I love it when I’m right: Charlie Sheen sues for disability discrimination
Hot off the presses, TMZ has a copy of the lawsuit Charlie Sheen filed against Chuck Lorre and Warner Brothers. And, as I discussed Tuesday...
EEOC to review “significant regulations”; do you smell trouble?
By Jon Hyman
According to the EEOC , it is “beginning a new, periodic retrospective review of its existing significant regulations to determine whether a...
Charlie Sheen and the National Labor Relations Board
By Jon Hyman
Do you remember Dawnmarie Souza? She was the employee on whose behalf the NLRB issued a complaint (which it later settled ), claiming that ...
Does CBS “regard” Charlie Sheen as disabled under the ADA?
By Jon Hyman
Yesterday, CBS finally pulled the plug on Charlie Sheen. I go back and forth whether he’s legitimately off his rocker, or he’s pulling off a...
Follow these 6 easy steps to avoid harassment and retaliation liability
By Jon Hyman
Do you want to avoid harassment and retaliation liability at your company? Here are six easy steps to follow: Have a sexual harassment ...
WIRTW #167 (the fable-ulous edition)
By Jon Hyman
Earlier this week, the Supreme Court issued what I believe will end up being one the most significant employment decisions of the last decad...
Are businesses really asking for age on employment applications?
By Jon Hyman
I came across an article yesterday on The Huffington Post which says that many large retailers are requiring job applicants to disclose the...
Listen to your lawyer! (It might save you money)
By Jon Hyman
Pure Energy sought an opinion from its labor and employment counsel whether its practice of paying its employees a day rate for all hours wo...
There’s No Place Like Home
By Jon Hyman
After 19 days, 2 procedures, 2 N/G tubes, 1 PICC line, 3 x-rays, 3 ultrasounds, dozens of needle sticks and blood draws, 1 blood transfusion...
The “cat’s paw” lives: Supreme Court issues broad victory for employees in Staub v. Proctor Hospital
By Jon Hyman
This morning, the Supreme Court issued its decision in Staub v. Proctor Hospital , which asked whether the “cat’s paw” is a valid theory of ...
Does your lawyer know Facebook?
By Jon Hyman
Last week, Forbes.com’s privacy blogger, Kashmir Hill, asked her readers a very simple question, does your lawyer know how to use Facebook? ...
WIRTW #166 (the light at the end of the tunnel edition)
By Jon Hyman
You might not know what the above is a picture of, but to me it’s a picture of me sleeping in my own bed every night, and having my family...
Can a boss’s abusive conduct qualify as retaliation?
By Jon Hyman
Title VII does not require that one suffer a job loss to claim retaliation. Instead, Title VII’s anti-retaliation provision protects agains...
Repeated calls from supervisor to employee on medical leave violates FMLA
By Jon Hyman
What is the line between checking on a sick employee and harassing a sick employee to return to work early? Terwilliger v. Howard Mem. Hosp....
The Internet is a dangerous place for human resources
By Jon Hyman
The Internet is a fabulous resource for businesses. For example, I could conduct a Google search for “social media policy” and fine some wo...
Oh my god, they're really alive!
By Jon Hyman
We found this when we returned to our little guy's room after a walk. We love the peds staff at the Clinic.
Patrice O’Neal on sexual harassment (NSFW)
By Jon Hyman
Today is President’s Day (no, this post is not a dated Bill Clinton joke). The courts are closed. The banks are closed. There’s no mail. And...
WIRTW #165 (the medical update edition)
By Jon Hyman
So we’re on day 9 at the Cleveland Clinic, the only medical facility in the world where it’s actually a good think to say you’re at the Clin...
Out of work? Out of luck. EEOC hold meeting on use of employment status as screening tool
By Jon Hyman
As I reported yesterday , the EEOC held its public meeting on the use of the exclusion of unemployed persons from applicant pools , a practi...
EEOC to examine the treatment of unemployed job seekers
By Jon Hyman
Later this morning, the EEOC will hold a public meeting to examine employers’ practices of excluding currently unemployed persons from appl...