WIRTW #309 (the “Hello, and welcome to Moviefone” edition)
Before there was Google or Fandango, there was Moviefone . Growing up, if we wanted to go to the movies, we didn’t have the luxury of iPhone...
Has social media created too much workplace transparency?
By Jon Hyman
I have two confessions to make: 1) I don’t read much anymore, at least not for pleasure. 2) I can’t do work on airplanes. “How are these...
Why we put plaintiffs to their proof
By Jon Hyman
Because of the relative newness of the issue, it always seems newsworthy when the NLRB issues a social-media decision. World Color (USA) Cor...
Mind your internal emails to avoid discrimination issues
By Jon Hyman
Shazor v. Professional Transit Mgmt., Inc. (6th Cir. 2/19/14) , interests me for two reasons. First, it discusses and applies a “sex-plus” ...
Is obesity the same as a green mohawk?
By Jon Hyman
It’s been a few months since I’ve written about the growing trend of plaintiffs trying to shoehorn obestity-discrimination claims under the ...