Journalist Bari Weiss says a hostile work environment that included bullying from co-workers is the reason she resigned Monday as an opinion editor and writer for the New York Times. Colleagues openly attacked her on company Slack channels and social media with no fear that their behavior would "be met with appropriate action," Weiss writes in her resignation letter to Times publisher A.G. Sulzberger.

Current and former Black employees at ESPN are criticizing the network, saying it lacks diversity in leadership, alleging racial discrimination and saying the network has warned on-air talent against political commentary. President Jimmy Pitaro acknowledges the company needs to make more progress on racial diversity and says he is implementing changes to meetings, hiring practices and leadership development.

The Prudential Financial Wellness Census showed 34% of US adults with household incomes less than $30,000 did not have a job in May, compared with less than 10% of those who had a household income of $100,000 or more. The survey found 51% of people said the novel coronavirus pandemic disrupted their financial health, and among those who had lost a job or had income interrupted, 17% lost employer contributions to a retirement plan.

Google will offer career certificates for jobs such as project manager, UX designer and data analyst. The instruction, which will take place online, will cost $49 per month, and most certificates are estimated to take three to six months to earn.

One way to combat discrimination within an organization is to stop asking job candidates for salary history. Several jurisdictions have implemented salary-history bans, and an analysis shows these policies have generated pay increases of 13% for Black employees and 8% for female employees.