Do your employees really know what they are signing? Enforcing waivers of judicial rights
In 2004, in Thurman v. DaimlerChrysler , the 6th Circuit upheld an employers right to contractually limit an employee’s timeframe to file a ...
Tweeting away your job
By Jon Hyman
Before yesterday, former major league pitcher was likely most famous for giving up Barry Bonds 756th homer. This morning, he is perhaps more...
Do you know? Paying overtime to salaried, non-exempt employees
By Jon Hyman
In my never-ending quest to show you how many different ways you can screw up paying your employees under the federal wage and hour laws, to...
Wage and Hour audits are not without their risks (but are still necessary)
By Jon Hyman
I’ve long preached the benefits of proactive wage and hour audits. In fact, in the nearly three years I’ve been writing this blog, I’ve writ...
WIRTW #124
By Jon Hyman
This week brought us two huge employment law stories, one of which I covered this week and one which I’ve covered in the past. On Monday, ...
Today is “Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work” Day
By Jon Hyman
I’ve brought my daughter to work before, but at not yet 4 years old, an entire day in the office might be a little much for her (and me). So...
The DOL confirms that it has its eye on unpaid internships
By Jon Hyman
Two weeks ago I reported that the Department of Labor was going to start cracking down on for-profit employers that use the services of unpa...
The Return of the Cat’s Paw
By Jon Hyman
No, this is not a review of a 70’s B movie. The Supreme Court has agreed to review a case concerning the “cat’s paw” theory of discriminatio...
Announcing KJK’s next Breakfast Briefing: The Top 5 Issues Confronting Your Business’s HR Practices Today
By Jon Hyman
Top 10 lists are so 2009. KJK’s employment lawyers will bring you the top 5 issues currently facing your business and its HR practices as w...
Do you know? Overtime for non-exempt commissioned employees
By Jon Hyman
Only a small subset of commissioned employees are exempt from the Fair Labor Standards Act’s overtime provisions. For the majority of employ...
When should you get an attorney involved with a problem employee? As soon as possible.
By Jon Hyman
A few weeks ago I wrote about what employers need to know about EEOC investigations . I suggested that employers get attorneys involved “as ...
WIRTW #123
By Jon Hyman
It’s impossible to cover every labor & employment story that hits every week. The most interesting news of the week that I did not yet h...
Pets in the workplace: assessing the risks and drafting a policy
By Jon Hyman
Sarah’s Needleman’s Small-Business Boss column in today’s Wall Street Journal discusses pet-friendly workplaces. I spoke with Sarah earlier...
Reasonable accommodations for an employee’s inability to commute to work
By Jon Hyman
Consider the following story. An employee with a history of eye problems (glaucoma and partial blindness) presents a doctor’s note recommend...
Do you know? Using criminal histories and conviction records in hiring
By Jon Hyman
A rejected applicant has filed a class action lawsuit against management consulting firm Accenture, claiming that it discriminates against m...
This is not a late April Fools’ joke: Employees strike over right to drink beer at work
By Jon Hyman
Oh to have the labor problems in this country that they have elsewhere around the world. For example, take Denmark beer company Carlsberg. ...
WIRTW #122
By Jon Hyman
May 4 is primary election day in Ohio. In Cuyahoga County, there are 5 contested Democratic judicial primaries – 2 in common pleas court, an...
Department of Labor targets enforcement of rules against unpaid internships
By Jon Hyman
More than a year ago, I cautioned employers about the legal risks of unpaid internships . At the time, I wrote that the Department of Labor ...
Illustrating the duty of loyalty
By Jon Hyman
About a month ago I wrote about the an employee’s duty of loyalty to his or her employer . Here’s some of what I said: Just because an ...
Do you know? What employers need to know about EEOC investigations
By Jon Hyman
You’ve just received notice from the EEOC (or its state equivalent, the OCRC, for example) that an employee has filed a charge of discrimina...