Jan 24, 2026

Email 1 Summary:

Subject: 10 Employment Law Risks HR Must Track in 2026

This email highlights new employment law trends identified by Norton Rose Fulbright that HR professionals need to monitor in 2026. It includes resources such as how to build a solid business case for HR technology, ways to optimize facilities management, traits of effective directors, and guidance on delivering difficult news to minimize legal risk and protect morale. It also offers a detailed business writing framework and invites readers to webinars, including one featuring Serena Williams discussing leadership and talent development.

Email 2 Summary:

Subject: 📓 can I wear this?

This newsletter addresses the challenges of HR burnout and questions about dress code policies. It discusses how to distinguish between being burned out and being done with a career in HR, especially amidst increasing workload and lack of support. Experts provide advice on coping strategies, career considerations, and how to maintain emotional bandwidth. The email also covers the complexities of appearance and dress policies, emphasizing clarity, respect, safety, and comfort over rigid rules. Sponsored content promotes an automation event by Rippling and resources for new managers, financial wellness, and performance management.

Email 3 Summary:

Subject: Jan. 23 – How HR can prepare for a winter storm | Penn rebuffs EEOC’s demands

This edition covers preparations for a potentially historic winter storm and outlines adjustments employers might need for affected employees. It reviews key HR statistics, including changing preferences around traditional career paths and examines the EEOC’s rescinding of harassment guidance protecting transgender workers, noting dissent from an EEOC commissioner. It reports on the University of Pennsylvania objecting to EEOC demands for employee religious records. Additional topics include workplace productivity strategies, and various HR-related playbooks, trendlines, and webinars on compliance, employee development, AI in the workplace, and pet healthcare benefits.

Email 4 Summary:

Subject: Jan. 23 – Eightfold AI sued over alleged covert rankings | ‘Stark divide’ in pays

This email focuses on talent management news including a lawsuit against Eightfold AI for alleged covert candidate rankings violating Fair Credit Reporting Act safeguards. It notes a widening pay gap between in-demand AI-related roles and stagnating jobs, highlighting findings from Aquent’s 2026 Salary Guide. The email also updates readers on top HR conferences for 2026 and offers guidance on how HR can prepare for an approaching major winter storm. Additional curated news covers topics such as boosting customer service satisfaction, Amazon’s corporate layoffs, and CEO attitudes toward AI.

Stay Well!