Tag: EntertainHR

EntertainHR: Look What You Made Me Dough: How Taylor Swift and Sourdough Can Help Shape Employee Performance Improvement 

By Carli Smith, Senior Associate, FordHarrison Sep 30, 2026 EntertainHR

Updated: Sep 30, 2026

Taylor Swift’s recent sourdough obsession offers an unexpectedly useful lesson for employers navigating employee performance improvement concerns: good results take the right ingredients, a little patience, and plenty of follow-up. So what do sourdough and employee performance issues have in common? They’re both crummy! I was inspired by Taylor’s journey into sourdough and actually started […]

EntertainHR: He-Man: Master of the HR Universe 

By Kristin Gray Sep 2, 2026 EntertainHR

Updated: Sep 4, 2026

For those of you out there who enjoy a little 80’s nostalgia, you were probably as delighted as I was to see that a new Masters of the Universe film was coming to theaters this year with a star-studded cast. What I did not expect from this muscle-bound hero flick was a lesson on human […]

EntertainHR: Home Runs and Hard Caps: the Looming MLB Labor Battle 

By Marc Sugerman, Attorney, FordHarrison Aug 19, 2026 EntertainHR

Updated: Aug 25, 2026

While it looks like more of the same this year in Major League Baseball (“MLB”), as the Los Angeles Dodgers acquired two-time Cy Young winner Tarik Skubal to load up for a run at a third straight World Series Championship, there could be major changes on the horizon as the collective bargaining agreement between the […]

EntertainHR: It’s Not What You Say, It’s How You Say It (. . .But It’s Also What You Say)  

By Erin Shrum, Associate, FordHarrison Jul 8, 2026 EntertainHR

Updated: Jul 8, 2026

Can I see you in my office?  Imagine your boss asks you that in a friendly tone. Can I see you in my office?  Now try angry. Can I see you in my office?  Disappointed. Can I see you in my office?  Flirty. Can I see you in my office?  For those of you who aren’t chronically online, the “one phrase, four ways” social media trend has users, in a single […]

EntertainHR: Fourth Wing’s Basgiath War College: An HR Nightmare Dressed In Dragon Riding Leathers 

By Carli Smith, Senior Associate, FordHarrison Jun 24, 2026 EntertainHR

Updated: Jun 24, 2026

Rebecca Yarros’s Fourth Wing centers on Basgiath War College, an elite military academy that produces elite dragon riders capable of defending Navarre. While Basgiath exists in a fantasy military state rather than a contemporary workplace, an HR department dropped into Navarre would likely shut down the Riders Quadrant before lunch. Basgiath is full of lessons for real-life employers, to ensure their workplace adheres to the workplace, safety, […]

EntertainHR: Let’s Actually Be Suitable for Work: Lessons from Not Suitable for Work 

By Julianne Brown, FordHarrison Jun 10, 2026 EntertainHR

Updated: Jun 10, 2026

The premiere of Mindy Kaling’s latest comedy – Not Suitable for Work – follows a group of young adults entering the workforce and figuring out their lives. This topic is an endless well of content, and Kaling’s new show is in good company with Adults, Girls, Friends, and Broad City, to name a few. Unlike some of its above-mentioned television colleagues, Not Suitable for Work largely focuses on the […]

EntertainHR: The NFL’s Real Offseason was at the Bargaining Table 

By Marc Sugerman, Attorney, FordHarrison May 13, 2026 EntertainHR

Updated: May 14, 2026

While most of the football-loving world was busy analyzing free agency and the new draft class, the most impactful event of the summer took place at the collective bargaining table when the National Football League (“NFL) and the NFL Referees Association (“NFLRA”) reached agreement on a new seven-year collective bargaining agreement that will run through […]

EntertainHR: March Madness and Non-Competes 

By Erin Shrum, Associate, FordHarrison Apr 15, 2026 EntertainHR

Updated: Apr 15, 2026

About half of this year’s Sweet Sixteen starters in the men’s NCAA March Madness tournament began their college careers at a different program. Michigan State was the only Sweet Sixteen team with all five starters originating at the university. Four teams retained four of their five starters. For all remaining teams, at least two starters transferred from a different school.  Player transfers are part of what makes March Madness so exciting. Transfers allow competition to […]

EntertainHR: What Monarch: Legacy of Monsters Teaches Employers About AI

By Rachel Ullrich, FordHarrison Apr 1, 2026 EntertainHR

Updated: Apr 1, 2026

I’m a huge fan of monster movies, especially all things Titan related. Whether it’s Godzilla stomping all over cities, King Kong beating his chest or the three-headed King Ghidorah wreaking havoc, there’s something about the mythology of this MonsterVerse that just speaks to me and my inner geek. AppleTV’s Monarch: Legacy of Monsters tells the story of the Randa family, the founders of Monarch, the covert […]