International Employment Lawyer quoted Philippe Weiss in its article, “Managers brace for conflict after Trump wins White House,” on November 6. Weiss discussed how employers are wary of staff infighting after the US election and some have banned political discourse from the workplace.

“Companies should first ensure that managers are not attempting to inappropriately influence or censor employees.”

The full article is available here.

International Employment Lawyer quoted Seyfarth at Work president Philippe Weiss in its article, “DOL’s AI roadmap provides invaluable checklist for employers,” on October 21. Weiss discussed how the US Department of Labor (DOL) unveiled its new best practices roadmap for artificial intelligence adoption, outlining how employers can implement the technology into their businesses while enhancing job quality and benefitting workers.

“The best practices stress the importance of not solely relying on AI to make significant employment decisions.”

The full article is available here.

International Employment Lawyer quoted Philippe Weiss in its article, “Workers are ‘coffee badging’ to outsmart back-to-office mandates,” on October 18. Weiss said, “if a manager provides significant opportunities to those who are more willing to return to the office despite the fact that others are working as productively from afar, preferential treatment allegations and charges may follow.” You can read the full article here.

WGN Radio (Chicago) interviewed Seyfarth at Work President Philippe Weiss in its “Wintrust Business Lunch” segment on October 8. Weiss discussed how companies are embracing a trend of allocating a greater proportion of employee compensation to “global results bonuses.”

“Global results bonuses are bonuses that are based on how the entire organization performs – profitability, productivity, stock price, etc. - at the expense of somewhat lower salaries.”

You can listen to the full interview at Min. 6:35 here.

WGN Radio (Chicago) interviewed Seyfarth at Work President Philippe Weiss in its “Wintrust Business Lunch” segment on September 24. Weiss discussed how retailers need to be prepared when customers get politically heated up.

“Retailers are prepping their employees so they can be ready to respond when customers start bringing up politics, disparaging presidential candidates, and the like.”

You can listen to the full interview at Min. 4:30 here

WGN Radio (Chicago) interviewed Seyfarth at Work President Philippe Weiss in its “Wintrust Business Lunch” segment on September 10. Weiss discussed the rise in ‘robo-relationships’ and what companies need to watch out for in the workplace.

“The ‘robo-relationship’ comes in when employees develop unexpected or odd attachments to the robot that’s working along side them.”

You can listen to the full interview at Min. 7:24 here.