WIRTW #585 (the “demos” edition)
My daughter’s band, Fake ID , just recorded demos of a few of their original songs. Check them out on Soundcloud ; they’d really appreciate ...
Archive: January 2020
Does Title VII protect “veganism” as a religion?
By Jon Hyman
A judge in the United Kingdom has ruled that “ethical veganism” is a protected class akin to religion and is protected from workplace disc...
Chipotle settlement highlights child labor issues
By Jon Hyman
According to CNN , Chipotle has agreed to pay a $1.3 million fine for more than 13,000 child labor violations at over 50 of its Massachuse...
Ohio appellate court refuses to enforce employment arbitration agreement as “unconscionable”
By Jon Hyman
An agreement between an employer and its employees requires an employee to submit to “final and binding arbitration … any actual or allege...
Does the ADA protect employees who travel to areas that potentially expose them to coronavirus?
By Jon Hyman
Coronavirus is 2020’s pandemic du jour. It’s a serious, and potentially deadly, respiratory virus that (likely) started in Wuhan, China, ...
WIRTW #584 (the “He’s not the Messiah” edition)
By Jon Hyman
We’ve sadly reached the point in history at which legends of the entertainment world are going to start passing. Someday, we’ll lose Paul, a...
What does it mean to be "similarly situated" for purposes of proving discrimination?
By Jon Hyman
The Ohio Department of Public Safety fired Morris Johnson, an African American state trooper, after he sexually harassed multiple women wh...
Dream on — lawsuit by Aerosmith drummer highlights the legal risk of "fitness for duty" exams
By Jon Hyman
Joey Kramer, Aerosmith's founding and longtime drummer, is suing his band mates after they blocked him from joining them at upcoming h...
You can't prove age discrimination if you're replaced by someone older
By Jon Hyman
Crescent Metal Products fired Donald Tschappatt for a variety of instances of poor work performance. He made "negative comments"...
WIRTW #583 (the “Portugal (not the man)” edition)
By Jon Hyman
Last year I asked y’all to share your tips on travel to Italy. And you came through. So, I thought I’d try again this year, with Portugal....
“OK Boomer” makes its Supreme Court debut
By Jon Hyman
Yesterday, the Supreme Court heard oral argument in Babb v. Wilkie, which will decide whether the “but-for” causation standard of proof ap...
Frivolous litigation has a price … sometimes a big price
By Jon Hyman
In 2005, Monika Starke filed a charge of discrimination with the EEOC alleging that her employer, CRST Van Expedited, Inc., subjected her to...
DOL provides employers much needed clarity on joint employment
By Jon Hyman
Joint employment is a legal theory in which the operations of two employers are so intertwined that each is legally responsible for the mi...
CBS News misrepresents an employer’s obligation to accommodate an employee’s pregnancy
By Jon Hyman
I watched with great interest yesterday story on CBS Sunday Morning about an employer’s obligation to accommodate an employee’s pregnancy...
WIRTW #582 (the “Rock Off” edition)
By Jon Hyman
On Feb. 1, my daughter's band, Fake ID , will compete in the 2020 Tri-C High School Rock Off . The Rock Off is in its 24th year and is o...
Ohio legislature refuses to move on LGBTQ employment protections despite strong state-wide, bipartisan support to the contrary
By Jon Hyman
There is no law in the state of Ohio that prohibits employers from discriminating against employees based on their sexual orientation or ge...
The 2nd nominee for the “worst employer of 2020” is … the uncaring chief
By Jon Hyman
Three posts into 2020 and we already have our second nominee for the year’s worst employer. And this one is just plain awful. From Salt ...
Federal appeals court orders NLRB to determine whether workplace harassment laws trump the National Labor Relations Act
By Jon Hyman
You might recall Constellium Rolled Products Ravenswood , a 2018 NLRB case in which the Board held that offensive graffiti scrawled on an ...
The 1st nominee for the “worst employer of 2020” is … the repeat, repeat offender
By Jon Hyman
If there’s a better way of starting 2020 than with the first nominee for the year’s worst employer, I’m not sure what it is. Meet Dru Di...