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Tuesday, February 10, 2026

Workplace investigations are hard. Until they’re not.

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Workplace investigations are hard. Witnesses forget. Memories conflict. Motives get murky. HR is left piecing together timelines, credibilit...
Monday, February 9, 2026

Federal court provides road map for lawful DEI programs

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I keep getting asked how employers can legally maintain DEI programs in today's political climate. A federal judge just answered that qu...
Friday, February 6, 2026

WIRTW #788: the 'it's a beautiful day' edition

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When I was a kid, Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood wasn't background noise. You sat on the floor. You watched. You waited for him to come th...
Thursday, February 5, 2026

Just Subpoena It.

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This week, the EEOC sent a strong message to corporate America when it went to federal court to force Nike to turn over years of documents t...
Wednesday, February 4, 2026

Union activity Is not a license to be abusive at work

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Let's get something straight right out of the gate: employees have the right to organize. They also have the right to complain about wor...
Tuesday, February 3, 2026

When does $5,000,000 not equal $5,000,000?

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Elizabeth Graham worked as a benefits generalist in the human resources department of Bristol Hospice Holdings. She filed (and later withdre...
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...