Archive: August 2016

Last week, in Trustees of Columbia University [pdf] , the National Labor Relations Board upended decades of precedent by holding that f...

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Yesterday, the EEOC published its final Enforcement Guidance on Retaliation and Related Issues . It’s the agency’s first formal guidance ...

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Thirteen years ago today I married my best friend. I’m happy to report that the thunderstorms that rocked Cleveland on August 29, 2003, were...

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Someday I am going to convert this legal blog into a full-time dad/music blog. Until then, you get my semi-regular kids/musical posts. Like ...

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Image via Lifehack.org http://goo.gl/sn/VO1H We typically think of OSHA in terms of workplace safety. Safety, however, is only a small p...

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Employment Law 360 is reporting that a waitress is suing Walt Disney World for improperly taking a “tip credit” and paying her less than ...

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If you are an employment lawyer, the words “McDonnell Douglas” will bring a sentimental tear to your eye. For the unfamiliar, the McDonn...

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Last week, a Michigan federal judge rejected the EEOC’s claim that Title VII covers transgender status or gender identity as protected cla...

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They are responsible for the matching outfits, not me. Norah and Donovan could not be happier to be back @lakeridgeacademy. #backtosc...

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Pregnancy discrimination has been unlawful under federal law since 1978. You’d think by now employers would have learned their lesson—that...

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The Department of Labor recently unveiled an agreement with Subway through which the fast-food giant has agreed to assist its franchisees ...

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According to Employment Law 360 , the U.S. Department of Labor has agreed to pay $7 million to settle claims that it failed to pay overtim...

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Last week, during its annual meeting, the American Bar Association amended its model rules of professional conduct to incorporate employme...

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The Hymans did not take a vacation this summer. Instead, our vacation came to us. Three years ago we hosted a foreign exchange student fro...

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I love common sense legal decisions. Hartman v. Ohio Department of Transportation is one such case. It's holding—four preventable acci...

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Are your Department of Labor posters up to date? Unless you’ve updated them in the past 9 days, then the answer is likely “no”.

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If you are looking for a fun Sunday afternoon of music and food truck, look no further than the Strongsville School of Rock . On Sunday,...

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In addition to this blog, I also pen a monthly column for Workforce magazine . Today, I thought I’d share my most recent column, entitled A ...

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This post will be apolitical. I’d hold the same opinion whether the speaker of the comments I intend to discuss was a D, an R, or a somethi...

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Yesterday, I had the pleasure of an interview with Megan Hickey of Cleveland’s Channel 5. We talked about OSHA’s new fines that took effect...

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In  Hivley v. Ivy Tech Community College (7th Cir. 7/28/16) [pdf] , the 7th Circuit ruled that Title VII does not prohibit sexual-orient...

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