Alexandra Abrams, a former employee of Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin, published an essay she wrote with 20 other former and current employees, which alleges a toxic workplace blighted by sexual harassment, a lack of worker safety and an unwillingness to listen to worker concerns. "I would say to Jeff that I really wished he was the person we all thought he was, and that Blue Origin was the company we all thought it was going to be," Abrams said in a CBS Morning interview, while a Blue Origin spokesperson stated, "Blue Origin has no tolerance for discrimination or harassment of any kind."

Jennifer Abruzzo, general counsel for the National Labor Relations Board, wrote a memo that tells the NCAA and member institutions to stop using the term "student athlete" and treat players as employees. The memo could pave a path for college athletes to form unions and collectively bargain over conditions such as pay.

HR professionals say offering more voluntary benefits can help retain and attract employees, and three-fourths of employees say voluntary benefits can affect their decisions to remain with an employer, according to a survey from Corestream.

An Adobe study revealed that more than half of Generation Z employees intend to look for a new job in the next 12 months, and they are the generation least happy with their jobs and work-life balance. A separate survey by GetApp found that 69% of Gen Zers want mentorship and regular feedback from managers, and GetApp's Brian Westfall said, "Gen Z wants to know where they stand at all times, and it's on company leaders and mentors to let them know."

A cassette tape of 1970 interview with John Lennon and Yoko Ono, which includes a never-released song from Lennon, has fetched $58,300 at auction. The song, "Radio Peace," was purportedly written as a theme song for a radio station, says Karsten Hoejen, who recorded the interview.

College student-athletes may soon be able to unionize and be treated as employees, with the ability to negotiate pay and working conditions, according to our Recruiting & Retention story today.

I have five nephews playing college ball right now so this topic has been discussed numerous times over the dinner table on Sunday. I’ve heard the pros, the cons, the what-ifs and am still undecided. There still seems to be a number of unanswered questions.

What are your thoughts? Is this Pandora's box? What impact do you see this having on nonrevenue-generating college sports? How do you see it affecting other aspects of the college institution? Let me know! And if you enjoy this brief, tell others so they can benefit also.