What else I'm reading this week #23
Lots of really good practical advice this week: Michael Moore of the Pennsylvania Employment Law Blog gives 5 things every HR employee sh...
English-only rule at Philadelphia restaurant upheld
By Jon Hyman
As a native of Philadelphia, nothing makes my mouth water more than a cheesesteak (please, please, don't call it a Philly cheesesteak, ...
Is Internet addiction a protected disability?
By Jon Hyman
There is no doubt that addiction is a protected disability under the ADA and Ohio's parallel law. The Department of Labor provides the ...
Carnival of HR is available
By Jon Hyman
Wally Bock's Three Star Leadership Blog has posted this fortnight's Carnival of Human Resources. To quote Wally: Stroll down the ...
Workers' comp retaliation case shows importance of careful documentation
By Jon Hyman
If you don't want it read by your spouse, seen by your boss, considered by a jury, or splashed on the front page of the newspaper, do no...
Update on Ohio Health Families Act
By Jon Hyman
The Columbus Dispatch reports that the Ohio legislature is balking at the Ohio Health Families Act in its current form. The legislature ha...
Rehiring of "boomerang" employees poses unique problems
By Jon Hyman
Raytheon v. Hernandez , decided by the U.S. Supreme Court in 2003, confirmed that an employer may lawfully refuse to rehire a previously ter...
What else I'm reading this week #22
By Jon Hyman
This week's review starts with a couple of posts that should be of particular interest to Ohio businesses. Kris Dunn, The HR Capitalist ...
Defamation liability in internal investigations?
By Jon Hyman
Jackson v. City of Columbus , decided today by the Ohio Supreme Court, illustrates the importance of being thorough in all internal investig...
Ohio Senate proposes ban on sexual orientation discrimination
By Jon Hyman
Senate Bill 305 , introduced in the Ohio Senate yesterday, would include "sexual orientation" in the list of protected classes aga...
Revisiting the facebooking of job applicants
By Jon Hyman
Several months ago I wrote about basing personnel decisions on an applicant's or employee's off-work online activities . Today, thre...
Today's schadenfreude moment
By Jon Hyman
Schadenfreude is a German word meaning, "happiness in the misfortune of others." I'm certain a feeling of schadenfreude has s...
Guest blogging at the Connecticut Employment Law Blog
By Jon Hyman
I'm pulling double duty today. In addition to my regular posts here, I'm also guest blogging at the Connecticut Employment Law Blog ...
Avoiding more discrimination traps
By Jon Hyman
Last week I talked about avoiding common traps in the questions that are asked during job interviews. The questioning, however, is not the ...
What else I'm reading this week #21
By Jon Hyman
It seems no matter where you turn these days, you just can't escape the presidential campaigns. John Phillips at The Word on Employment ...
EEOC posts huge gain in discrimination charges
By Jon Hyman
According to this EEOC press release , discrimination charges filed with the EEOC increased by 9% in 2007. The 82,792 private sector discrim...
The uselessness of the Working Families Flexibility Act
By Jon Hyman
WorkplaceHorizons has tipped me off to a recently introduced Senate bill, the Working Families Flexibility Act . This bill, sponsored by ...
Department of Labor publishes new FMLA poster for Military Family Leave Amendments
By Jon Hyman
On January 28, President Bush signed into law the National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2008 . Section 585(a) of that Act amends the FML...
Common stereotypes to avoid during job interviews
By Jon Hyman
Yesterday , we took a look at some general dos and don'ts to keep in mind when conducting job interviews. Today, we'll delve a littl...
Jury award to alleged harassers illustrates importance of internal investigations
By Jon Hyman
A Los Angeles jury has awarded $1.6 million to two white fire department captains suspended after a black firefighter they supervised had hi...