‘Refresh, Don’t Retreat’: Former EEOC Commissioner Chai Feldblum’s DEI Advice to Employers
Yesterday, my law partner Amy Epstein Gluck and I hosted a Zoom conversation with former EEOC Commissioner Chai Feldblum...
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It’s Today! Join Me, Amy Epstein Gluck, and Chai Feldblum at Noon ET to Talk DEI and the Law
&n bs p; Today’s t h e day. At 12:00 PM ET, my law partner Amy Epstein Gluck and...
Rubber-Stamped and Still Liable: The Hidden Danger of Delegated Discipline
S ome employers think they’ve found a silver bullet: delegate the tough call to someone else and—boom—problem solved, liability...
Burned by the Tape: When Secretly Recording Work Meetings Gets You Fired
E mployees might think pressing record is harmless—especially when trying to document what’s said in a heated meeting. But...
Burned by the ADA: When Legal Weed Gets You Fired
T urns out a medical marijuana card can’t cure everything—especially if what you’ve got is a bad case of...
Samuels Sues Over EEOC Ouster as Supreme Court Benches NLRB’s Wilcox
A major legal battle is unfolding over whether President Trump had the power to fire two Senate-confirmed officials from...
Deviation, Documentation, and the Door: When Honest Belief Meets FMLA Misuse
W hen employees stretch their FMLA leave beyond what’s certified, courts look closely at how employers respond. A recent...
WILCOX IS BACK: A Legal Drama with More Twists Than Daytime TV
First, she’s out. Then, she’s back in. Then out again. Then reinstated. This isn’t just a legal battle—it’s giving...
Join Me on Zoom for a Conversation with Former EEOC Commissioner Chai Feldblum about DEI and the Law
I f your company has a Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) initiative — or you’re thinking about starting one...
DEI at Work: Former EEOC Officials Say Don’t Let Fear Freeze Progress
I f you’re feeling confused or cautious about your company’s diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs, you’re not alone...
Are Your Company’s Arbitration Agreements Actually Enforceable? A Federal Appellate Court Just Raised the Bar.
A recent decision from the Third Circuit shows how courts are looking closely—not just at what arbitration agreements say,...
Free Speech Concerns Lead to Injunction Against Federal DEI Restrictions
L ast week, a federal court put the brakes on two executive orders aimed at ending federal support for...
This Is Goodbye.
Friends, colleagues, HR professionals, risk managers, compliance nerds, and the occasional law student who wandered here by mistake, I...
Three Judges, Two Agree, One Big Question: Can the President Fire an NLRB Member?
The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals just put a stop—at least for now—to a judge’s order that would have...
DEI, Quotas, and Termination? A Court Says the Lawsuit Can Proceed
A recent federal court decision out of Michigan is a timely reminder that diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) goals—while...
From Drug Test to Lawsuit: A Medical Marijuana Case Every Employer Should Know
If The Dude from The Big Lebowski applied for a job today—with a medical marijuana card in hand and...