Loula.
Thursday night, we made the very difficult decision to let our beloved family member, Loula Mae, go. It was one of the hardest decisions we...
Archive: September 2023
WIRTW #689: the “134” edition
By Jon Hyman
134. That's how many different available positions Costco offered to Monica Barnett over a nearly nine-month period in an effort to acco...
Employees shouldn’t have to choose between their religion and their job
By Jon Hyman
Is there any legitimate reason a concierge must be clean shaven as a condition of employment? That question is at the center of a new lawsui...
The two main reasons why employers shouldn’t retaliate
By Jon Hyman
Social media giant TikTok is in some legal hot water for its alleged mistreatment of its employees. According to NPR , two Black employees a...
WIRTW #688: the “(not) Progressives” edition
By Jon Hyman
Misgendering a transgender employee + forcing him to out himself to his coworkers + passing him over for a promotion + subjecting him to an ...
Facebook Messenger and other alternative communication channels for attendance call-outs
By Jon Hyman
An employee uses Facebook Messenger to notify his supervisor of a medical absence, ignoring the company's policy that requires employees...
Let’s play FLSA error-spotting
By Jon Hyman
Empire Diner pays its servers a tipped minimum wage of $2.83, the permissible tipped minimum wage in the state in which it's located, Pe...
The 10th nominee for the “Worst Employer of 2023” is … the jack(a$$) in the box
By Jon Hyman
The EEOC recently filed a lawsuit against a Jack in the Box restaurant owned and operated by Eastbox LLC, alleging sexual harassment again...
WIRTW #687: the “red rain” edition
By Jon Hyman
What was your worst day at work? If you work at Destilaria Levira, in Levira, Portugal, it was almost certainly this past weekend, when two...
Repeat after me: Never, ever, ever ignore court orders
By Jon Hyman
Have you ever heard of a "writ of body attachment?" Me neither, until yesterday. That's when the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals ...
If you bet on which of your employees will get Covid, you probably shouldn’t qualify for a bonus
By Jon Hyman
In late 2020, Tyson Foods fired seven of its pork processing plant managers after they were caught betting on which of their employees woul...
The 9th nominee for the “Worst Employer of 2023” is … the cake boss
By Jon Hyman
Telling an employee to "Eat a Dick" won't earn you a nomination for the Worst Employer of 2023. Writing "Eat a Dick...
WIRTW #686: the “non-union label” edition
By Jon Hyman
(With a huge tip of the hat to my friend Mike VanDervort for the idea), and inspired by the impending union election at Creature Comforts ,...
Can you hear me now?! Jury awards deaf truck driver $36M in disability discrimination lawsuit
By Jon Hyman
$36 million is a number large enough to get anyone's attention. It certainly got the attention of Drivers Management, LLC and Werner Ent...
OSHA wants to let union reps into your non-union facility
By Jon Hyman
If OSHA gets its way, you might have to start opening the doors of your business to union reps during the agency's safety inspections. P...
WIRTW #685: the “good bosses” edition
By Jon Hyman
I write about a lot of horrible, terrible bosses … the worst employers . Today, however, I want to use this space to shine a light on five ...