Refresher on age discrimination waivers
Yesterday, we looked at Coryell v. Bank One Trust , which found that the offering of a severance package could constitute evidence of a cons...
Offering of severance package found to be evidence of a constructive discharge
By Jon Hyman
With the exception of a "for cause" termination, I am firm believer that most terminations should be communicated with an offer of...
Gas prices dictate new types of employment policies
By Jon Hyman
Yesterday's Cleveland Plain Dealer ran an article on new types of perks that companies are making available to their employee to offset...
What I'm reading this week #34
By Jon Hyman
For the past 12 years, it has been the law in the 6th Circuit that an employer cannot discriminate against a female employee because she had...
Crusader seeks to ban cursing - should businesses comply?
By Jon Hyman
Jim O'Connor runs the Cuss Control Academy . He believes that America has developed an addiction to swearing that needs to be curbed. Ac...
Courts sets boundary on associational discrimination claims
By Jon Hyman
Recall in Thompson v. North Am. Stainless , the 6th Circuit recognized a claim for associational retaliation, and held that "Title VII ...
Just because paid family leave is a popular issue does not mean it is good for Ohio
By Jon Hyman
Ohioans for Healthy Families , the union-backed group behind the Ohio Health Families Act , continues to try to gather enough signatures to ...
Accuracy of background checks poses potential problem for employers
By Jon Hyman
Business Week magazine this week is running a story on the lack of accuracy in credit reports . The article claims that inaccuracies are a h...
What I'm reading this week #33
By Jon Hyman
The Delaware Employment Law Blog has been posting at a voracious clip. My favorite post of theirs from this week is The 5 Medical Conditions...
Carnival of HR #34 is available
By Jon Hyman
Michael Moore's Pennsylvania Labor & Employment Blog is hosting this fortnight's Carnival of HR, the 34th edition, which is now...
Ohio legislature considers permitting weapons in cars
By Jon Hyman
Yesterday, the Ohio House passed a bill that would allow legal gun owners to carry their weapon in a car. Today's Cleveland Plain Deale...
Is it possible that one-fifth of companies violate the FMLA?
By Jon Hyman
If you believe a headline from yesterday's Cleveland Plain Dealer, 20% of employers violate the FMLA . Or, at least that is what a recen...
Supreme Court issues 2 decisions expanding scope of retaliation claims
By Jon Hyman
Last December, I asked the question, " How far to the right has the Supreme Court swung? " This morning, the U.S. Supreme Court is...
Ohio Supreme Court permits 3rd party discovery by employers in OCRC investigations
By Jon Hyman
Often times, companies have to respond to administrative discrimination complaints in a vacuum. They have a vague understanding of the alleg...
What I'm reading this week #32
By Jon Hyman
The post of the week is from HR World, and comes in anticipation of next week's season finale of the best show on TV, Lost : 10 Things E...
Court rules that employee's cancer not sufficiently limiting for ADA protection
By Jon Hyman
Employers often struggle with leaves of absence. The FMLA only requires 12 weeks of unpaid leave for a serious health condition. If, however...
President signs GINA - genetic information discrimination now unlawful
By Jon Hyman
As expected, this afternoon President Bush signed the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act ("GINA") into law. GINA adds ...
Interracial Association Discrimination found unlawful
By Jon Hyman
Associational discrimination has become a hot employment law topic. The ADA expressly authorizes claims based on one's association to a ...
How to apply new email soliciation rules
By Jon Hyman
Late last year, the NLRB issued its decision in Register-Guard , which determined that an employer can lawfully prohibit union-related use o...
Another take on second-hand harassment
By Jon Hyman
Remember Reeves v. C.H. Robinson Worldwide from a few weeks ago. It allowed a plaintiff to proceed with a sexual harassment claim even thou...