Fired for posing for Playboy? Or, how does an employer prove a negative?
Jessica Zelinske, a 33-year-old Minnesota mom, is suing her former employer after it fired her for appearing in Playboy’s 2011 “Hot Housewi...
Topic: promissory estoppel
Do you know? Promissory estoppel versus at-will employment
By Jon Hyman
In Ohio, the default rule governing employment relationships is employment at-will. Under at-will employment, unless otherwise agreed, eithe...
Don't estop yourself into coverage
By Jon Hyman
Lots of statutes have thresholds that must be met for coverage. For example, the FMLA only applies to employees with at least 1 year of tenu...
A Cautionary Hiring Tale
By Jon Hyman
In May 2004, Pfizer hired Dr. Dale Thurman as a veterinary pathologist. Thruman claims that prior to hiring, Pfizer's recruiting manager...