WIRTW #286 (the “save me, San Francisco” edition)
If money was endless, and I wouldn’t miss my kids, I’d never come back… Enjoy your holiday weekend. I know I’ll be enjoying mine. Here’s t...
Archive: August 2013
Happy 10th Anniversary to my best friend
By Jon Hyman
Ten years ago today, I married my best friend. To celebrate, enjoy this “greatest hit” from the archives — Accommodating religions starts at...
Private eyes, they’re watching you…
By Jon Hyman
No one likes the idea of a workplace in which managers keep a constant eye on employees. Workers find it creepy, and it’s not as if ambitio...
Life imitating art? Pregnant and fired — when will employers learn?
By Jon Hyman
The Ohio Chamber of Commerce brings us this funny video about how not to fire pregnant employee : Sadly, life sometimes imitates art. La...
Litigation publicity as an adverse action for retaliation
By Jon Hyman
Ray v. Ropes & Gray LLP [D. Mass. 8/16/13) [pdf] teaches a valuable lesson about what can go wrong when a dispute between an employer ...
WIRTW #285 (the “back to school” edition)
By Jon Hyman
(Yes, I’m “that” dad). Here’s the rest of what I read this week: Discrimination Fox Sports 1 Launched With A Major Discriminatio...
Relying on stereotypes will put a target on your back
By Jon Hyman
According to The Huffington Post , a group of Hispanic employees is suing Target for national origin discrimination. Their evidence—an inter...
Where’s Waldo? She’s teaching you a lesson on the high cost of sexual harassment
By Jon Hyman
While employed as an electrical line worker for Consumers Energy Company from 2001 through 2005, Theresa Waldo claimed that she suffered the...
Why you should take all harassment complaints seriously
By Jon Hyman
Today I am going to discuss two racial harassment cases decided by the same court, on the same day, but with different results. In Paasew...
How to draft an enforceable noncompete agreement in 5 steps
By Jon Hyman
According to the Wall Street Journal , litigation over noncompete agreements is rising: More employers are requiring their new workers to ...
WIRTW #284 (the “help if you can” edition)
By Jon Hyman
I’ve never used this space to ask anyone to donate to anything. This week is an exception. My niece had a scare. After months of knee pain,...
Clearing up some misconceptions on social media and privacy
By Jon Hyman
“Bosses force woman to show Facebook page to prove she's not lying,” reads this headline on the venerable technology website, CNET. Acc...
6th Circuit permits employers to enforce reasonable call-in rules for FMLA leave
By Jon Hyman
In Cavin v. Honda of America Manufacturing, he 6th Circuit held that “the FMLA does not permit an employer to limit his employee’s FMLA righ...
Federal court slams the door on EEOC’s criminal background check lawsuit
By Jon Hyman
In EEOC v. Freeman (D. Md. 8/9/13) [pdf] , the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland dismissed a race discrimination lawsuit fil...
6th Circuit rejects contract that shortens statute of limitations for wage claims
By Jon Hyman
Twice in the last three years, the 6th Circuit has signed off on contracts between an employer and employee that shortened the time for an e...
WIRTW #283 (the “vaycay” edition)
By Jon Hyman
According to a recent survey conducted by TeamViewer , 52 percent of employed Americans plan on working during their summer vacations. While...
What to look for in the coming year from the EEOC
By Jon Hyman
Yesterday, I had the pleasure of speaking on social media at ACI’s Employment Discrimination Conference in New York City. One of the benefi...