Is it wrong to “friend” your boss on Facebook?
Mashable reports on a recent survey conducted by Liberty Mutual’s Responsibility Project, in which 56% of Americans reported that “it’s ‘i...
WIRTW #116
By Jon Hyman
This morning on The Proactive Employer I had an engaging chat with Stephanie Thomas on the topic of statistics and reduction in force. To l...
Access to federal court just got a little bit easier for corporations
By Jon Hyman
Employers like to be in federal court. According to a recent study by the American Constitution Society , plaintiffs only win 15% of the tim...
Calculating the rolling 12-month FMLA leave entitlement
By Jon Hyman
As I’ve previously discussed, the FMLA allows for 4 different ways for employers to calculate its employees’ 12-week leave entitlement: ...
Do you know? Administrative employees vs. the administrative exemption
By Jon Hyman
Nothing in employment law has a more misleading name than the administrative exemption in the Fair Labor Standards Act. Employers routinely ...