Ho-hum … another NLRB social media complaint?
The National Labor Relations Board is divided into 52 regional offices. This week, the Chicago Regional Office became the third to issue a c...
The EEOC is not hot in Cleveland
By Jon Hyman
Emboldened by the 2008 election results, the EEOC has become very aggressive. For example, last fall, the agency both held a public hearing ...
The most important thing you need to know about the ADAAA’s regulations (which take hold today)
By Jon Hyman
Today, the final regulations implementing the Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments Act take effect. One of the most important changes...
Ohio appellate court slashes state’s largest discrimination verdict by more than 75%
By Jon Hyman
It has been almost two years since a Cuyahoga County jury handed down what remains the state’s largest single-plaintiff employment verdict: ...
WIRTW #177 (the “I’ll have what she’s having” edition)
By Jon Hyman
Brazil is famous for lots of things: Pelé, Carnival, the Christ the Redeemer statue, and, apparently, laws that require employers to accommo...
NLRB issues another complaint over a Facebook termination
By Jon Hyman
Like I said yesterday in discussing the NLRB’s position on social media terminations, “The policy direction of the NLRB is a lot like the w...
Are you better off without a social media policy?
By Jon Hyman
A few months ago—following an attack by the NLRB by what it perceived as an overly broad social media policy —pundits were screaming that th...
How do other cultures handle HR?
By Jon Hyman
Monsters, Inc. , holds a special place in my heart. It was the first movie my wife and I saw together. As an employment lawyer, then, the fo...
Best of: Unstable employees, direct threats, and the ADA
By Jon Hyman
http://www.ohioemployerlawblog.com/2011/01/unstable-employees-direct-threats-and.html Presented by Kohrman Jackson & Krantz , with ...
Best of: Ohio just became a friendlier state for age discrimination plaintiffs
By Jon Hyman
http://www.ohioemployerlawblog.com/2011/01/ohio-just-became-friendlier-state-for.html Presented by Kohrman Jackson & Krantz , with ...
Best of: The worst feeling ever, and importance of candor
By Jon Hyman
http://www.ohioemployerlawblog.com/2010/08/worst-feeling-ever-and-importance-of.html Presented by Kohrman Jackson & Krantz , with o...
Best of: Challenging non-competition agreements
By Jon Hyman
http://www.ohioemployerlawblog.com/2010/08/do-you-know-challenging-non-competition.html Presented by Kohrman Jackson & Krantz , wit...
Your location is not the only thing an iPhone might be tracking—DOL releases wage and hour app for employees
By Jon Hyman
I know I’m supposed to be on vacation, but this news is simply too amazing not to report. The Department of Labor has launched an iPhone ap...
Best of: Why employees sue
By Jon Hyman
http://www.ohioemployerlawblog.com/2010/07/why-employees-sue.html Presented by Kohrman Jackson & Krantz , with offices in Cleveland...
WIRTW #176 (the happy birthday to me edition)
By Jon Hyman
Famous events that occurred on May 9: 1502: Columbus left Spain on his 4th and final trip to New World 1754: 1st newspaper cartoon ...
EEOC: subpoenas or witch hunts?
By Jon Hyman
The Witch: I’m not a witch! I’m not a witch! Sir Bedevere: But you are dressed as one The Witch: *They* dressed me up like thi...
(Disabled) parking wars
By Jon Hyman
Few things makes me madder than when I see a car that lacks a disabled designation parked in a handicap parking space. Many a trip to the s...
6th Circuit tosses out DOL’s internship test
By Jon Hyman
A little over a year ago, the Department of Labor signaled that it was placing unpaid internships and training programs in its crosshairs, v...
In vitro proving to be fertile ground for sex discrimination claims
By Jon Hyman
One case has the potential to be an anomaly. Two cases is a bona fide trend. Nearly three years ago, in Hall v. Nalco Co. , the 7th Circuit ...
WIRTW #175 (the so long and thanks for the memories edition)
By Jon Hyman
Last night, we said a tearful good bye to an employment lawyer’s best friend, the regional manager of Dunder Mifflin’s Scranton office and t...
Nuisance value
By Jon Hyman
$22,000 doesn’t buy you a whole lot in litigation land. It’s not enough to take a case through trial, or even to trial. Depending on the cas...
Ohio federal court recognizes sexual orientation as a protected class for public employees
By Jon Hyman
After Cuyahoga County fired Shari Hutchinson, she sued, claiming that her employer terminated her because she is a lesbian, in violation of ...
Are your employees recording you?
By Jon Hyman
ABCNews asks if your employees are secretly recording workplace events to gather evidence for future discrimination and other lawsuits: L...
Considerations for a pet-friendly workplace
By Jon Hyman
At BNET, Laurie Tarkan answers the question of why you should take your dog to work : Improved staff morale and worker productivity. Pe...
WIRTW #174 (the Good Friday edition)
By Jon Hyman
Ricky Gervais is a hero to all of us who live in the world of employment law or human resources. He created David Brent, the most inappropri...
ADA: Court addresses touchy issue of drug use vs. drug addiction
By Jon Hyman
An employer is never prohibited from terminating an employee for on-the-job drug-related misconduct. Employers must tread carefully, however...
Survey of wage and hour settlement highlights risk to employers
By Jon Hyman
Most companies cannot afford the risk of a big judgment in a wage and hour class action. Indeed, the real risk in defending these cases is t...
Don’t toss off common sense during workplace investigations
By Jon Hyman
When a parent caught high school teacher Tom Elsass watching a group of teenage girls from the school parking lot with his fly down and his ...