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More workers say they will never retire

08/31/2026
According to a recent survey, 14% of surveyed workers say they don’t expect to ever retire and another 14% say they won’t quit working until they’re at least 70 years old. And about 35% of those surveyed told researchers that they had recently decided they would need to retire later, noting that their living costs… View Article

New laws on guns require handbook changes

08/31/2026
Following a recent Supreme Court ruling, more states are restricting employers from using handbook rules that prevent workers from carrying guns onto parking lots – even those owned and controlled by employers. The bottom line is that while employers can ban guns inside workplace buildings, they increasingly can’t tell workers no weapons are allowed in… View Article

EEOC lawsuit highlights segregation prohibition

08/24/2026
No doubt you, like I, thought that segregating employees by protected characteristic like race, sex or disability or other protected characteristics was long gone into the dustbin of history. Only the most clueless employer would do such a thing, right? We’d be wrong, if a recently filed EEOC lawsuit has the facts right. Here’s what… View Article

Appeals court agrees disabled worker was direct threat

08/24/2026
One of the few ways employers can deny a disabled worker an accommodation is by showing the employee is a direct threat and cannot be accommodated. But that conclusion can’t be based on conjecture or stereotyping certain illnesses. It requires a careful, individualized assessment of the employee, their disability and the type of job they… View Article

Vote early, not often

08/24/2026
By Alice Gilman: Chicago is famous for deep-dish pizza, Wrigley Field and Al Capone, who really did say vote early, vote often. Election day is coming up and everyone should exercise their franchise. If you’re not located in a state with early voting, you can let employees take time off from work to vote. Flip… View Article

Changes may be coming to recording rules

08/24/2026
Over the last decade, employers have endured frequent changes to what rules they can include in their handbooks and still comply with the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA).  The changes coincide with which party holds the White House and create headaches for employers that want to set handbook policies once and for all. Here’s how… View Article

States begin legislating on neurotechnology at work

08/24/2026
The field of neurotechnology is rapidly expanding and states are paying attention with proposed legislation to limit its use at work. It may have been science fiction a decade ago, but already companies like Elon Musk’s Neuralink are developing devices that can be worn or even be implanted to track human functions. Wearable devices can… View Article

Preventing customer harassment requires rules and follow-up

08/24/2026
Employers can be held liable for customer and client harassment if they know or should know it’s happening. That means two things. First, create workplace rules that include removing or banning harassing customers from company premises. Second, enforce those rules and don’t ignore complaints. This is true for all forms of harassment, whether sexual, racial,… View Article

Senate confirms NLRB nominees, cementing Republican majority

08/17/2026
Before the Senate went on August recess, it confirmed two White House nominees to serve as members of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB). One nominee, David Prouty, is a current member and a Democrat whose term would have expired in August. The other nominee is James Macy, a Republican. He joins Chairman James Murphy… View Article

What’s good for the goose? Court upholds adage

08/17/2026
Employers have sexual harassment and hostile work environment rules in place for a reason – namely to promote a civil workplace free from unnecessary distractions and actions that may trigger lawsuits. Those rules need to apply to everyone. A recent case tests the idea that the alleged victim of sexual harassment can retaliate with her… View Article