Does your lawyer know Facebook?
Last week, Forbes.com’s privacy blogger, Kashmir Hill, asked her readers a very simple question, does your lawyer know how to use Facebook? ...
Archive: February 2011
WIRTW #166 (the light at the end of the tunnel edition)
By Jon Hyman
You might not know what the above is a picture of, but to me it’s a picture of me sleeping in my own bed every night, and having my family...
Can a boss’s abusive conduct qualify as retaliation?
By Jon Hyman
Title VII does not require that one suffer a job loss to claim retaliation. Instead, Title VII’s anti-retaliation provision protects agains...
Repeated calls from supervisor to employee on medical leave violates FMLA
By Jon Hyman
What is the line between checking on a sick employee and harassing a sick employee to return to work early? Terwilliger v. Howard Mem. Hosp....
The Internet is a dangerous place for human resources
By Jon Hyman
The Internet is a fabulous resource for businesses. For example, I could conduct a Google search for “social media policy” and fine some wo...
Oh my god, they're really alive!
By Jon Hyman
We found this when we returned to our little guy's room after a walk. We love the peds staff at the Clinic.
Patrice O’Neal on sexual harassment (NSFW)
By Jon Hyman
Today is President’s Day (no, this post is not a dated Bill Clinton joke). The courts are closed. The banks are closed. There’s no mail. And...
WIRTW #165 (the medical update edition)
By Jon Hyman
So we’re on day 9 at the Cleveland Clinic, the only medical facility in the world where it’s actually a good think to say you’re at the Clin...
Out of work? Out of luck. EEOC hold meeting on use of employment status as screening tool
By Jon Hyman
As I reported yesterday , the EEOC held its public meeting on the use of the exclusion of unemployed persons from applicant pools , a practi...
EEOC to examine the treatment of unemployed job seekers
By Jon Hyman
Later this morning, the EEOC will hold a public meeting to examine employers’ practices of excluding currently unemployed persons from appl...
New York Times on workplace smoking bans
By Jon Hyman
Last week, the New York Times reported on a growing trend in the medical profession: hospitals and other health care providers that refuse ...
A special circle of hell is reserved for lawyers that don’t extend professional courtesies
By Jon Hyman
I write this post to vent, not to indict. I therefore withhold the names of the guilty. For those that do not follow me on twitter , I’ve ...
WIRTW #164 (the you give love a bad name edition)
By Jon Hyman
In honor of Valentine’s Day, Vault.com published the results of its annual office romance survey. The highlights: 59% have participate...
The asshole defense to harassment claims
By Jon Hyman
Fortunately or unfortunately, not all upsetting or even mean-spirited conduct in the workplace is actionable. In the absence of an employ...
Would you rather?
By Jon Hyman
Career Overview’s list of the 25 most difficult jobs in the world caught my eye. So, to you, my readers, I pose the following question: Wou...
Avoid “kitchen sink” pleading to maintain credibility
By Jon Hyman
Ramadan v. MetroHealth Med. Ctr. (Ohio Ct. App. 1/13/11) is a medical malpractice case, which is an odd fit for a blog about employment la...
Despite yesterday’s NLRB settlement, employees do not get a free pass on social media posts
By Jon Hyman
The NLRB announced yesterday that it has reached a settlement in a case involving a Connecticut employee fired for posting negative comments...
The most significant penny in the history of American jurisprudence? 6th Circuit remands case over one cent
By Jon Hyman
What caused the court in Freeland v. Liberty Mutual Fire Insurance Co. (6th Cir. 2/4/11) [pdf] to write so eloquently about the fate of th...
WIRTW #163 (the all good things must come to and end edition)
By Jon Hyman
I’m sorry to leave you all alone you’re sitting silent by the phone but we’d always known there would come a day the bus i...
Are you searching employees’ work computers as part of litigation?
By Jon Hyman
If you’re not searching a plaintiff’s work computer during litigation, this story may cause you to reconsider. Tim Marcum is the head coa...
One is the loneliest number – unless you’ve filed an unfair labor practice charge
By Jon Hyman
Lots of employers have lots of policies that they think are legal, but in fact are not. One perfect example is policies that prohibit employ...
Updating 20th century laws for the 21st century
By Jon Hyman
At his Connecticut Employment Law Blog , Daniel Schwartz argues that it’s time to start modernizing our workplace laws. As an example, Danie...