California could become the first state to approve a $15 hourly minimum wage, Gov. Jerry Brown says. Brown has been negotiating with lawmakers to secure the rate by 2022 for large companies and 2023 for smaller businesses. A preliminary deal needs approval from state legislators.

Globally, only 11% of the cybersecurity workforce is women, per a report from the Women's Society of Cyberjutsu. The report also states that the cybersecurity market is expected to grow from $75 billion last year to $170 billion in four years, leaving plenty of opportunities for women to enter the field.

Companies are not providing training that employees want, so many workers are turning to online and outside resources to develop their skills, according to a report from Degreed. Companies can turn this around by implementing "learning fitness": smaller training events at regular intervals, CEO David Blake says.

Bad bosses are toxic for companies, but few employees report poor management to executive leadership, LaSalle Network CEO Tom Gimbel writes. Gimbel details how to spot a bad boss and steps companies can take to remedy the situation.

A divided federal appeals court has found that a Jimmy John's franchisee in the Minneapolis-St. Paul area fired six employees unlawfully after the workers distributed fliers attempting to tie the company's sick-leave policy to food-safety issues. The ruling showed that questions remain over whether such negative publicity about an employer's products should be legally protected.

Political speech may be protected under the First Amendment, but employers can still fire employees for workplace political talk in most states, writes Katie Loehrke. What HR should be especially careful about is when such activities are legally protected, union-related or potentially involve discriminatory language, Loehrke writes.

Minneapolis-based Space150 is using Snapchat geofilters to recruit college students for a summer internship. Students are being challenged to come up with a Snapchat narrative that would be relevant in 2020 for any of the shop's clients.

Under pressure from shareholders, Amazon has revealed that women working there earn 99.9 cents for every dollar earned by their male counterparts. "The technology industry lives and dies on innovation, and gender-diverse teams are shown to be a key factor," says Arjuna Capital's Natasha Lamb.