Coronavirus Update 8-28-2020: New music Friday / Old 97’s, “Twelfth”
"You know that feeling when you reunite with an old friend and it feels like nothing's changed? That feeling of comfort and camara...
Archive: August 2020
A pisser of an invasion-of-privacy case: Ohio Supreme Court find no cause of action when employer watches an employee give a urine sample for a drug test
By Jon Hyman
Is the privacy of an at-will private-sector employee invaded when a representative of the employer watches him or her give a urine sample fo...
Coronavirus Update 8-26-2020: New DOL guidance explains employers’ obligation to track compensable telework time
By Jon Hyman
With more employees working from home than ever before (thanks to COVID-19), employers are facing the new reality of tracking working time f...
Coronavirus Update 8-25-2020: This example of WFH is WTF
By Jon Hyman
Alison Green, who pens the super engaging and helpful Ask A Manager blog, reached out to me to help with a reader question . You should jum...
Coronavirus Update 8-21-2020: Back to school
By Jon Hyman
Today is my kids' first day of school. Not virtual school. Not distanced learning. Not a hybrid model. In-person school. I just returned...
BLM vs. MAGA at work
By Jon Hyman
Depending on your political perspective, Goodyear is either being praised or criticized after this slide from diversity training at its Top...
Coronavirus Update 8-19-2020: Government watchdog says OSHA whistleblower claims up, investigations down during pandemic
By Jon Hyman
According to a report released yesterday by the Office of Inspector General, since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, OSHA has been floode...
Coronavirus Update 8-18-2020: Phishing attacks are yet another COVID-19 issue that needs to be on your radar
By Jon Hyman
According to the Detroit Free Press , cybercriminals are exploiting the COVID-19 pandemic to try to access people's computers and steal ...
Coronavirus Update 8-17-2020: COVID-19 and protected concerted activity
By Jon Hyman
Let's suppose you're a health care organization that terminates an employee after the employee refuses to wear a shared isolation go...
Coronavirus Update 8-14-2020: Just call me Bob Villa
By Jon Hyman
If you would have told me six months ago that I'd spend my summer building useful things out of wood, I'd have asked if you were dru...
Coronavirus Update 8-13-2020: The 7th nominee for the “worst employer of 2020” is … the no-mask mandator
By Jon Hyman
Meet Billy Woods , the sheriff of Marion County, Florida. He loves youth ranches and senior services, and hates face masks. Earlier this wee...
Coronavirus Update 8-12-2020: Elevator anxiety
By Jon Hyman
Has COVID-19 caused you to have elevator anxiety, as in a fear of being inside of a 7' x 5' box with other people? According to a no...
Coronavirus Update 8-11-2020: States should follow Illinois’ lead in making it a felony to assault an employee over a mask rule
By Jon Hyman
Elmo, Big Bird, Cookie Monster … and assault? Sesame Place is the latest employer to have an employee assaulted for trying to enforce a ma...
Coronavirus Update 8-10-2020: Indians quarantine of pitcher Zach Plesac is a teachable moment in handling irresponsible employees during this pandemic
By Jon Hyman
The Cleveland Indians have sent pitcher Zach Plesac back to Cleveland from their current run of road games for breaking the team's COVID...
Coronavirus Update 8-7-2020: Errata — CDC changes guidance on when someone can break COVID-19 isolation
By Jon Hyman
Neil deGrasse Tyson once said , "I love being wrong because that means in that instant, I learned something new that day." Earlier...
Coronavirus Update 8-6-2020: Congress must pass the Save Our Stages Act #saveourstages
By Jon Hyman
Today I'm taking a brief detour from the employment-law implications of COVID-19 to discuss an issue near and dear to my heart—the devas...
Coronavirus Update 8-5-2020: Who pays for employer mandated COVID-19 tests?
By Jon Hyman
The inevitable has happened. One of your employees has tested positive for COVID-19. You do what you're supposed to do . You clean and s...
Coronavirus Update 8-4-2020: NY federal judge invalidates key parts of FFCRA regulations
By Jon Hyman
Yesterday, a New York federal judge issued an order invalidating several key aspects of the Department of Labor's regulations interpret...
Coronavirus Update 8-3-2020: How have employers responded to COVID-19?
By Jon Hyman
A recent survey of businesses reveals a variety of trends about COVID-19 in the workplace. Nearly 6 out of every 10 employers has had an e...