Civil-rights enforcement isn't a culture-war trophy
The Wall Street Journal just profiled EEOC Chair Andrea Lucas under the headline "Trump's DEI Slayer Is Just Getting Started....
Archive: November 2025
WIRTW #781: the 'EEOC' edition
By Jon Hyman
"The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission is expected to rescind guidance that addresses harassment based on gender identity. Should...
What are you doing to protect your company's trade secrets and keep them secret?
By Jon Hyman
Sherbrooke, a captive insurer for nursing homes, built proprietary software to price risk and underwrite policies. Three insiders—including ...
If you think women ruined the workplace, the problem isn’t women — it’s you
By Jon Hyman
The New York Times recently asked , "Did Women Ruin the Workplace?" After an online firestorm erupted, it quietly changed the head...
Leadership always starts at the top
By Jon Hyman
"Quiet, Piggy." That's what Donald Trump said to a female reporter over the weekend aboard Air Force One in response to a qu...
WIRTW #780: the 'breakup' edition
By Jon Hyman
"You deserve someone who loves you for who you are, not who they want you to be." That's the heart of this week's episode ...
When you protest too much, we all think you're hiding something
By Jon Hyman
If you're fighting this hard to hide a file, everyone already knows what's in it. Donald Trump trying to stop the release of the Eps...
Target's new "smile" policy has some serious legal problems
By Jon Hyman
You can't policy your way to happy employees. But Target sure is trying. The retailer just rolled out its new "10-4" policy. E...
A Veterans Day primer on USERRA
By Jon Hyman
Every November 11, we pause to honor the men and women who've worn our nation's uniform. But beyond parades, flags, and "thank ...
WIRTW #779: the 'fell in love with a band' edition
By Jon Hyman
On August 10, 2001, I fell in love with a band. I was at the Beachland Ballroom with my college roommate, who was in town visiting. He'd...
6th Circuit says no to NLRB's Thryv remedies
By Jon Hyman
This is what it looks like when you win the litigation battle but lose the war. Hannah Whitbeck worked as a shift supervisor at a Starbucks....
Understanding the 'duties test' of the FLSA's administrative exemption
By Jon Hyman
Your employees probably aren't as important as they think they are. That's not mean. It's just the Fair Labor Standards Act talk...
Salaried doesn't always equal exempt
By Jon Hyman
Just because an employee is paid a salary does not mean they are exempt from overtime. I came across this question on Reddit: "I work ...