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Tuesday, March 31, 2026

Employers can no longer count on private arbitration when sexual harassment is on the docket

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Employers love arbitration agreements. They keep disputes private and out of court. Unless, that is, sexual harassment is in the case. An Oh...
Monday, March 30, 2026

The Supreme Court lowered the bar. Employers should take notice.

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Last year, in Muldrow v. City of St. Louis , SCOTUS rewrote what counts as an "adverse employment action" under Title VII. The old...
Tuesday, March 24, 2026

The 3rd nominee for the Worst Employer of 2026 is … The Dead Baby

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Some cases hit harder than others. This is one of them. A Hamilton County, Ohio, jury just tagged Total Quality Logistics with a $22.5 milli...
Monday, March 23, 2026

Employers can't outsource discrimination to an algorithm

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AI is new and shiny. Employment law is not. Mobley v. Workda y proves the point. The court concluded that employers don't get to outsour...
Friday, March 20, 2026

WIRTW #793: the 'Waterloo Sunset' edition

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Last Friday in Covent Garden, a street performer pulled me into his act. "Where are you from?" "America." The boos came ...
Thursday, March 19, 2026

Lawsuits aren't lottery tickets. Or at least they shouldn't be.

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Too often, plaintiffs' lawyers file thin, borderline frivolous employment claims hoping for a quick nuisance-value settlement. The math ...
Wednesday, March 18, 2026

5 steps for an employer to win an off-the-clock overtime claim

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Jerry Merritt, an agency manager for the Texas Farm Bureau, claimed 816 hours of unpaid overtime. Even assuming he had been misclassified as...