Last week, the American Jewish Committee (AJC) released its State of Antisemitism in America 2025 Report. The Report provided insights into how American Jews view the depth of antisemitism and have adjusted their behaviors since the October 7, 2023 attacks. Although the anecdotal evidence and statistical information are horrifying, for American Jews, they hardly are surprising.

In this week's episode, I share not only the details a terrifying antisemitic attack directed at my family 👨‍👩‍👦‍👦 and me when I was a child, I also discuss how so many Jews experience the workplace and the world in 2026.

Most importantly from an organizational standpoint, I examine steps leaders must take to support their Jewish colleagues and friends. These actions are imperative to ensure that our Jewish employees feel safe, secure and seen in our workplaces. While there, are so many actions we can take, I discuss 4️⃣:

➕ Familiarize yourself with common forms of antisemitism💡

➕ Respect religious observances and educate yourself about them 🕎

➕ Foster a more inclusive environment for Jewish employees ✡️

➕ Show support and solidarity during hard times🤝

As always, my friends, thank you so much for watching, for commenting and for sharing! 🫶❤️🙏

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Michael S. Cohen is a partner in Duane Morris’ Employment, Labor, Benefits and Immigration Practice Group. He concentrates his practice in the areas of employment law training and counseling. Michael is a nationally-recognized thought leader on workplace culture and human resources issues. He has trained and counseled employers throughout the country and regularly conducts more than 200 trainings each year.

Michael Cohen (215) 979-1882

mcohen@duanemorris.com

https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelscohen12

https://www.duanemorris.com/attorneys/michaelscohen.html

Pronouns: he/him

(Recorded 1-28-26)

I spent some time last week in Minneapolis. While it was wonderful to see and to work with old friends and colleagues 🤝, it wasn't like my prior experiences in Minny. While the people were incredibly friendly and kind (as always), there was a palpable undercurrent of concern. Of consternation. Of fear. 🙄 The people of Minneapolis are not the only ones.

Your employees live in the world and that world right now can be scary. Their mental health for sure can be suffering. This week's Leadership Video 📽️examines crucial and transformative actions leaders and HR professionals can, should and must take when employees trust them with a disclosure related to their mental health.

As always, thank you for watching, for commenting and for sharing. ❤️🙏🫶

And friends, let's please take care of each other.🫂

Duane Morris LLP Duane Morris Institute

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Michael S. Cohen is a partner in Duane Morris’ Employment, Labor, Benefits and Immigration Practice Group. He concentrates his practice in the areas of employment law training and counseling. Michael is a nationally-recognized thought leader on workplace culture and human resources issues. He has trained and counseled employers throughout the country and regularly conducts more than 200 trainings each year.

Michael Cohen (215) 979-1882

mcohen@duanemorris.com

https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelscohen12

https://www.duanemorris.com/attorneys/michaelscohen.html

Pronouns: he/him

(Recorded 1-15-26)

Comedian and writer, Larry David, famously established a time frame 📅 within which it is appropriate to wish someone a Happy New Year. What even the legendarily cranky and inflexible David would applaud👏, however, is a leader's recognizing💡 that it's almost never too early or too late to establish strategic objectives for his/her/their organization.

In this week's video, I provide a "Top 5" actions HR professionals and inside counsel should be taking (ideally, right now) to get ready for what almost assuredly will be an unpredictable and tumultuous 2026. While taking these steps may not ensure perfection in the coming year, I promise you it will, at least, make it one that is pretty, pretty, pretty good. 🙌

As always, thanks so much for watching, for commenting and for sharing! ❤️🫶🙏

Duane Morris LLP Duane Morris Institute

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Michael S. Cohen is a partner in Duane Morris’ Employment, Labor, Benefits and Immigration Practice Group. He concentrates his practice in the areas of employment law training and counseling. Michael is a nationally-recognized thought leader on workplace culture and human resources issues. He has trained and counseled employers throughout the country and regularly conducts more than 200 trainings each year.

Michael Cohen (215) 979-1882

mcohen@duanemorris.com

https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelscohen12

https://www.duanemorris.com/attorneys/michaelscohen.html

Pronouns: he/him