The 6th Circuit just delivered an opinion that reinforces two lessons employers should already know: accommodations require clarity and documentation, and timecard falsification is a litigation killer.
He’s a regular. Spends money. Knows the beer list. The kind of customer small breweries are told they can’t afford to lose.
But the female staff would disagree.
Over time, they start to notice things. Lingering looks. Comments that don’t quite cross the line — but get uncomfortably close. Walking employees to their cars when
Employees using AI at work will be the workplace issue of 2026.
AI.
Because employees are already using it — to draft emails, summarize documents, create work product, prepare presentations, and even help with performance reviews — whether employers have approved it or not.
And most companies are
A popular Cleveland restaurant and a popular Charlotte brewery chose very different paths after their owners were accused of sex-based crimes.
In what has become an annual tradition for my final post of the year, I present the holiday classic, ‘Twas the Employment Law Night Before Christmas … tweaked and updated for 2025.
To all of my readers, connections, and followers, new and legacy, thank you all for reading, commenting, and sharing throughout the year. Please
Something has gone sideways when the Chair of the EEOC is publicly urging white men to file discrimination charges.
Yes, I said it that bluntly, because sometimes clarity matters more than politeness.
Let’s start with the part Andrea Lucas and her supporters rush to say first: Title VII protects all employees. Race is race. Sex
The 6th Circuit just handed employers a clear win in Bowles v. Chicken Salad Chick. The court held that a fast-casual restaurant did not have to accommodate a cashier/service employee who requested to sit for five minutes after every ten minutes of standing. That request would have eliminated essential job functions and fundamentally changed the
Today is your final day to VOTE for the Worst Employer of 2025
One of my recurring professional nightmares is advising a client on a termination that goes badly.
Not “this ends in a lawsuit” badly—but catastrophically badly. The kind that devolves into workplace violence, an active shooter situation, or some other despicable act that
What are the best Christmas movies of all time?
Before we can answer this vital question, we first must examine what makes a Christmas movie “great.” For the best Christmas movies
