Do you know? What is the Paycheck Fairness Act are why should employers be concerned?
Today’s USA Today reports that the Obama Administration is going to make a renewed push for the passage of the Paycheck Fairness Act: Pre...
Court recognizes “sabotage defense” in retaliation cases
By Jon Hyman
Alvarez v. Royal Atlantic Developers, Inc. (11th Cir. 7/2/10) [pdf] asks this question: Can an employee who engages in protected activity ...
WIRTW #135
By Jon Hyman
The post of the week belongs to Dan Schwartz at the Connecticut Employment Law Blog , who correctly identifies the major shortcomings with...
In litigation lockdown, silence in golden
By Jon Hyman
When I was 17 years old I was in a car accident, the details of which are unimportant to this story. What is important, though, is that a we...
Compliance and training key to victory in overtime lawsuit
By Jon Hyman
A New York federal court recently dismissed a wage and hour collective action that sought unpaid overtime for “off-the-clock” work. The plai...
Do you know? Eligibility for FMLA leave
By Jon Hyman
FMLA leave continues to be one of the most confounding HR issues for employers. The first issue you often face is whether an employee seekin...
If you can’t trust your son…. Multi-million dollar jury verdict for boss’s son’s theft of trade secrets
By Jon Hyman
According to the Youngstown Business Journal , a federal court jury awarded Allied Erecting & Dismantling $3.046 million for claims that...
WIRTW #134
By Jon Hyman
At the bottom of the page you’ll notice a new feature I’m trying out – a Wibiya toolbar . It adds new functionality to the blog, including a...
What LeBron James teaches us about employee retention
By Jon Hyman
I'm about to make a startling confession -- I could care less if LeBron James signs with the Cavs, Knicks, Bulls, Heat, or becomes the f...
2nd Circuit issues groundbreaking ruling on sales reps and overtime payments
By Jon Hyman
I’ve written a lot in the past about FLSA exemptions, particularly the administrative exemption and the outside sales exemption . Yesterd...
The dark side of discrimination litigation
By Jon Hyman
The San Francisco Chronicle reports that a jury awarded a former applicant for a job a Lucasfilm $113,800 in damages on a pregnancy discrim...
WIRTW #133
By Jon Hyman
Jeffrey Hirsch at the Workplace Prof Blog reports that the NLRB has announced its plan to handle some of the nearly 600 cases invalidated b...
6th Circuit weighs in on administrative exhaustion of EEOC charges
By Jon Hyman
Before an employee can file a Title VII lawsuit, the employee must first file a timely administrative charge with the EEOC. As a general rul...
Following up on Thompson v. North American Stainless – the tea leaves of associational retaliation
By Jon Hyman
In response to yesterday’s post on the Supreme Court agreeing to review the issue of associational retaliation , Michael Fox at Jottings by ...
Supreme Court agrees to hear associational retaliation case
By Jon Hyman
On the last day of its term, the Supreme Court has agreed to hear the issue of whether Title VII prohibits retaliation against an employee w...
Do you know? Ohio military family leave law takes effect July 2
By Jon Hyman
Beginning this Friday, July 2, 2010, Ohio employers with 50 or more employees will be required to provide leave for employees who are a spou...
The dominos start to fall – some clarity on New Process Steel
By Jon Hyman
On June 17, the Supreme Court held that the NLRB needs at least three members to have the authority to act . At the time, I wrote that with ...
WIRTW #132
By Jon Hyman
Although earlier this week I touched on Rent-A-Center v. Jackson , I did not discuss it in-depth. Thankfully, there are a lot of bloggers ...
What do you do when the boss is accused of harassment?
By Jon Hyman
Earlier this week, Forbes.com published an article entitled Bosses Behaving Badly . If you want an example of the type of misconduct the art...
Ohio Supreme Court rules that employers do not have to provide pregnant employees greater leave rights than non-pregnant employees
By Jon Hyman
Yesterday, the Ohio Supreme Court handed businesses a huge victory on the issue of pregnancy leave rights. Pataskala Oaks Care Center had ...