Special considerations for employment of veterans with service-connected disabilities
In Ohio, two laws apply to the employment of veterans: the federal Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA) , whi...
Archive: February 2008
Employer electronic monitoring survey illustrates the importance of clearly defined policies
By Jon Hyman
The Electronic Discovery Navigator is reporting that according to the 2007 Electronic Monitoring & Surveillance Survey from American Ma...
What else I'm reading this week #20
By Jon Hyman
This week starts off with a couple of stories that fall under the related categories of "You can't make this stuff up and "Why...
High medical costs as direct evidence of disability discrimination
By Jon Hyman
Federal courts of appeals continue to make family responsibility discrimination a hot button issue. Typically, we've seen family respons...
Surpeme Court defers to EEOC on the definition of a "Charge" of age discrimination
By Jon Hyman
The U.S. Supreme Court has issued its second employment decision in as many days, as today it has issued its opinion in Federal Express v. H...
Being upfront about a non-compete agreement can save a lot of headaches
By Jon Hyman
Monday's Chicago Tribune had an interesting piece about the proliferation of non-compete agreements in today's business environment...
The nation's focus turns to Cleveland (and lots of snow)
By Jon Hyman
Today's snowstorm here in Cleveland notwithstanding, there will be a Democratic debate tonight. In honor of the debate, I suggest that ...
Supreme Court issues ruling in "me, too" evidence case
By Jon Hyman
As predicted, the Supreme Court has reversed the 10th Circuit's decision in Sprint/United Management v. Mendelsohn , which had held that...
Failure to document performance problems dooms employer's defense
By Jon Hyman
In Birch v. Cuyahoga Cty. Probate Court , a court magistrate sued the court and its presiding judge, claiming that her status as the lowest ...
Revisiting some lessons from childrens' lit
By Jon Hyman
Dan Schwartz of the Connecticut Employment Law Blog has written on a topic close my heart and on which I've written before, Click Clack...
Article highlights the importance of medical confidentiality by employers
By Jon Hyman
An article in Thursday's New York Times asks the question, "I'm Ill, but Who Really Needs to Know?" One of the first d...
What else I'm reading this week #19
By Jon Hyman
Earlier this week, I gave my two-cents on Humphires v. CBOCS West , which will answer the question of whether 42 U.S.C. 1981 recognizes a ca...
Some lessons in remedying sexual harassment
By Jon Hyman
Today, we finish our look at Hawkins v. Anheuser-Busch . We've already examined the opinion's recognition of a claim for coworker re...
Supreme Court permits ERISA claim based on 401(k) losses
By Jon Hyman
In a significant decision, the Supreme Court has decided that ERISA permits an employee to sue the plan fiduciary (often the employer) becau...
A couple of carnivals for everyone
By Jon Hyman
Blawg Review #147 is available at Rush on Business , a friend of this blog that focuses on Iowa employment and business law. Blawg Reivew, ...
Evidence of "serial harassment" permitted in sex harassment claim
By Jon Hyman
Yesterday we looked at Hawkins v. Anheuser-Busch 's ruling on coworker retaliation. (See 6th Circuit recognizes claim for coworker reta...
6th Circuit recognizes claim for coworker retaliation
By Jon Hyman
Employment discrimination laws prohibit retaliation against an employee who engages in protected activity. What happens, though, when it is ...
Postal worker illustrates problem of employee jury duty fraud
By Jon Hyman
Because it's illegal to fire an employee who misses work for jury duty, companies may be more lax in their examination of jury summonse...
Butt painter's lawsuit to go to trial
By Jon Hyman
Does anyone remember Stephen Murmer? He was the Virginia high school art teacher suing his former employer over his termination after schoo...
Supreme Court to hear argument on racial retaliation under Section 1981
By Jon Hyman
On Wednesday, the Supreme Court will hear oral argument in CBOCS West Inc. v. Humphries , which asks whether an employee bringing a claim fo...
Some folks call it a jury verdict, I call it a lot of money
By Jon Hyman
A federal jury in Forth Worth, Texas, has answered the age old question: How much is it worth if a female employee receives depraved and vio...
What else I'm reading this week #18
By Jon Hyman
It's been a very busy week, and as usual, I'm here to bring you the best the employment law and HR blogosphere (or blawgosphere, if ...
When office romances go bad
By Jon Hyman
I've previously given some guidance for companies on dealing with office romances . This week's Business Week Magazine covers the ...
EEOC targets use of arrest and conviction records
By Jon Hyman
Last year, the EEOC launched it E-RACE Initiative . E-RACE stands for Eradicating Racism And Colorism from Employment. According to the EEOC...
Penny-wise, pound-foolish employment practices
By Jon Hyman
Rush Nigut of Rush on Business shares some words on wisdom for businesses on doing things right on the front end versus paying a lot more ...