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When Political Confrontations Hit Your Workplace:  What the Ford Plant Incident Teaches HR

By Jennifer Serafyn, Dawn Solowey, and Sam Schwartz-Fenwick, Seyfarth Shaw LLP Feb 16, 2026 HR Management & Compliance

Updated: Feb 16, 2026

Picture this: A high-profile political figure visits your company. An employee confronts them about a controversial issue. Profanity flies, and the video goes viral. HR must respond, but how?  That scenario played out last month at a Ford Motor plant in Detroit during President Trump’s visit. Ford assembly worker T.J. Sabula, a unionized employee, shouted “pedophile protector” at Trump, an apparent reference […]

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Survey Demonstrates Importance of Post-COVID Workplace Flexibility

By Lin Grensing-Pophal, Contributing Editor Feb 17, 2021 HR Management & Compliance

Updated: Feb 17, 2021

What seemed to many like a temporary shift to remote work in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic has stretched out for almost a year, with no end in sight. As companies look deep into 2021 when considering when and even if to bring staff back to the office, it’s important for companies to be […]