Coronavirus Update 2-26-2021: Adaptability
Adaptability to change is itself a hallmark of successful education. – Peter Hilton 2020 – 2021 has been a different school year for every...
Archive: February 2021
The 4th nominee for the “Worst Employer of 2021” is … the socially distant mass discharger
By Jon Hyman
Repeat after me. Thou shalt only fire people in person, and never by phone call, email, or text message. If, because of COVID-19, you absolu...
Coronavirus Update 2-24-2021: How much does it cost an employer for not following COVID-19 safety rules?
By Jon Hyman
OSHA has cited a Missouri auto parts manufacturer for failing to implement and enforce coronavirus protections, which ultimately lead to an ...
Coronavirus Update 2-23-2021: John Oliver tackles Covid and other safety issues in the meat packing industry
By Jon Hyman
Last year I nominated Tyson Foods for 2020's Worst Employer because some of its managers started a cash buy-in betting pool on which of ...
Coronavirus Update 2-22-2021: Get ready for the glut of Covid whistleblower tag-along claims
By Jon Hyman
The headline reads, "Ex-Manager Sues Ample Hills in Lawsuit Alleging Harassment and Unsafe COVID-19 Protocols" (emphasis mine). H...
The number one reason not to have a labor union
By Jon Hyman
You would think that an employee who purposely defecates on the workplace floor in an act of revenge against his boss and then brags about i...
How do you define success?
By Jon Hyman
This week I had the pleasure of guesting on Pat Perry 's Success Wave podcast . During our half-hour-plus conversation, Pat and I discus...
Pop culture as a means to break down inherent biases and prejudiced divides
By Jon Hyman
Think about it. If you want to know where the American public is, look at the money being spent on advertising. Did you ever five years ago ...
Coronavirus Update 2-16-2021: Are you monitoring your remote employees?
By Jon Hyman
According to this article at Wirecutter.com, employers are using the COVID-19 pandemic as a justification to enhance their monitoring of em...
Coronavirus Update 2-15-2021: CDC updates quarantine guidelines for vaccinated individuals
By Jon Hyman
Must individuals who are fully vaccinated ( i.e. , have received both vaccine doses) against COVID-19 quarantine if they have been in close ...
Coronavirus Update 2-12-2021: Doctor wrongly fired for doing the right thing with expiring COVID vaccine dose
By Jon Hyman
"Ten doses of the Covid-19 vaccine would expire within hours, so a Houston doctor gave it to people with medical conditions, including ...
Coronavirus Update 2-11-2021: CDC updates its masking guidelines; should you do the same for your business?
By Jon Hyman
The CDC just updated its masking guidelines , now recommending that individuals wear two masks—a well-fitting surgical mask underneath a clo...
“I’m here live. I am not a cat.”
By Jon Hyman
If you were on the internet yesterday, you likely came across the story of the lawyer who accidentally presented as cat during a Zoom court ...
Coronavirus Update 2-9-2021: Time off for the COVID-19 vaccine
By Jon Hyman
At some point over the next few months, some (most?) of your employees will receive the COVID-19 vaccine. Depending on the rules of your sta...
Have you felt the pain of a wage/hour investigation or lawsuit?
By Jon Hyman
For the past three years, the Department of Labor has been trying to get employees PAID for their unpaid overtime and minimum wages. That...
Podcast recommendation: The Test Kitchen
By Jon Hyman
I'm always on the lookout for new podcasts to add to my queue. Today's is a doozy. It's called The Test Kitchen , and it comes f...
No, you don’t get to keep your paid leave after your position is eliminated
By Jon Hyman
The headline reads, "Trump aides made a late request to Team Biden to extend their parental leave. They said no." Here's the ...
Coronavirus Update 2-3-2021: Have you had to deal with “COVID fraud” in your workplace?
By Jon Hyman
According to Vice , people are using photo editing software to doctor COVID test results. "I just fired up photoshop and changed the da...
Coronavirus Update 2-2-2021: As new COVID-19 variants doubling down on transmissibility, OSHA doubles down on prevenative measures
By Jon Hyman
"Wear a mask and stay 6 feel apart." It might sound like Groundhog Day to keep repeating this mantra. It's also the most basic...
How many N-words create a hostile work environment?
By Jon Hyman
Last week, the U.S. Supreme Court was asked to answer these questions : Whether an employee's exposure to the N-word in the workplace is...