employer health survey on the year cost-shifting came back at scale, just as the ACA escape hatch narrowed.

Jake Nathan
Jake Nathan
CEO Pay Just Hit Another Record

Jun 1, 2026

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CEO Pay Just Hit Another Record

DCI Consulting Principal Consultant Murray Simpson, Ph.D., on why the transposition mess won't excuse compensation teams from the new EU rules.

Jake Nathan
Jake Nathan
Family Health Costs on an Employer Plan Just Hit $37,824

May 29, 2026

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Family Health Costs on an Employer Plan Just Hit $37,824

Milliman's 2026 Medical Index on the biggest year-over-year jump since the pandemic, and the GLP-1 and specialty pharmacy forces behind it.

Jake Nathan
Jake Nathan
United Flight Attendants Get 31% and Boarding Pay

May 28, 2026

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United Flight Attendants Get 31% and Boarding Pay

AFA-CWA's Sara Nelson on the boarding-pay line item every other US airline will now be measured against.

Jake Nathan
Jake Nathan
AI Certifications Are Splitting the Labor Market in Two

May 27, 2026

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AI Certifications Are Splitting the Labor Market in Two

Randstad data shows AI-certified workers getting 25% salary boosts and 3.5x faster promotions, even as layoffs continue elsewhere in the same companies.

Jake Nathan
Jake Nathan
Medicaid's $245 GLP-1 Price Resets the Benchmark Employer Plans Will Be Asked to Match

May 26, 2026

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Medicaid's $245 GLP-1 Price Resets the Benchmark Employer Plans Will Be Asked to Match

Why CMS's BALANCE Model resets the price benchmark on GLP-1s, and what Total Rewards leaders should watch as the May 2026 launch hits.

Jake Nathan
Jake Nathan
BLS: HR Jobs Will Grow 6% Through 2033.

May 25, 2026

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BLS: HR Jobs Will Grow 6% Through 2033.

Josh Bersin, CEO of The Josh Bersin Company, on why HR is growing 60% faster than the overall workforce despite the AI displacement narrative.

Jake Nathan
Jake Nathan

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