Can a hug create a hostile work environment? According to this court, yes.
Edward Prieto, the sheriff of Yolo County, California, likes to hug his co-workers … a lot. According to Victoria Zetwick, a county correc...
I birthed a rock star
By Jon Hyman
On Friday, Rhett Miller, lead singer of my favorite band, the Old 97’s, and undoubtedly one of the good guys, held a Reddit AMA . I asked ...
WIRTW #450 (the “Kurt” edition)
By Jon Hyman
Earlier this week, Kurt Cobain would have turned 50 years old. Uncoincidentally, also earlier this week Norah stepped in for an absent bandm...
What’s good for the goose … NLRB protects employee’s Facebook post critical of his union
By Jon Hyman
It won’t take much searching through the archives to find posts discussing the NLRB’s protections for employees’ Facebook posts critical o...
“If I could press a button and instantly vaporize one sector of employment law?” (redux)
By Jon Hyman
Nearly six years ago, Walter Olson , writing as his Overlawyered blog, asked the following question: “If I could press a button and ins...