Some midlife employees can let ageist stereotypes affect their work and professional growth, say life coach Dorian Mintzer and adjunct professor Gillian Leithman. The duo offer three tips to help midlife workers see the value of their life experiences and fresh opportunity in their careers.

Develop neurodiversity HR policies, make hiring neurodiverse individuals a talent priority and offer them flexible work arrangements, says Alex Linley, founder of the Centre of Applied Positive Psychology. "Moving forward, it's important to accommodate neurodiverse employees through strengths-based practices to allow them to focus on what they are best at and what they enjoy most while aligning with these abilities to company goals," Linley says.

Presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders has called for a tax on companies with large pay gaps between the highest paid and lowest paid employees. Under the proposal, if anyone at the company makes more than 50 times the amount of the median worker salary, the company would face a tax rate increase.

Community colleges need to implement more support systems for students who may struggle to balance schoolwork and other responsibilities, a survey from Ithaka S+R and Northern Virginia Community College finds. Researchers outline eight actions leaders can take, including providing loan assistance, child care and having one point of contact to help students find resources.

Cloud-based HR management systems may not work as well as hoped if systems can't integrate and data collection is poor, HR tech executives say. Mike DiClaudio, principal management consulting for KPMG, says, "Vendors now recognize that the implementation is as valid as the product itself."