Workplace Advice

Want to offer severance?

If an employer intends to enter into an agreement with an employee pursuant to which the employer agrees to pay severance upon the employee’s termination of employment, the employer should, as part of the separation process or when structuring future severance entitlements, determine whether the terms of such severance comply with, or are exempt from, the provisions of Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code.

The hidden cost of AI: Who will train the next generation?

Artificial intelligence is transforming business at remarkable speed. Most discussions focus on productivity gains, cost savings or the jobs AI may eventually replace. Yet a more significant change is already underway — one that could reshape the future of nearly every profession.

Embrace vulnerability, humility

Since my October stroke and ongoing aging, I find myself thinking more about vulnerability and other important values such as humility. I think everyone should have a therapist and mine observed, “I wonder…

Students on the sidelines

The advance of artificial intelligence is an increasingly prevalent topic, particularly as it relates to how it will impact our workforce. Much of that conversation is about how disruptive it will be or how…

The next evolution of workplace well-being

For a long time, workplace wellness was viewed through a fairly narrow lens: reminders to schedule an annual physical, a blood pressure screening, maybe a gym reimbursement. Those efforts still matter. But “wellness” has expanded, because the way we work and live has changed.