Don’t give lip service to your harassment policy
It’s one thing to have a harassment policy. In fact, you’d be hard-pressed in 2011 to find many businesses that don’t. It’s entirely another...
WIRTW #171 (the actual retail price without going over edition)
By Jon Hyman
Congratulations to Kristen ten Brink ( @onthe10brink on Twitter), who submitted the winning bid to Medical Costs Price Is Right: The act...
The punishment fits the crime – appropriate corrective action in harassment investigations
By Jon Hyman
An employer has an absolute obligation to investigate a complaint of harassment, and, where founded, take appropriate corrective action to s...
Today is the final Day for Medical Costs Price is Right
By Jon Hyman
Today is the last day to enter my little Medical Costs Price Is Right Contest ( official rules and pictures of the fabulous prize package he...
Reading the tea leaves: The Dukes v. Wal-Mart oral argument
By Jon Hyman
Today, the Supreme Court heard oral argument in Dukes v. Wal-Mart (transcript available here). Dukes will determine the propriety the certi...
Ohio House considering comp time bill (HB 61)
By Jon Hyman
One of the biggest wage and hour mistakes a company can make is assuming that it is legal to pay comp time in lieu of overtime for any hours...
The 5 most interesting things about the ADAAA Regulations
By Jon Hyman
Last Friday, the EEOC published its long-awaited (and hotly debated) regulations implementing the Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments...
WIRTW #170 (the “Come On Down” edition)
By Jon Hyman
There is still one week left to enter Medical Costs Price Is Right . The bids so far: $10,000 $62,000 $64,250 $92,750 $...
BREAKING NEWS: EEOC releases its final regulations interpreting the ADA Amendments Act
By Jon Hyman
Today, the EEOC made available to the public its final regulations interpreting the Americans with Disabilities Amendments Act (ADAAA). The ...
How soon is too soon to fire a complaining employee?
By Jon Hyman
More than three year ago, the 6th Circuit concluded that where an adverse employment action occurs very close in time after an employer lea...
File this one away: Supreme Court continues its trend of protecting complaining employees from retaliation
By Jon Hyman
Kasten v. Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics asks a very simple question: does the word “file” in the Fair Labor Standards Act’s anti-retali...
BREAKING NEWS: FLSA anti-retaliation provision covers oral complaints, per SCOTUS
By Jon Hyman
This morning, the Supreme Court held that the FLSA’s anti-retaliation provision includes oral, in addition to written, complaints. A co...
6th Circuit disables the “cat’s paw” in ADA cases (for now)
By Jon Hyman
Earlier this month, in Staub v. Proctor Hospital , the Supreme Court upheld the cat’s paw doctrine in discrimination cases. While Staub was...
Quicken Loans beats multi-million dollar overtime claim
By Jon Hyman
The Department of Labor may not be the most hospitable place for employers these days. Federal juries, however, can prove to be just the opp...
WIRTW #169 (the madness edition)
By Jon Hyman
If you wonder why office productivity sinks like a rock for the next two weeks, look no further than all of your employees checking their br...
What does St. Patrick have to do with human resources?
By Jon Hyman
Legend tells us that in the 5th century, St. Patrick banished all snakes from Ireland. In honor of the day that celebrates Ireland’s patron...
Telecommuting employees raise special wage and hour issues
By Jon Hyman
At Overlawyered, Walter Olson asks whether telecommuting is the next wave of wage and hour litigation. He might have a point. Some ...
Time to play Medical Costs Price is Right
By Jon Hyman
As many of you know, last month my son spent 19 days in the Cleveland Clinic. Now that he is home and, most importantly, healthy, I thought ...
Understanding the legal issues of the NFL labor problems
By Jon Hyman
At 11:59 p.m. Friday night, the collective bargaining agreement between the NFL and the NFLPA expired, and the owners locked out its player...
WIRTW #168 (the Tiger blood … Winning … Whatever … edition)
By Jon Hyman
My god, I tried to avoid Charlie Sheen this week. Yet, here’s my fourth Sheen-related post in the last four days. I guess you can’t avoid th...