Employers must allow time off for employees to vote
A reader asked whether Ohio employers are required to provide employees time off to vote - a timely question given tomorrow' presidentia...
Avoid hidden interviewing traps
By Jon Hyman
Today's BLR HR Daily Advisor is entitled, "Help, They Made Me a Supervisor — 9 Disastrous Mistakes New Supervisors Make." : ...
Special considerations for employment of veterans with service-connected disabilities
By Jon Hyman
In Ohio, two laws apply to the employment of veterans: the federal Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA) , whi...
Employer electronic monitoring survey illustrates the importance of clearly defined policies
By Jon Hyman
The Electronic Discovery Navigator is reporting that according to the 2007 Electronic Monitoring & Surveillance Survey from American Ma...
What else I'm reading this week #20
By Jon Hyman
This week starts off with a couple of stories that fall under the related categories of "You can't make this stuff up and "Why...
High medical costs as direct evidence of disability discrimination
By Jon Hyman
Federal courts of appeals continue to make family responsibility discrimination a hot button issue. Typically, we've seen family respons...
Surpeme Court defers to EEOC on the definition of a "Charge" of age discrimination
By Jon Hyman
The U.S. Supreme Court has issued its second employment decision in as many days, as today it has issued its opinion in Federal Express v. H...
Being upfront about a non-compete agreement can save a lot of headaches
By Jon Hyman
Monday's Chicago Tribune had an interesting piece about the proliferation of non-compete agreements in today's business environment...
The nation's focus turns to Cleveland (and lots of snow)
By Jon Hyman
Today's snowstorm here in Cleveland notwithstanding, there will be a Democratic debate tonight. In honor of the debate, I suggest that ...
Supreme Court issues ruling in "me, too" evidence case
By Jon Hyman
As predicted, the Supreme Court has reversed the 10th Circuit's decision in Sprint/United Management v. Mendelsohn , which had held that...
Failure to document performance problems dooms employer's defense
By Jon Hyman
In Birch v. Cuyahoga Cty. Probate Court , a court magistrate sued the court and its presiding judge, claiming that her status as the lowest ...
Revisiting some lessons from childrens' lit
By Jon Hyman
Dan Schwartz of the Connecticut Employment Law Blog has written on a topic close my heart and on which I've written before, Click Clack...
Article highlights the importance of medical confidentiality by employers
By Jon Hyman
An article in Thursday's New York Times asks the question, "I'm Ill, but Who Really Needs to Know?" One of the first d...
What else I'm reading this week #19
By Jon Hyman
Earlier this week, I gave my two-cents on Humphires v. CBOCS West , which will answer the question of whether 42 U.S.C. 1981 recognizes a ca...
Some lessons in remedying sexual harassment
By Jon Hyman
Today, we finish our look at Hawkins v. Anheuser-Busch . We've already examined the opinion's recognition of a claim for coworker re...
Supreme Court permits ERISA claim based on 401(k) losses
By Jon Hyman
In a significant decision, the Supreme Court has decided that ERISA permits an employee to sue the plan fiduciary (often the employer) becau...
A couple of carnivals for everyone
By Jon Hyman
Blawg Review #147 is available at Rush on Business , a friend of this blog that focuses on Iowa employment and business law. Blawg Reivew, ...
Evidence of "serial harassment" permitted in sex harassment claim
By Jon Hyman
Yesterday we looked at Hawkins v. Anheuser-Busch 's ruling on coworker retaliation. (See 6th Circuit recognizes claim for coworker reta...
6th Circuit recognizes claim for coworker retaliation
By Jon Hyman
Employment discrimination laws prohibit retaliation against an employee who engages in protected activity. What happens, though, when it is ...
Postal worker illustrates problem of employee jury duty fraud
By Jon Hyman
Because it's illegal to fire an employee who misses work for jury duty, companies may be more lax in their examination of jury summonse...