03 Aug 2026 Pay Equity Audits After the Nike Verdict: Managing Litigation Risk You Cannot See on a Spreadsheet by Alex Morgan On August 03, 2026 HR leaders face a hard truth the Nike verdict just made concrete. A company can run privileged pay studies, act... READ MORE
31 Jul 2026 Fair Compensation Strategy for Mid-Sized Companies: A Practical Guide for HR Leaders by Michelle Henderson On July 31, 2026 Estimated reading time: 9 minutes If you manage HR at a company with 250 to 2,500 employees, you already know... READ MORE
23 Jul 2026 Best Merit Cycle Platform Options for HR in 2026 by Laura Morgan On July 23, 2026 Estimated reading time: 12 minutes The wrong compensation tool does more than slow an annual process. It forces HR to... READ MORE
24 Jun 2026 The Peanut Butter Problem: Why Equal Merit Increases Undermine Performance Pay by Michelle Henderson On June 24, 2026 The Peanut Butter Problem: Why Merit Budget Differentiation Is Your Most Important Retention Tool in 2026 8 min read Most... READ MORE
27 May 2026 Data Slinging in Compensation: Why AI Cannot Rescue Untested Pay Analysis by Laura Morgan On May 27, 2026 Estimated reading time: 15 minutes A friend of mine recently used AI to help her board's compensation committee appreciate the... READ MORE
22 May 2026 Your Employees Are Already Using AI Salary Research Tools — Are You Ready? by Alex Morgan On May 22, 2026 Estimated Reading Time: ~7 minutes Every performance review cycle, more employees walk in prepared. They bring compensation ranges pulled from... READ MORE
16 Mar 2026 What College Basketball Teaches Us About Merit Allocation by Neil Morgan On March 16, 2026 Every January, several hundred Duke University students pitch tents outside Cameron Indoor Stadium and begin a weeks-long vigil for basketball... READ MORE
04 Mar 2026 Pay Transparency Is Exposing Internal Pay Problems Faster Than Ever by Austin Schleeter On March 04, 2026 Picture this: your organization just posted salary ranges on every open requisition because your legal team said you had to.... READ MORE
27 Feb 2026 Labor Market Intelligence: What HR Leaders Must Track in 2026 by Laura Morgan On February 27, 2026 Your workforce is staying put. On the surface, 2026 looks like a gift — unemployment sits at 4.3%, voluntary quit... READ MORE
28 Jan 2026 Merit Cycle Errors: HR Horror Stories When Spreadsheets Become Crises by Laura Morgan On January 28, 2026 When Spreadsheet Errors Become Career-Defining Moments You're staring at your screen at 11 PM, three days before board approval, when... READ MORE