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Archive: July 2018
John Oliver and Anita Hill on fixing our workplace sexual harassment problem
By Jon Hyman
When Anita Hill testified during Justice Clarence Thomas's confirmation hearing almost 27 years ago , the thought was that her story mig...
WIRTW #516 (the “grand” edition)
By Jon Hyman
Some things are destined to let you down. To fail to live up to the hype. The new movie that everyone is raving about. The hot restaurant t...
6th Circuit offers a good reminder that the ADA is often a bilateral process
By Jon Hyman
Like many people, I would love to have the time to exercise more. Life (and by life, I mean the 10 or more hours per day I'm often at wo...
WIRTW #515 (the “Murica – part 2” edition)
By Jon Hyman
Thanks, Abe. Here's what I read this week: Discrimination Could forcing an employee to sign a last chance agreement lead t...
Dealing with IEDs in your workplace—employees with intermittent explosive disorder
By Jon Hyman
Every workplace has had THAT employee. The hothead. Someone who loses their cool at the drop of hat. Yells, screams, and is prone to fits of...
6th Circuit says full-time work is not an essential function of every full-time job
By Jon Hyman
Is an employer required to permit a disabled full-time employee to work a reduced work schedule as a reasonable accommodation? In Hostett...
Firing of deaf employee costs Costco a Costco-sized verdict
By Jon Hyman
I've thought a lot of things walking through Costco. Why aren't the free samples out yet? What the heck am I going to do with 10...
Are you ready for rolling background checks of employees?
By Jon Hyman
Last week, Bloomberg published an article warning businesses to get ready for rolling background checks at work — the practice of running...
WIRTW #514 (the “Happy birthday D-man” edition)
By Jon Hyman
Tomorrow, this guy turns 10. Or, as he says, only 1 day left for single digits. Happy Birthday Donovan!!! 🎂🎁🎈🎉 You're the...
Does an employer have a duty to protect the personal information of its employees?
By Jon Hyman
Consider the following scenario. An employer discovers that an employee who worked in its information technology department had been steal...
The 13th nominee for the “worst employer of 2018” is … the murdering manager
By Jon Hyman
Today's post is a lesson in how not manage a poor performing employee. Believe it or not, it's generally considered poor employe...
Brett Kavanaugh, Supreme Court Justice?
By Jon Hyman
The pick is in. Brett Kavanaugh is President Trump's nominee to replace Justice Kennedy on the Supreme Court. What type of Justice wil...
No, you can't require your employee to work during an FMLA leave
By Jon Hyman
Today, I examine a question I receive all too often — can an employer require an employee to work during an FMLA leave? So as not to bury ...
WIRTW #513 (the “Murica” edition)
By Jon Hyman
I've been reflecting this week about what it means to be American. We used to welcome tired, poor, huddled masses, yearning to breat...
The 12th nominee for the “worst employer of 2018” is … the soulless supervisor
By Jon Hyman
I did not intend to run back-to-back "worst employer" nominees. And then I received this reader submission (thanks Suzanne Lucas...
The 11th nominee for the “worst employer of 2018” is … the supervisor supremacist
By Jon Hyman
Last week, I asked why anyone is still using the N-word . Which brings us to today’s nominee for the Worst Employer of 2018 , which appa...