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Monday, February 24, 2025

This is not normal

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THIS IS NOT NORMAL That was the subject line of an email sent by an EEOC judge to all of her coworkers in response to an agency directive th...
Friday, February 21, 2025

WIRTW #748: the 'tracking' edition

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"I have nothing to do with Project 2025. That's out there. I haven't read it. I don't want to read it, purposely. I'm n...
Thursday, February 20, 2025

EEOC's policy shift to "protect American workers" is all about punishing non-Americans

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If you hire non-Americans, the EEOC is coming after your business. In a press release , Acting Chair Andrea Lucas says the following:  ...
Wednesday, February 19, 2025

A tale of two approaches to noncompete agreements

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Big news on noncompetes—from two very different directions. First, the NLRB just quietly backed off its aggressive stance that most noncompe...
Tuesday, February 18, 2025

EEOC moves to dismiss transgender-discrimination lawsuits

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"EEOC seeks to drop race discrimination cases brought on behalf of Black workers, citing Trump's executive order." This is not...
Monday, February 17, 2025

What makes an accommodation "reasonable"?

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Let's talk about Nguyen v. Bessent and the IRS's year-long effort to accommodate an employee with medical limitations. Thuy-Ai Nguy...
Friday, February 14, 2025

WIRTW #747: the 'tariffs' edition

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The Trump administration just announced new tariffs on aluminum and steel. That might not sound like a big deal to most, but for small busi...
Thursday, February 13, 2025

The attack on DEI does not mean employers must or should eliminate anti-harassment training

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Even as some push back forcefully against DEI workplace initiatives, courts are pushing back even harder. Consider these excerpts from Dieme...
Wednesday, February 12, 2025

Protecting the rule of law

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"Judges aren't allowed to control the executive's legitimate power." — Vice President JD Vance We need to talk about the r...
Tuesday, February 11, 2025

How to respond to the Justice Department's DEI hitlist

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"The Department of Justice's Civil Rights Division will investigate, eliminate, and penalize illegal DEI and DEIA preferences, mand...
Friday, February 7, 2025

WIRTW #746: the 'fly, eagles fly' edition

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All-Pro Reels , CC BY-SA 2.0 , via Wikimedia Commons Are you ready for the Big Game? As a Philly native and die-hard Eagles fan, I sure am! ...
Thursday, February 6, 2025

What the EEOC just said—and didn't say—about the current state of workplace right

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"The EEOC is open for business." That's what the agency just declared in a series of frequently asked questions about the imp...
Wednesday, February 5, 2025

What hiring and employment look like without DEI

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What does a country without DEI look like? Some people say that's what they want. No more diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives i...
Tuesday, February 4, 2025

The dos and don't of workplace AI policies

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According to a recent BBC article , half of all workers use personal generative AI tools (like ChatGPT) at work—often without their employer...
Monday, February 3, 2025

We cannot simply oblish OSHA

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"The Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 repealed. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration is abolished." That...
Friday, January 31, 2025

WIRTW #745: the 'biliterate' edition

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Until this week, I thought being bilingual meant fluency in a second language—the ability to read, write, listen, and speak with ease. I was...
Thursday, January 30, 2025

Microagressions as an adverse action

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A "microaggression" is a subtle, often unintentional comment or action that conveys bias or discrimination against a marginalized ...
Wednesday, January 29, 2025

Trump illegally guts the EEOC of its Democratic members

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Remember last week when I told you that Trump would try to dismantle all of our federal workplace discrimination laws? Well, the first shoe ...

Missing time sheets doom employee's overtime claim

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One of the most challenging tasks is proving a negative. Yet, this is precisely the problem employers face when defending wage-and-hour case...
Monday, January 27, 2025

Taking from your employees' tip pool? It's illegal

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It’s Dry January, and brewery owners are feeling the pinch. You might be tempted to supplement your income by dipping into your employees’ t...
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