This week in 5 numbers: Nearly one-third of US workers want to break up with their jobs
Boeing defense plant workers strike outside of one of the company's facilities on August 5, 2025, in Berkeley, Missouri. IAM District 837-represented workers have been on strike at the jet fighter manufacturer's St. Louis-area facilities since Aug. 4. · HR Dive · Michael B. Thomas via Getty Images

Ginger Christ
February 12, 2026 

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Kaiser Foundation Health Plan Inc. agreed to pay more than $31 million to settle alleged violations of federal mental health parity laws, and Target is laying off more workers.

Here’s a closer look at those numbers and some of the others making headlines in the HR world.

By the numbers



More than 20%

How much the demand for HR workers is below pre-pandemic levels as of December 2025, per a SHRM report.



31%

The share of workers who defined their relationship status with work as “ready to break up,” according to Glassdoor Community poll results.



43%

The percentage of workers who said they would take “heartbreak leave” — formal time off to deal with a breakup — if their company offered it, career site Zety found.



500

The number of positions Target is cutting in order to invest more in payroll, worker hours and customer experience, the mass retailer said.



$28,323,219

The amount Kaiser Foundation Health Plan Inc. agreed to reimburse eligible members to settle allegations by the U.S. Department of Labor that the company failed to provide “timely and appropriate access to mental health and substance use disorder services,” the department said.

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