By Jon Hyman
Yesterday I discussed the illegality of firing an at-will employee for consulting with an attorney . Despite an employee’s right to talk to ...
By Jon Hyman
One of big stories that broke while I was off last week was the firing of Texas Tech head football coach Mike Leach. The university initiall...
By Jon Hyman
2. The Economy. This past year brought us the worst recession this country has seen in nearly 80 years. It should not surprise anyone that...
By Jon Hyman
4. The Swine Flu. Apart from the economy, no story dominated the headlines more in 2009 than H1N1. Because employees get sick, and need to...
By Jon Hyman
6. The U.S. Supreme Court’s Pro-Employee decisions. 2009 brought us two important pro-employee Supreme Court decisions. In Crawford v. Me...
By Jon Hyman
8. Associational Retaliation. In Thompson v. North Am. Stainless , the 6th Circuit reversed itself and held that retaliation is only actio...
By Jon Hyman
Today, I continue a tradition that I started last year – using the week between Christmas and New Year’s to count down the top 10 Labor ...
By Jon Hyman
President Obama has enacted legislation that both expands and extends the original federal COBRA subsidy created by the American Recovery an...
By Jon Hyman
Does your business have an electronic communications policy? Last week, Bowman v. Butler Township provided a gentle reminder of why your bu...
By Jon Hyman
The facts of Weimer v. Honda of Am. (6th Cir. 12/14/09) [pdf] are straight forward. James Weimer requested FMLA leave from Honda after inj...
By Jon Hyman
The big news of the week is the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to hear the appeal in Quon v. Arch Wireless . The issue in that case is whethe...
By Jon Hyman
MSNBC reports that multiple class actions have been filed against AT&T claiming that it misclassified as exempt all of its first-level ...
By Jon Hyman
Employees often believe that an employee’s exercise of a protected right acts as a shield to protect the employee from termination. And ofte...
By Jon Hyman
While doing some routine maintenance of its computer system, Butler Township discovered that members of its fire department – including part...
By Jon Hyman
Asking an employee taking leave under the FMLA to recertify the need for the leave is a powerful tool employers can use to curb FMLA abuse. ...
By Jon Hyman
Consider these facts: A city garbage truck driver is injured on the job. When he goes to the ER for treatment, a blood test reveals...
By Jon Hyman
Tiger Woods Tiger Drives Home a Lesson: Be Careful with Voice Mails – via Mindy Chapman’s Case in Point. And In...
By Jon Hyman
Interesting article by the New York Times ’s resident ethicist, Randy Cohen (from the 12/6/09 Sunday Magazine) on whether a company can ethi...
By Jon Hyman
This week, the Department of Labor is hosting a series of live chats through its website. The goal is to outline and discuss the DOL’s regul...
By Jon Hyman
Last week I discussed opposing counsel’s ability to interview your company’s current and former employees , even during active litigation. T...