Their careers spanned the personal computing, internet and smartphone waves. But some older workers see AI’s arrival as the cue to exit.
Archives for April 6, 2026
Littler Opens Fourth Portugal Office with Porto Location
Littler Opens Fourth Portugal Office with Porto Location
PORTO, PORTUGAL (April 7, 2026) – Littler, the world’s largest employment and labor law practice representing management, today announced the opening of a new office in Porto, Portugal. The Porto office marks the firm’s fourth location in the country, joining its existing
Corporate Incubators Are Becoming The New MBA For Millennial Founders
Corporate incubators are quietly replacing MBAs and venture capital as the preferred path for millennial founders.
UK Government Confirms Commitment to Introduce Mandatory Ethnicity and Disability Pay Gap Reporting for Large Employers
UK Government Confirms Commitment to Introduce Mandatory Ethnicity and Disability Pay Gap Reporting for Large Employers
As part of its “Plan to Make Work Pay,” the UK Government pledged to introduce mandatory ethnicity and disability pay gap reporting for large employers via a draft Equality (Race and Disability) Bill. A
National Employee Benefits Day – a Reflection on What to Expect This Year
Each April, National Employee Benefits Day provides an opportunity to reflect on the rapidly shifting landscape of employer‑sponsored benefits. From implementing new tax laws, a flurry of executive orders with implications for both retirement and welfare plans, updated agency guidance, increased litigation and enforcement activity, and updates to longstanding requirements, plan fiduciaries have a great…
am I supposed to cover 100% of a coworker’s job when they’re out?
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A reader writes:
I’d like advice for keeping your sanity when acting as someone’s PTO back-up.
I had a former coworker who I was paired with for many of our responsibilities. When she took time off, she would set her Teams message to “do not disturb” for two days prior
Shelley Ericsson Joins Littler as Shareholder in Kansas City
Shelley Ericsson Joins Littler as Shareholder in Kansas City
KANSAS CITY (April 6, 2026) – Littler, the world’s largest employment and labor law practice representing management, has added Shelley Ericsson as a shareholder in its Kansas City office. Ericsson joins the firm from Ogletree Deakins and brings more than 20
The “With Me” Generation That’s Without — Lonely And Heading To Work
Gen Z grew up with “Study With Me” — present but never truly together. Now they’re entering your workforce. The relational gap is real, the fix is even simpler.
People Want Belonging More Than Salary. Here’s Why It Matters So Much
Understand the new data about the critical nature of belonging and discover how to catalyze belonging in work and offices.
my team wants to work from home, but some of them are terrible at it
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A reader writes:
I oversee a medium-sized department who are all required to be on-site, although we were remote for quite a while following the pandemic. My staff is pushing very hard for hybrid working, and while I am open to it, I have concerns.
In the past, when that
Inside a Corporate Retreat That Went Very Badly Wrong
Technology company Plex took its 120 employees to Honduras for a weeklong bonding experience. It was a disaster from the moment they arrived.
Massachusetts Federal Court Halts ACTS Survey in Seventeen States
On April 3, 2026, A federal court in Massachusetts granted a preliminary injunction halting enforcement of the U.S. Department of Education’s (ED) Admissions and Consumer Transparency Supplement (ACTS) survey against public institutions in seventeen plaintiff states for the duration of the litigation, finding that the survey was likely adopted in
Even “Wrong” Complaints Can Create Liability
California employers often focus on whether an employee’s complaint has legal merit. That instinct makes sense. If the complaint is wrong, exaggerated, or based on a misunderstanding of the law, it is easy to assume
Title IX Athletics in the Crosshairs: The Current Landscape and What Institutions Need to Know Now
Join Jackson Lewis P.C. attorneys for a timely discussion on the shifting Title IX athletics landscape and what it means for institutions with athletic programs of every size and at every level. We’ll cover key developments from the House settlement, the status of U.S. Department of Education Title IX guidance after Loper-Bright and emerging compliance strategies such as interests-and-abilities surveys and recent case trends like Niblock.
the office with the cardboard coworker, part 2
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Remember the letter last month from the person asking how their office could hire people who wouldn’t be uncomfortable with their culture and quickly leave? Among other things, they mentioned a cardboard cut-out coworker (Robert), a celebrity death betting pool where winners would get an extra day off, and a