Golfer tests limits of ADA and performance enhancing drugs
Last month, Doug Barron became the first golfer suspended by the PGA for failing a drug test. Shortly thereafter, he sued the PGA, claiming ...
WIRTW #106
By Jon Hyman
Workplace Technology Issues On whether emails sent by an employee to his or her attorney using an employer’s email system is prote...
Are Christmas closings discriminatory?
By Jon Hyman
HR Review, a British HR website, asks the following question: “ Is closing office for Christmas ‘indirect discrimination’? ” For example, ...
Cleveland bans discrimination based on gender identity and expression
By Jon Hyman
Cleveland’s city ordinances already prohibit employment discrimination based on sexual orientation. As of this week, you can add “gender ide...
Do you know? Opposing counsel may have access to your employees during litigation
By Jon Hyman
Businesses often think that once litigation is filed, their employees are off limits to the other side, absent a deposition subpoena. After ...
Court orders forensic examinations of defendant's hard drives to remedy discovery abuses
By Jon Hyman
Although it's hard to tell from the opinion, it’s safe to assume that Bennett v. Martin (Ohio Ct. App. 11/24/09) [PDF] started out lik...
WIRTW #105
By Jon Hyman
I broken this week’s post holiday review into categories. I figured I’d make it easier for everyone to follow in their post-Turkey and pumpk...
Insurance company pulls disability benefits over Facebook photo
By Jon Hyman
A Canadian woman has lost her disability benefits because of photos pasted on Facebook. Cleveland.com has the details : A Canadian woma...
Do you know? H1N1 and employees’ leave rights
By Jon Hyman
The Department of Labor has published two guides for employers trying to navigate H1N1 and employees’ leave and pay rights (both PDFs): ...
What to look for in an employment lawyer
By Jon Hyman
I presented last week at a marketing group I recently joined. In briefly speaking about who I am and what I do, it got me thinking about wha...
WIRTW #104
By Jon Hyman
This week’s review starts with a bunch of recent reports and statistics that shed some light on employment practices: Paul Secunda...
OSHA offers Black Friday guidance for retailers
By Jon Hyman
Planning to hit next week’s Black Friday sales? Hoping to avoid being trampled like a Pamplona encierro? Luckily for you, our Department of...
GINA takes effect Saturday, November 21
By Jon Hyman
Next week, we will all gather around the dining room table and share what we are thankful for. Next week also brings employers something tha...
Do you know? Reliance on DOL opinions
By Jon Hyman
Do you know that it is an absolute defense to a wage and hour claim that you relied on a written opinion of the Department of Labor in makin...
Smoking as a disability redux
By Jon Hyman
It takes a big man to admit when he’s wrong. I’m about to be a big man. A little over a year ago I engaged in a debate with Michael Moore ...
WIRTW #103
By Jon Hyman
The Ft. Hood tragedy dominated the news and the blogs this week. The Word on Employment Law with John Phillips shares his thought on workpl...
Googling job applicants
By Jon Hyman
According a prediction by Dan Schawbel at the Personal Branding Blog (courtesy of FYIscreening.com ), by 2012 100% of companies will be con...
Can social networking affect trade secrets?
By Jon Hyman
Do you want to try to protect your customer list as a trade secret? Then you better think about limiting your employees’ use of social netwo...
Do you know? Garden leave contracts
By Jon Hyman
Last week I attended the ABA’s Labor & Employment Conference. Over the next several weeks, I’ll be sharing with my readers some of the b...
Paying off a bet – What I learned from watching the World Series
By Jon Hyman
So the Yankees are the World Champs of baseball for 2009. I’ve been struggling with what to write for this post. Honestly, it never entered ...