The National Labor Relations Board has secured a Republican majority, and Mile Hi Foods has agreed to pay $1.5 million to resolve a U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission discrimination lawsuit alleging unfair hiring practices. These developments are among the key figures shaping the HR landscape this week.

Below, we break down five numbers that are making headlines, offering a closer look at the trends and legal actions affecting employers and employees.

By the Numbers: Key HR Data Points

By the numbers
3-1
The Republican majority on the NLRB following the Senate confirmation of Republican James Macy, a U.S. Department of Labor official, and Democrat David Prouty, who will be serving a second term.
60%
The share of employees who said leaders don’t work as hard as they do, according to the results of a survey from recruiting company Howdy.
70%
How much more likely tasks with a single owner were to be completed than ones owned by two people, according to a two-year analysis of project management via Slack by Chaser, a Slack-native project management platform.
$150,000
The amount Apple will pay to settle allegations made by EEOC that the company failed to accommodate a Jewish worker’s faith and fired him for his religion and in retaliation for complaining of religious discrimination, according to a consent decree.
$1.5 million
The amount Mile Hi Foods agreed to pay to resolve an EEOC discrimination lawsuit alleging that its CEO and other company executives engaged in unfair hiring practices, per a consent decree.

These figures underscore ongoing tensions in workplace dynamics, from perceptions of managerial effort to the legal consequences of hiring and accommodation practices. Employers may want to review their own policies in light of these findings.