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Guardian

Does your boss have the right to time your bathroom breaks when you work from home?

(This column originally appeared in The Guardian) How long does it take you to go to the bathroom? And does your boss have any right…

Gene MarksOctober 26, 2025

Guardian

AI tools churn out ‘workslop’ for many US employees, but ‘the buck’ should stop with the boss

(This column originally appeared in The Guardian) Artificial intelligence sure has been taking a lot of flak lately. Only 8.5% of the 48,000 people recently surveyed by accounting…

Gene MarksOctober 12, 2025

Guardian

Boomerang hires are highly valuable. Don’t insult them by paying them less

(This column originally appeared in The Guardian) Say you’re running a business and you bump into a favored former employee and find out she’s interested in…

Gene MarksOctober 5, 2025

Daily Herald

The EEOC has changed its rules on DEI. Here’s what employers need to know

(This column originally appeared in The Daily Herald) This past March the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), following a previously issued executive order by the Trump administration on…

Gene MarksSeptember 21, 2025

Philly.com

No tax on tips: What businesses and workers should know

(This column originally appeared in the Inquirer) The tax and spending bill passed by Congress and signed into law by the president on July 4 contained…

Gene MarksSeptember 16, 2025

Philly.com

Worker classification rules are changing. Employers should pay close attention, lawyers say.

(This column originally appeared in the Inquirer) Do you classify workers as independent contractors or employees? The difference could be very expensive for business owners, and…

Gene MarksAugust 26, 2025

Guardian

Planning to post a video of your layoff online? You may want to think twice

(This column originally appeared in The Guardian) An employee shares a video of her “real time, emotional reaction” to being one of 2,200 people laid off from her…

Gene MarksAugust 10, 2025

Guardian

It’s time to rethink how we measure labor in the US

(This column originally appeared in The Guardian) Last week, the Wall Street Journal reported that, as a result of the “tougher environment” in the labor market, companies are…

Gene MarksJuly 20, 2025

Guardian

Born into crisis, gen Z is saving for retirement like no other generation

(This column originally appeared in The Guardian) Research published at the end of last year by the Investment Company Institute with help from the University of Chicago found that…

Gene MarksJuly 6, 2025

Washington Times

The one big thing missing from the ‘No tax on tips’ bill

(This column originally appeared in The Washington Times) As promised during President Trump’s campaign, two bills — one passed in the House and the other now…

Gene MarksJune 4, 2025