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Friday, January 30, 2026

WIRTW #787: the 'accidents will happen' edition

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"I think you just hit somebody." That's what Mitch Goldstein said to me one cold morning in the winter of 1990. It was our sen...
Thursday, January 29, 2026

If you can't force older employees to retire, how do you succession plan?

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Employers face a legitimate—and growing—problem: if older employees aren't retiring on schedule (or at all), how do you plan for leaders...
Wednesday, January 28, 2026

Mangement discussion of an older worker's "retirement" as age discrimination

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"When are you retiring?" That's not an employer's call to make. Here's a rule that employers still manage to forget or...
Tuesday, January 27, 2026

Can you spot the difference between coincidence and retaliation?

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Have you heard about the small toy store owners in St. Paul, MN, who complained about ICE on their local news . They went on camera. They cr...
Thursday, January 22, 2026

Clarity beats chaos: Why rescinding the EEOC’s harassment guidance is a mistake

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Today at 10 a.m., the EEOC is scheduled to vote on whether to rescind its 2024 Enforcement Guidance on Harassment in the Workplace .  If the...
Wednesday, January 21, 2026

Dry January isn't a moral virtue or wellness trend. It's an economic gut punch.

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Every January, like clockwork, Dry January comes roaring back. If you want to take a month off drinking, good for you. Truly. Your body, yo...
Tuesday, January 20, 2026

The 1st nominee for The Worst Employer of 2026 is … The Harassing, Retaliating, Evidence-Erasing Employer.

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If you're looking for the blueprint for how to turn a workplace into a legal catastrophe and land on my Worst Employer list, look no fur...