WIRTW #549 (the #RespectIsComing edition)
You might have heard that a little show called Game of Thrones premiered it's final season last Sunday. In its honor, Sesame Street prep...
Topic: disability
That's how the ball bounces: 6th Circuit says that the ADA does not require a new supervisor as a reasonable accommodation
By Jon Hyman
Cindy Tinsley was so stressed. How stressed was she? She was so stressed that even something as simple as her co-workers at Caterpillar ...
Maybe you should rethink telling your employee you're firing him becaus of his heart problems
By Jon Hyman
Jonathan Baum worked as a scheduler for Metro Restoration Services. In late 2014, he began have cardiac problems. Over the course of the nex...
WIRTW #548 (the “working for the weekend” edition)
By Jon Hyman
I thought I'd update everyone on the summer goings-on of Northeast Ohio's favorite age-15-and-under cover band, Fake ID . They h...
WIRTW #547 (the “new music Friday” edition)
By Jon Hyman
Jenny Lewis just released the first great album of 2019. On The Line has witty and funny, yet touching and sad, lyrics, and beautiful m...
WIRTW #546 (the “Arrivederci” edition)
By Jon Hyman
Today is good bye … but only for two weeks. My kids' school gives them that much time off for Spring Break each year. So we are headed t...
WIRTW #545 (the “International Women's Day” edition) #IWD2019
By Jon Hyman
Happy International Women's Day! I didn't always consider myself a feminist. But I'm proud to call myself one ever since May 2...
Emotional outbursts as ADA-protected disabilities
By Jon Hyman
The term hysteria comes from the Greek word hysterika , meaning Uterus. In ancient Greece it was believed that a wandering and discontented...
A 💩 disability discrimination case
By Jon Hyman
A call center employee, suffering from Crohn's Disease, asks his manager for some flexibility in the company's break schedules or ot...
You're never too small to have an HR department
By Jon Hyman
43 percent of American employees work for companies with 50 or fewer employees. I raise this statistic because it is almost a guarantee that...
WIRTW #543 (the “terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day at the office” edition)
By Jon Hyman
What was your worst day at work? Does it top the day that Cleveland criminal defense attorney Aaron Brockler had this past Tuesday? I'...
The FMLA does not require that an employee use magic words to request leave
By Jon Hyman
According to the FMLA's regulations , "When an employee seeks leave for the first time for a FMLA-qualifying reason, the employee...
A textbook lesson the ADA's interactive process
By Jon Hyman
Does an employer have an obligation to return an employee to work following an extended unpaid leave of absence granted as a reasonable acco...
WIRTW #540 (the “wheels off” edition)
By Jon Hyman
The one question people ask me more than any other about this blog? "How do you write every day? " My answer, "Because I lo...
Employees on medical leave aren't bulletproof, but still handle with care
By Jon Hyman
One of the questions that clients ask me most often is, "________ is out on a medical / pregnancy leave (or just returned); can we fire...
WIRTW #537 (the “Roma” edition)
By Jon Hyman
We are contemplating spending Spring Break in Rome. For those who've been, what's you best tip for first-time visitors? Sights not t...
Your 2019 Employment Law Compliance Checklist
By Jon Hyman
Today is the start of the first full week of 2019. Which means it's a perfect time to take a step back and review your efforts at HR and...
WIRTW #536 (the “Ex's and Oh's” edition)
By Jon Hyman
It's been a bit since I've posted any of my kids' music, so here's Norah covering Elle King's Ex's and Oh's (on...
Do as they say, not as they do: employees accuse Planned Parenthood of pregnancy discrimination
By Jon Hyman
According to a scathing report by The New York Times , employees nationwide are accusing Planned Parenthood of engaging in rampant pregnancy...
Alex, I'll take leave of absence policies for $5.25 million.
By Jon Hyman
A: An employer must have one of these to avoid running afoul of discrimination laws when an employee is out on a medical leave of absence. ...