Ricci v. DeStefano: Supreme Court rules on discriminatory Hobson’s choice
Perhaps no decision has been more eagerly anticipated this year by employment lawyers than the Supreme Court’s opinion in Ricci v. DeStefano...
No wonder fighting sexual harassment is an uphill battle
By Jon Hyman
How are employers supposed to fight workplace harassment when employees are bombarded by images like this, an actual ad for Burger King’s ne...
WIRTW #85
By Jon Hyman
Last week, Bozeman, Mont., began requiring all job applicants to provide a list of all “current personal or business websites, web pages, or...
Workplace smartphone etiquette – smartphones versus smart use
By Jon Hyman
When I started my first legal job during law school, the biggest distraction was minesweeper on my desktop PC. Today, distractions are big...
When is a failure to accommodate an employee’s religion actionable?
By Jon Hyman
If an employee approaches your HR department and asks for an accommodation for his or her religion, you might think that your company has an...