By Jon Hyman
" Covidiot : A person who acts like an irresponsible idiot during the Covid-19 pandemic, ignoring common sense, decency, science, and p...
By Jon Hyman
Consider the following scenario. An employee has been working from home productively and without issue since the state Shelter in Place...
By Jon Hyman
As you start recalling employees to your physical workplace from remote work-from-home arrangements or furlough, you are concerned about a...
By Jon Hyman
These are the top 10 things I miss (in no particular order): 1/ Seeing family and friends in person. (happy birthday Mom!) 2/ Hugs and...
By Jon Hyman
Childcare is the issue that has gotten the least attention in discussions about employees returning to work. As states begin to slowly reo...
By Jon Hyman
Last week I asked how employers could encourage employees to return to work when unemployment benefits pay them more than their jobs. One...
By Jon Hyman
May is Mental Health Awareness Month, which is as good a time as any to bring up an issue that has been weighing heavily on my mind — the ...
By Jon Hyman
Just a couple of links to wrap up another looooong week in the world of COVID-19. First, the video from Tuesday’s Zoominar .
By Jon Hyman
Next Saturday (May 9) will mark the (lucky) 13th anniversary of the Ohio Employer Law Blog (NKA the Coronavirus Law Blog). Never did I eve...
By Jon Hyman
Adding to the profound confusion on the mask requirements for reopening businesses, Ohio appears to have changed its mind for the third time...
By Jon Hyman
I tuned in yesterday to Governor DeWine’s 2 pm briefing to learn why Ohio had changed its stance on face masks and coverings from “mandat...
By Jon Hyman
“Life moves pretty fast. If you don’t stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.” – Ferris Bueller This morning, I wr...
By Jon Hyman
Yesterday, Governor DeWine announced his plan to “responsibly” reopen Ohio , which will happen in phases. May 1: Healthcare procedures t...
By Jon Hyman
At 2 pm today, Governor DeWine will announce his plan for restarting Ohio’s economy (currently expected to begin on May 2). One huge issue...
By Jon Hyman
It did not take long for the Department of Labor to announce its first-ever settlement of a claimed violation of the Families First Cor...
By Jon Hyman
This week, Amazon workers are protesting what they view as unsafe working conditions. 300 workers from 50 facilities will skip their sch...
By Jon Hyman
Last week I took a stab at making sense of the messy and unclear rules surrounding the substitution of employer-provided leave (which, fo...
By Jon Hyman
We all want to get back to work as safely and as quickly as possible. One thing that would allow us to do this with confidence is widesp...
By Jon Hyman
On Friday I shared my thoughts on the measures businesses absolutely must take as a condition to reopening when governors restart their ...
By Jon Hyman
President Trump has been talking for weeks about restarting the economy and getting employees back to work. Last night he unveiled his thr...