The practical takeaway for executives is direct. Treat flexibility like any other operating system.
Archives for February 3, 2026
Super Bowl Safeguards: Managing Workplace-Related Risks Before + After the Big Game
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PR Act 100 Discrimination Claims: Puerto Rico SC Confirms Compulsory Arbitration
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How To Make Your Brain Leave Work When You Do
Leaving the office at 5pm doesn’t give you work-life balance if your brain is still solving work problems in the shower. Here’s how to actually disconnect.
‘Why Should We Hire You?’ How To Answer The Hardest Interview Question
This week’s Careers newsletter includes ways to manage stress and anxiety during a job interview, an interview with Colin Rocker on the Gen Z workforce and more.
Fresh Venture Foods, Gold Coast Packing and Babé Farms to Pay $900,000 in EEOC Sexual Harassment Lawsuit
LOS ANGELES – Santa Maria, California-based produce processing company Fresh Venture Foods, LLC and its sales and marketing companies Gold Coast Packing, Inc. and Babé Farms, Inc., will pay $900,000 and furnish extensive injunctive relief to settle class claims raised in a U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) sexual harassment
Court Halts Termination of Haiti TPS; Venezuela TPS Termination Remains in Effect Pending Appeals
Takeaways On Jan. 28, 2026, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit issued a decision holding that DHS lacked statutory authority to “vacate” prior Temporary Protected Status (TPS) designations for Haiti and Venezuela and then terminate TPS early based on those vacaturs. Because the TPS statute does not authorize retroactive vacatur, the Ninth… Continue Reading
As Flu Season Surges, Fourth Circuit Offers Guidance on Vaccine Mandate Litigation
May an employer ask an employee about his or her vaccination status? And may the employer then take an adverse employment action based on that status? A recent case from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, Finn v. Humane Society of the United States, found that employers
Pay Attention or Pay Up: A Costly Lesson in New Jersey Paid Sick Leave Noncompliance
On January 28, 2026, the New Jersey Superior Court, Appellate Division, issued a landmark decision in Cano and Bonelli v. County Concrete Corp.—a case that marks the first published appellate interpretation of New Jersey’s Earned Sick Leave Law (ESLL).
Four Winning Techniques To Focus Better At Work (And In Life)
Focus is key for winning in business, sports and life. There are a few techniques that can help you maintain focus amid chaos.
How And Why Gossip Spreads At Work Even In Healthy Teams
Office gossip thrives when leaders leave gaps in meaning and explanation. Informal talk helps teams make sense of uncertainty long before confusion hardens into mistrust.
AI Is Moving From Innovation To Governance And Leaders Aren’t Ready
AI’s next phase is shifting from automation toward judgment and governance. Leaders now face a harder question: how to embed AI without outsourcing accountability
Stop Wasting Time: The Science Of Meetings That Work
An organizational psychologist explains why most meetings fail and the science backed principles leaders can use to run meetings that get results.
Universal Wealth In 2026? Experts Predict A Future Without Work
Learn what other financial gurus have to say about Elon Musk’s prediction of a future without work and universal wealth for all of us in the not-too-distant future.
A $100 Million Wake-Up Call for California Employers: Lessons from the Liberty Mutual Age Discrimination Verdict
A $100 million verdict does not happen by accident. It happens when jurors believe an employer ignored warning signs, dismissed employee complaints, and treated a long-tenured worker as disposable. That is the real lesson from the