’Twas the Employment Law Night Before Christmas
In what will become an annual tradition for my last post of the year, I bring you the holiday classic, ’Twas the Employment Law Night be...
Archive: December 2019
WIRTW #581 (the “home invasion” edition)
By Jon Hyman
“A Day in the Life,” by (Not) The Beatles Woke up, fell out of bed Dragged a Bic across my head Found my way downstairs to make a cup A...
NLRB rolls back 2 key Obama era anti-management decisions
By Jon Hyman
This week, the National Labor Relations Board decided two cases that rolled back key Obama era anti-management NLRB decisions. Apogee Ret...
The Worst Employer of 2019 is…
By Jon Hyman
After a year of gathering 20 very worthy nominees, whittling it down to 10 awful finalists, and compiling hundreds upon hundreds of your vot...
Don’t forget to vote: Polls close at 11 pm tonight for the Worst Employer of 2019
By Jon Hyman
If you haven’t yet voted for the Worst Employer of 2019, time is running out. Polls close at 11 pm tonight. VOTE here And come back t...
Do you know when you can collect employees’ genetic information?
By Jon Hyman
Apple recently announced it will begin offering its employees free genetic testing through its subsidiary, AC Wellness (an entity Apple cr...
Court finds that the ADA does not protect employee’s dormant genetic condition
By Jon Hyman
Sherryl Darby has the BRCA1 gene, otherwise known as the breast cancer gene, the best known gene associated with breast-cancer risk. Appro...
WIRTW #580 (the “I voted” edition)
By Jon Hyman
Have you cast your ballot for the Worst Employer of 2019 ? Time is running short. The polls close Tuesday, December 17, at 11 pm. VOTE he...
Just because you’re out on FMLA does not grant you a license to threaten your co-workers
By Jon Hyman
“Hey pussy … I’m going to get you for what you did.” Ordinarily, if one employee confronts another employee with a threat like the one ...
The 4 things you cannot do to pro-union employees (hint: number 1 is fire them)
By Jon Hyman
Four former Google employees claim that their ex-employer fired them Thanksgiving week in retaliation for their efforts to organize a labor...
VOTE NOW for the “Worst Employer of 2019” — polls are open
By Jon Hyman
All year long, I’ve been sharing examples of the worst employers in America. My goal? Compile them at the end of the year and then turn it o...
The ADA never requires an employer to create a position as a reasonable accommodation
By Jon Hyman
Randona Johnson took a medical leave from his position as a process coach at a Ford assembly plant to deal with back pain, hypertension, a...
WIRTW #579 (the “blank slate” edition)
By Jon Hyman
Next Saturday, December 14, Norah and her Fake ID bandmates will be traveling west to Elyria, Ohio, to play Blank Slate , a very cool all ag...
Does it violate the ADA to work an employee in excess of a work restriction?
By Jon Hyman
Rita Morrissey is a licensed practical nurse who worked for 15 years for The Laurels of Coldwater, a skilled nursing and rehabilitation cent...
Do you know how to calculate the “regular rate of pay” for your employees? (hint: probably not)
By Jon Hyman
The Fair Labor Standards Act requires that employers pay their non-exempt employees one and one-half times the “regular rate of pay” for a...
The 20th nominee for the “worst employer of 2019” is … the malignant mogul
By Jon Hyman
The 20th (and final) nominee for the Worst Employer of 2019 is Alki David, heir to the Coca-Cola bottling fortune and owner of several med...
As sure as today is Cyber Monday, your employees are shopping from work
By Jon Hyman
Today is Cyber Monday, the biggest online shopping day of the holiday season. In fact, it is estimated that today will be the biggest onli...