Breaking down the proper way to handle an extended medical leave of absence
I spend a lot of time calling out employers who mishandle workplace issues. Today, I'm highlighting one that got it right. Leanna Coffma...
Archive: July 2025
The Feds say that proselytizing at work is okay, but it shouldn't be
By Jon Hyman
"The power of Christ compels you!" … could soon be coming to a workplace near you. The Trump administration has issued new guidanc...
The 6 hard truths of litigation
By Jon Hyman
I pay my mortgage and my kids' school tuition thanks to how long lawsuits take and how expensive they are. Still, we need to have a fran...
WIRTW #766: the 'empathy' edition
By Jon Hyman
Forty years ago this week, the world came together. On July 13, 1985, Live Aid united millions across borders—not out of politics, but out o...
Strollers and stouts can coexist: making the case for family-friendly breweries
By Jon Hyman
There's a growing trend in craft beer: no kids allowed. Forest City Brewery , for example, recently banned guests under 16. They cite t...
When your top talent drops the leg on your trade secrets…
By Jon Hyman
Carma HoldCo—the company behind the Real American Beer concept—is laying the legal smackdown on two of its former execs, Chad Bronstein and ...
Being a workplace star doesn't excuse bad behavior. In fact, it demands more accountability, not less.
By Jon Hyman
Teenage football phenom Lamine Yamal made headlines for all the wrong reasons this weekend. At his 18th birthday party, he allegedly hired p...
WIRTW #765: the 'It's a Bird… It's a Plane…' edition
By Jon Hyman
Superman is an undocumented immigrant who punches Nazis . And if that makes him "woke," then maybe we need more woke heroes. MAGAw...
Apple takes a bite of the NLRB in 5th Circuit ruling
By Jon Hyman
In the workplace, not all questions are coercive and not all policy enforcements are discriminatory. Case in point: Apple v. NLRB , in which...
Yes, you can be fired for what you say outside of work… especially when it's hateful.
By Jon Hyman
In Darlingh v. Maddaleni , the Seventh Circuit just upheld the firing of a school counselor who gave a profanity-laced anti-trans tirade at ...
The 7th nominee for The Worst Employer of 2025 is … The Sadistic Chef
By Jon Hyman
A jury just awarded $3.15 million to 22-year-old Andrew DeBellis—a sous chef who, over a brutal 2.5-month stretch, was punched, slapped, ki...
Title VII requires harm; not just hate
By Jon Hyman
This week, America First Legal, a right-wing conservative organization founded by Stephen Miller, fired off a letter to the EEOC accusing t...
The "Restoring Biological Truth to the Workplace Act" isn't about truth, it's about protecting bigotry
By Jon Hyman
It's called the Restoring Biological Truth to the Workplace Act . But let's be honest: it's just a license to discriminate. Sena...
You want to avoid a labor union in your business? Then don't do this.
By Jon Hyman
Two pediatricians at Cleveland's University Hospitals used an internal physician directory to contact colleagues about forming a union. ...