Does an employer have a duty to protect the personal information of its employees? (Part 3)
Employees trust their employers with a whole bunch of personal information. Social security numbers, medical documents, insurance records,...
Archive: June 2019
Facebook video sinks employee’s FMLA claim
By Jon Hyman
Everything was going swimmingly for Thomas Dunger during his approved FMLA leave from his job as a mechanic for Union Pacific Railroad … ...
Employers are making new dog ownership a little less ruff by offering “pawternity” leave
By Jon Hyman
In three days, my family grows by one. We’re adding a puppy. My wife and kids have been clamoring for a new dog for a year. Loula (our ...
The Customer isn’t always right: The Museum of Sex(ual harassment)
By Jon Hyman
Just because an employee works at The Museum of Sex does not mean that she wants be sexually harassed. Or least that’s what Katherine McMa...
WIRTW #557 (the “infinity and beyond” edition)
By Jon Hyman
Toy Story has played a huge party in my life. Donovan is a Toy Story fanatic. He’s seen every movie hundreds of times. He has what seems li...
Is blockchain technology the next frontier in combating sexual harassment?
By Jon Hyman
According to Employee Benefit News , Vault Platform has developed an app that uses blockchain technology to allow employees to document a...
The 12th nominee for the “worst employer of 2019” is … the disguised doctor
By Jon Hyman
Norma Melgoza, a long-time employee of Rush University Medical Center, is suing her employer for sex discrimination and equal-pay violatio...
What’s a hostile work environment? You’ll know it when you see it.
By Jon Hyman
“I know it when I see it.” These are the famous words of Justice Potter Stewart defining legal obscenity in his concurring opinion in Jaco...
How long of a leash must you give an employee before firing?
By Jon Hyman
When a client calls me to ask for advice about firing an employee, the first question I always ask is, “What does the employee’s file look...
Do your employees understand that social media is a very public conversation?
By Jon Hyman
“It’s 2019. All of our employees have been on Facebook for years. Many are also on Twitter, and Instagram, and … We don’t need to do any soc...
WIRTW #556 (the “comfort zone” edition)
By Jon Hyman
My comfort zone is most definitely not at a biker rally. Yet, that's where I found myself last Saturday afternoon. The things we do for...
An obituary for employment at-will
By Jon Hyman
Over at her employee-rights blog, Screw You Guys, I’m Going Home , attorney Donna Ballman asks, “ Is is time to terminate at-will emplo...
SCOTUS decides whether Title VII’s charge-filing precondition to suit is jurisdictional or non-jurisdictional
By Jon Hyman
If the U.S. Supreme Court decided an employment case, I’m contractually obligated to blog about it. Yet, Ford Bend County, Texas v. Davi...
Proposed law wants to convert “anti-vaxxer” into a protected class
By Jon Hyman
With a couple of important exceptions, an employer can require that employees be up to date on their vaccinations. The exceptions? ...
Thorough internal investigation saves employer from discrimination claim
By Jon Hyman
A bank fires two female employees for violating its vault-access policy. They claim sex discrimination, pointing their fingers squarely a...