HR Dive Publishes Article by Jennifer Serafyn, Dawn Solowey, and Sam Schwartz-Fenwick on Preparing for Workplace Disruptions Amid Insurrection Act

HR Dive featured an article by Jennifer Serafyn, Dawn Solowey, and Sam Schwartz-Fenwick: “Trump threatened to invoke the Insurrection Act. HR should prepare now for workplace disruptions.” The timely piece, published on January 20 in the wake of the Minneapolis situation, explores how employers can navigate operational and cultural challenges in the workplace if federal troops are deployed to American cities.

The article outlines proactive strategies for HR teams, including developing emergency playbooks, revising attendance policies, training managers on political speech boundaries, and preparing documentation for employee travel during curfews or checkpoints. The authors also emphasize the importance of neutral communication and consistent handling of accommodation requests to mitigate legal and reputational risks.

Serafyn, Solowey, and Schwartz-Fenwick stress the benefits of proactive planning, noting:

“Federal military deployment under the Insurrection Act represents a new category of workplace challenge, one that combines operational disruption with intense cultural flashpoint dynamics.”

The full article is available here.