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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...
Friday, January 16, 2026

WIRTW #786: the 'propaganda' edition

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What the hell is going on at the Department of Labor? On January 10, the DOL posted this on X : "One Homeland. One People. One Heritage...
Wednesday, January 14, 2026

When “irreparable harm” isn’t: 8th Circuit slams brakes on a noncompete injunction

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Employers love preliminary injunctions in restrictive covenant cases. And courts are supposed to grant them only in extraordinary circumstan...
Tuesday, January 13, 2026

Filing an EEOC charge doesn’t automatically buy an employee job immunity

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Some believe that once an employee complains to the EEOC, discipline must stop. Supervisors must tread lightly. Performance problems must be...
Friday, January 9, 2026

WIRTW #785: the 'sometimes a coffee cup is just a coffee cup' edition

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Arsenal–Tottenham is one of the nastiest rivalries in sports. If you don't follow English football, think Eagles–Cowboys, Yankees–Red So...