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E-mail is a dangerous thing. It's impulsive, it's hard to get rid of, and when you get rid of it judges use nasty words like spoliat...
Do you know? Breastfeeding at work
By Jon Hyman
Today, I start what will become a weekly feature, which I am calling, “Do you know?” I have a lot of different sources from where I get idea...
Spurned employee loses retaliation lawsuit for lack of protected activity
By Jon Hyman
Alshafi Tate cleaned offices for Executive Management Services. He also had a year-long sexual relationship with his supervisor, Dawn Burba...
WIRTW #51
By Jon Hyman
It's impossible to escape news about the economy. The Connecticut Employment Law Blog lists 5 laws employers should be thinking about i...
Supreme Court hears oral argument in Crawford v. Nashville - asks whether participating in an investigation equal protected activity
By Jon Hyman
The Supreme Court started its term this week, and wasted no time hearing its first employment case. Yesterday it heard oral argument in Craw...
A call for the reform of ballot measures
By Jon Hyman
It's so nice when labor and business gets together to make a common sense decision for the betterment of all. Last month, Ohio's lab...
Determining the 12-month period for FMLA leave
By Jon Hyman
The FMLA allows eligible employees to take 12 weeks of unpaid leave during any 12-month period. Don't assume, however, that the FMLA...
Intermittent leave allows for recertification of the serious health condition each year
By Jon Hyman
Let's say you have an employee who suffers from chronic migraine headaches. She applies and is approved for intermittent FMLA leave on S...
New Ohio minimum wage rate
By Jon Hyman
Ohio's minimum wage law calls for the state minimum wage to increase by the annual rate of inflation each January 1. On September 30, th...
WIRTW #50
By Jon Hyman
Tattoos seem to be hot issue this week. In addition to my post on this topic , The Pennsylvania Labor & Employment Blog , The Word on E...
A second opinion on terminating the chronic complainer
By Jon Hyman
There is perhaps nothing scarier to an employer than an at-risk employee who complains about discrimination. Many employees complain because...
Employment decisions based on tattoos are not discriminatory
By Jon Hyman
Last week I was having lunch in the Tulsa airport, and saw a woman with green hair, a bull ring through her nose, and at least a dozen large...
Time off for religious holidays
By Jon Hyman
Today is Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year. As it falls during the work week, many Jews (including yours truly) are taking the day off. The...
D.C. Court rules in favor of transgendered job applicant
By Jon Hyman
Four years ago, the 6th Circuit handed down a landmark decision in Smith v. Salem . In Smith , the Court reversed the district court's d...
WIRTW #49
By Jon Hyman
It's been a fairly light week, but I still have a few gems to pass along from my fellow bloggers: The HR Capitalist writes on the ban...
BREAKING NEWS: President Bush signs the ADA Amendments Act
By Jon Hyman
While the Wall Street bailout/rescue plan has the White House preoccupied, President Bush did find time today to sign the ADA Amendments Act...
Discrimination verdicts rise 70% in one year
By Jon Hyman
Earlier this week I reported that fewer plaintiffs are winning their federal employment cases . Another study, however, suggests that those ...
A prediction on how Ohio state courts handle the ADA Amendments Act
By Jon Hyman
It's been fairly well reported, here and elsewhere , that Congress has passed the ADA Amendments Act, and once President Bush signs it,...
A rant about forms
By Jon Hyman
Employment forms are not difficult to find. They are all over the internet. There are form handbooks, form employment applications, form har...
'Tis better to be in federal court after all
By Jon Hyman
I don't think I'm giving away any state secrets of the defense bar by saying that all told, employers would much rather be in federa...