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Archives for January 5, 2026
Defensible Decisions: EEOC’s Pattern-or-Practice Priorities and What Employers Should Expect (Podcast)
In this inaugural episode of Ogletree Deakins’ Defensible Decisions podcast, Scott Kelly (shareholder, Birmingham) sits down with Nonnie Shivers (office managing shareholder, Phoenix) to unpack the EEOC’s renewed emphasis on systemic, pattern-or-practice enforcement in the wake of a restored quorum and recent leadership moves. This shift highlights the agency’s alignment
If The Job Was Never The Work, What Is The Right Structure?
Why jobs no longer define how work gets done, and how organizations are separating execution from employment to create certainty in a distributed, AI-enabled world.
Stuck In A Job You Hate? Five Ways To Maximize Your Time
Because of economic anxiety, many professionals are choosing to stay put in jobs they hate. Here are five ways to maximize your time if you’re not ready to leave.
Future Focus: Overlooked Experience, Workplace Connection, Climate Fallout
Age bias, workplace loneliness, and climate disasters are colliding—reshaping talent markets, productivity, and long-term workforce resilience.
USCIS Replaces Random H-1B Lottery with Wage-Weighted Selection
A new rule ends the random H-1B lottery, prioritizing higher-wage jobs starting with the FY 2027 cap season. What employers need to know.
Compliance Roundup: Supreme Court Has New Arbitration Case
A U.S. Supreme Court case could change arbitration for delivery drivers. Get the latest compliance news and expert insights to protect your business.
Future Focus: Chip Labor, Money Dysmorphia, and Employee Privacy
Chipmaking challenges, financial stress, and rising privacy expectations reveal how workforce planning, well-being, and data practices must evolve.
US Pauses Immigration Processing for Multiple Countries
USCIS halts processing and launches a broad re-review of immigration cases for applicants from at least 19 countries as the Trump administration expands its travel ban.
Power At Work: The Power Half-Hour Episode #13
Episode #13 of the Power Half-Hour has arrived! The Power Half-Hour is a livestreamed, fast-paced, bi-weekly roundtable with a rotating group of regular guests. Our guests discuss the biggest labor story of the preceding week and the labor story everyone should be talking about over the next two weeks. Joining
Helping employees stay grounded when stress spikes at year-end
Helping employees stay grounded when stress spikes at year-end
December brings a unique challenge to workplaces as year-end projects collide with personal commitments. According to Devjani Mishra, tension can escalate quickly when deadlines tighten, communication narrows and employees find themselves carrying more than they can comfortably manage.
Business Management Daily
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How to avoid getting into trouble when using AI at work
How to avoid getting into trouble when using AI at work
As Niloy Ray says, “AI can take you from zero to not bad in 60 seconds.” But “not bad” isn’t the goal, always fact-check and be transparent when AI helps you out.
CNN Business
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Safety Agencies Show No Signs of Relaxing Enforcement for 2026
Safety Agencies Show No Signs of Relaxing Enforcement for 2026
Peter Vassalo predicts a shake-up behind the scenes – a consolidation or reorganization of staff in national and regional offices to make enforcement more efficient – when it comes to keeping a close eye on heat hazards and warehousing conditions.
Bloomberg
Several changes coming to Colorado family medical leave program in 2026
Several changes coming to Colorado family medical leave program in 2026
Starting soon, eligible employees can take up to 24 weeks of job-protected leave – and even four additional weeks for serious health conditions after childbirth. David Gartenberg notes this expansion creates one of the largest banks of job-protected leave
Jackson Lewis Elevates 16 Attorneys to Principal
NEW YORK, NY (January 5, 2026) — Nationwide employment law firm Jackson Lewis P.C. is pleased to announce the elevation of 16 attorneys to principal status, effective January 1, 2026.