Court reminds us that harassment must be because of a protected class to be actionable
Williams v. Spitzer Auto World, Inc. , decided this week by the Lorain County, Ohio, Court of Appeals, is a great illustration of the danger...
10 reasons why I love my job
By Jon Hyman
The National Law Journal has published its 15th annual list of bizarre employment law cases . My favorite is actually number 10: "Mater...
What else I'm reading this week #25
By Jon Hyman
It's a constant struggle to decide which is the hotter topic in employment law -- wage and hour lawsuits or retaliation claims. I've...
Failure to hire "because of litigation" may constitute retaliation
By Jon Hyman
Another day, another retaliation case out of the 6th Circuit. In Cline v. BWXT Y-12, LLC , the company declined to hire Cline, a former empl...
Wal-Mart relents on reimbursement of medical costs
By Jon Hyman
Last week I reported on Wal -Mart's lawsuit against a brain damaged ex-employee for the reimbursement of her health care costs . As of t...
Ohio court finds no public policy for opposing corporate accounting irregularities
By Jon Hyman
One would think that in our post-Enron corporate environment, employees, even in non-public companies, would be free to oppose corporate ac...
Carnival of HR 30 is available
By Jon Hyman
Please take a minute to surf over to Fortify Your Oasis and read this week's compilation of the blogosphere's best HR and employmen...
6th Circuit recognizes claim for associational retaliation
By Jon Hyman
The 6th Circuit continues to broaden the scope of retaliation claims, and in the process make it more and more difficult for employers in Oh...
Repeat after me: "I will not pull a cheesy April Fools' Day prank."
By Jon Hyman
I thought I'd share with everyone Mark Toth's (from the Manpower Employment Blawg) excellent thoughts on how not to get sued on Apri...
Some alternatives to arbitration of employment claims
By Jon Hyman
Last week, the U.S. Supreme Court decided Hall Street v. Mattel , which held that the Federal Arbitration Act is the exclusive grounds for v...
Employer must pay employee for time spent at the doctor
By Jon Hyman
If an hourly employee is injured on the job, and the employer's workers' compensation carrier subsequently sends the employee to a d...
What else I'm reading this week #24
By Jon Hyman
One story that has received a lot of press this week, but that I have not touched, is the $100 million tip pooling judgment received by Sta...
Wall Street Journal on the surge of pregnancy discrimination claims
By Jon Hyman
This morning's Wall Street Journal has a piece on the growth of EEOC pregnancy discrimination charges. According to the Journal : Pre...
Wal-Mart lawsuit for reimbursement of medical costs illustrates important HR issue
By Jon Hyman
Wal-Mart is at the center of a huge public relationship mess after it has asked a former employee to reimburse most of the $470,000 its heal...
Plaintiff's history of homemade porn is not fair game in harassment suit
By Jon Hyman
Whether or not a plaintiff was subjectively offended by an alleged hostile environment is a key element of proving any sexual harassment cla...
My thanks to Donna Seale
By Jon Hyman
For those who have been following my discussion with Donna Seale at Human Rights in the Workplace , she has posted what will be the last of ...
Would you promote your poor performers?
By Jon Hyman
Would you promote an employee who ranked a 2 out of 10 on his or her last performance review? That is exactly what the Democratic and Republ...
More on internet addiction
By Jon Hyman
Donna Seale at Human Rights in the Workplace is continuing our discussion on the differences between American and Canadian disability discr...
The importance of following established criteria
By Jon Hyman
In Dunlap v. Tennessee Valley Auth. , decided last week by the 6th Circuit, illustrates the dangers employers face when deviating from estab...
Dealing with Internet addiction under the ADA
By Jon Hyman
Last week, I asked whether the ADA affored protection to Internet addicts . I concluded that the ADA would not protect an employee who spen...