Workplace discrimination and HR accountability: The U.S. Supreme Court is being urged to take up a case from a Muslim bus driver in California who says she was pressured to remove her hijab and that HR failed to act after repeated harassment. Harassment and culture reforms in higher education: Cambridge’s King’s College is tightening how it handles senior-academic sexual harassment and bullying, hiring an external barrister to review culture and strengthening HR processes, with findings due next spring. Healthcare staffing and safety strain: Islamabad’s public hospitals are facing a severe ventilator shortage, leaving ICUs near full capacity and delaying critical care—highlighting how HR staffing and resourcing gaps can become life-or-death. Hiring and workforce development momentum: Century Aluminum’s Mt. Holly expansion in South Carolina is adding 150 jobs as the plant reaches full capacity, while Onslow Memorial Hospital and Coastal Carolina Community College held Nursing Scholarship Signing Day to fund 12 future nurses. People strategy leadership moves: Neo Group appointed Anirban Banerjee as Co-founder and Chief People and Transformation Officer, and Forbes welcomed HR leader Michael Ugbewanko to its Human Resources Council. AI skills and HR upskilling: Bahrain’s BIBF launched an AI Academy to train workers across business functions, including HR, as AI adoption reshapes hiring and workflows. Local HR operations and governance: Spartanburg Community College employees filed complaints alleging discrimination and hostile work conditions, while Luzerne County released a new personnel report showing multiple June hires and departures.