Are Australian race relations that much different than ours? Assessing the Jackson Jive
Watching the following video – which comes courtesy of Australia’s take on The Gong Show – makes you realize either how far we’ve come with ...
WIRTW #98
By Jon Hyman
Earlier this week I suggested 10 reasons why you shouldn’t date at work . Some of my fellow bloggers share their own thoughts on the David L...
Companies are banning social networking. Should you?
By Jon Hyman
According to a recent survey by Robert Half Technology (courtesy of Tresa Baldas at law.com ), more than half of employers completely prohi...
Top 10 reasons not to date at work
By Jon Hyman
By now, you’ve likely heard about David Letterman’s workplace trysts, the resulting blackmail, and his public embarrassment. In homage to Mr...
Do you know? Wage and hour recordkeeping
By Jon Hyman
The Fair Labor Standards Act sets certain requirements for what records an employer covered by the Act must keep. For non-exempt employees, ...
What my vacation can teach you
By Jon Hyman
I just returned from 8 days at Disney World. I’ve been trying to draw a great HR or employment law lesson from my trip to share with my read...
Best of… Employment audits
By Jon Hyman
Study of American working conditions presents opportunity for employers to tune up legal compliance . Announcing KJK’s Proprietary HR and ...
Best of… Employee appreciation
By Jon Hyman
A short rant, and a lesson on employee appreciation .
Best of… Drafting a social networking policy
By Jon Hyman
Drafting a social networking policy: 7 considerations .
Best of… Avoiding employment lawsuits
By Jon Hyman
6 tips to avoid an employment lawsuit .
Best of… Pregnancy discrimination and lactation
By Jon Hyman
Ohio Supreme Court avoids the issue of whether sex discrimination includes lactation .
WIRTW #97
By Jon Hyman
Thanks to the magical ability to schedule posts in advance, I am with my family in Disney World while you’re reading today’s WIRTW. Next wee...
Discrimination in the air
By Jon Hyman
Consider the following comments relating to the promotion of female officers within a police department: The chief will never have a fe...
Is the sky falling? The reality of wage and hour lawsuits
By Jon Hyman
There is no doubt that wage and hour litigation is “the” hot topic in employment law. Dan Schwartz at the Connecticut Employment Law Blog ...
Update on ADA Amendments Act: EEOC Proposed Regulations are Now Available
By Jon Hyman
Earlier today I wrote on the EEOC’s proposed regulation implementing the ADA Amendments Act. This evening, those proposed regulations finall...
Do you know? What is a “disability” under the recent ADA Amendments Act
By Jon Hyman
The ADA Amendments Act, which became effective January 1, 2009, is intended “to reinstate a broad scope of protection” by expanding the defi...
Religious accommodation versus public image
By Jon Hyman
According to an EEOC press release , the agency has filed suit against Ohio-based retailer Abercrombie & Fitch for alleged discriminatio...
WIRTW #96
By Jon Hyman
Yesterday, I wrote about Ohio’s proposed law that would ban discrimination based on gender identity . Earlier this week, Dan Schwartz at the...
Ohio House passes bill banning sexual orientation discrimination; fight moves to Senate
By Jon Hyman
In yesterday's Columbus Dispatch, Jim Siegel reports that the Ohio House passed a bill that would prohibit employment discrimination bas...
Is “fat” the new protected class?
By Jon Hyman
This week, Michael Haberman, at HR Observations , continues his series on “isms” with a post on what he calls “ fatism ” (or discrimination ...