Does it matter where you place an employee’s lactation space? (tl;dr: yes.)
An employee works as a speech-language pathologist in a large, metropolitan school district, traveling between two elementary schools and a ...
Archive: November 2023
This case perfectly illustrates religious accommodations post-Groff
By Jon Hyman
Elimelech Shmi Hebrew is a devout follower of the Hebrew Nation, a religion that requires its followers to keep their hair and beard long — ...
Craft beer isn’t facing an apocalypse … but the industry is changing
By Jon Hyman
In addition to running the employment & labor practice at Wickens Herzer Panza , I also run our burgeoning craft beer practice . Which ...
WIRTW #696: the “thankful” edition
By Jon Hyman
Next week we celebrate Thanksgiving, my favorite holiday of the year. There will be turkey, stuffing, wine, and as many pies as there will b...
Do you understand the rules for paying employees for commuting time?
By Jon Hyman
A technician claims her employer owes her pay for time spent traveling to the office to pick up materials on the way to the airport for a fl...
The most metal employment law update ever!
By Jon Hyman
Two of the most famous bands in the history of heavy metal are each facing lawsuits from former tour workers. The family of a Kiss guitar t...
If you’re going to change an employee’s time sheet, make sure it’s an accurate change
By Jon Hyman
🟩 LEGAL: Disciplining or firing a non-exempt employee who works unauthorized overtime. 🟥 ILLEGAL: Failing to pay a non-exempt employee for...
WIRTW #695: the “cover” edition
By Jon Hyman
Earlier this week, I used the song "Pass the Kutchie" to illustrate Ohio's new recreational marijuana law. Some commenters wer...
Ohio voters decide to pass the kutchie on the left hand side
By Jon Hyman
By a margin of 57% to 43%, voters legalized recreational marijuana. As a result, recreational cannabis will become legal in the Buckeye Stat...
DEI programs continue to be a lawsuit target
By Jon Hyman
Major League Baseball. NASCAR. Starbucks. McDonald’s. Morgan Stanley, American, United and Southwest Airlines. America First Legal, a conser...
Your business is not a charity
By Jon Hyman
Your customers are not your bank. It’s not their job to bail you out from poor business decisions. I’ve been thinking a lot about this idea ...
WIRTW #694: the “trick-or-treat” edition
By Jon Hyman
I have a bone to pick with one of my neighbors. When my kids returned home on Tuesday night and opened their trick-or-treat bags, they found...
Maybe don’t forge texts if you want to win a lawsuit?
By Jon Hyman
Andrea Rossbach, a registered nurse working at Montefiore Medical Center, claimed that her supervisor, Norman Morales, sexually harassed her...