WIRTW #138
Boy has it been quiet this week. Sure, the Senate confirmed Elena Kagan to a seat on the Supreme Court , but otherwise it seems like everyon...
The best way to settle an employment case
By Jon Hyman
Yesterday at Jottings By An Employer’s Lawyer , Michael Fox praised the Employment Law Group for announcing a jury trial loss in a blog pos...
Celebrating the ADA, but bemoaning its breadth
By Jon Hyman
As I noted last Friday, the ADA recently enjoyed its 20th anniversary. Last Monday, in The New Republic, Jonathan Cohn celebrated the ADA ...
Do you know? 10 tips for preparing for your deposition
By Jon Hyman
I’ve been taking and defending more depositions than usual lately, and, naturally, I’ve been thinking a lot about the art of the deposition....
I don't like Mondays (tell me why)
By Jon Hyman
There is no worse feeling than coming into your office bright and early on a Monday morning, hitting the power button on your computer, and....
WIRTW #137
By Jon Hyman
Happy 20th Birthday to the ADA. Some notable bloggers share their thoughts on the ADA at 20. ADA’s 20th Anniversary – from Walter...
If you want something to be a trade secret, don’t publish it
By Jon Hyman
While it seems like common sense, for something to be a trade secret it must actually be secret. Rogers Indus. Prods. v. HF Rubber Machiner...
A chocolate cupcake by any other name…
By Jon Hyman
The EEOC has settled a race and sex discrimination case against a local temporary agency, Area Temps. The EEOC alleged that the agency used ...
Do you know? Content of FMLA medical certifications
By Jon Hyman
So often we get bogged down in the minutia of an employment law issue or a specific case. I thought that today, we’d take a step back and fo...
DOL provides guidance on break time for nursing moms
By Jon Hyman
One of the lesser heralded provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (better known as the Health Care Reform Bill) is sec...
WIRTW #136
By Jon Hyman
When I write I post about which I’m particularly proud, I’ll ask my wife for her opinion, which is what I did last night for my post from ye...
We are devolving into a society of assholes (and what it means to your workplace)
By Jon Hyman
I went to a concert last night—Jack Johnson to be specific, which, by all accounts, was a low-key and mellow way to spend an evening. Or, at...
Why employees sue
By Jon Hyman
At the conclusion of a day-long plaintiff’s deposition in an FMLA and disability discrimination lawsuit, it was clear to me that my client h...
Do you know? What is the Paycheck Fairness Act are why should employers be concerned?
By Jon Hyman
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...