Our new website is live!
I am excited to share that Wickens Herzer Panza has officially launched a completely redesigned website.
Our goal was simple: make it faster and easier to find our insights, resources, and people—while showcasing our depth and agility.
Our new site features a clean, modern design, along with refreshed and…
Yesterday, in U.S. v. Skrmetti, the Supreme Court held that states can constitutionally prohibit puberty blockers and hormone therapy for transgender teenagers, rejecting a Equal Protection challenge to the law. It’s a dangerous decision. Because of the votes of six Supreme Court justices, many children will suffer and some will even die.
The Court…
FIFA says it has a zero-tolerance policy against racism and discrimination.
But during this year’s inaugural Club World Cup—in the United States of all places—that commitment has gone missing. No “No Racism” signage. No “No Discrimination” videos. No announcements. No armbands. No social media messaging. Just silence. (And a Dance Cam encouraging people to “Be…
What’s an employer supposed to do when immigration policy shifts overnight?
That’s the question employers across the country are now facing. More than 500,000 immigrant workers—who entered the U.S. legally under a humanitarian parole program—were recently told to leave their jobs and “self-deport” after the Department of Homeland Security abruptly ended the program.
The…
Last weekend, I got bit by the doggie mayor of Boston’s Seaport.
His name is Bennett. He’s a 9-month-old golden retriever. And while visiting the area on a family vacation, I met the young mayor in a beer garden.
He was adorable. Charismatic. Clearly popular. And then—he chomped down on my arm.
It…
🚨 BREAKING: The death of craft beer has been greatly exaggerated.
According to a new 2024 economic impact study from the Ohio Craft Brewers Association, my state’s craft brewing industry is very much alive and pouring.
📊 Consider this:
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HotHead Grabba is now officially in the hot seat.
A 74-count indictment charges owner Hunter Segree and two managers with operating a tobacco-processing sweatshop and exploiting its immigrant workforce.
Here’s what prosecutors accuse them of:
– Stealing over $310,000 in wages from at least 25 workers, most of them middle-aged immigrant women.
– Forcing those…
That was the phrase executives at CrossCountry Mortgage allegedly used to describe the kind of people they wanted in their accounting department.
The only problem? They already had Cheryl Shephard, a senior accountant who wasn’t “younger.” Shephard was 65. And a CPA. No disciplinary record. No PIP. Just years of reliable, quality…
You’re hiring. Great.
You’re asking illegal interview questions. Not so great.
Most employers don’t mean to cross the line in interviews. But intent doesn’t matter when the EEOC or a process server comes knocking. The law draws a pretty clear line around certain topics. And the moment you ask the wrong question, you’ve handed a…
The EEOC has filed a lawsuit against Franchise Management LLC, the operator of over 20 Subway locations in the Beehive State, alleging that it failed to prevent the sexual harassment and assault of a 16-year-old male employee by a district manager.
The manager, Justin Nielson, reportedly made inappropriate sexual comments, asked the employee for photos…
