By Jon Hyman
The Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility Act of 2020 , which President Trump signed into law on June 5, makes several key business-friend...
By Jon Hyman
What is a state's ability to regulate businesses during a pandemic? This question is one that will be answered in a lawsuit filed yester...
By Jon Hyman
Ohio requires that all employees wear face masks or other face coverings as a condition to any business reopening that ( subject to a few li...
By Jon Hyman
Earlier this week, Frank Jackson, Cleveland's four-term mayor, said that "Cleveland's perceived to be the butthole of the world...
By Jon Hyman
Yesterday I discussed the legalities of placing on an unpaid leave of absence employees who engaging in leisure mass gatherings outside of ...
By Jon Hyman
Last week I discussed how to handle employees who are not social distancing outside of work. My thoughts were spurred by videos of employee...
By Jon Hyman
In mid-April the FBI warned employers to be on the lookout for fake COVID-19 diagnoses, doctors' notes, and other coronavirus-related d...
By Jon Hyman
I cannot ignore the appalling tragedies we experienced over the past week, first through the murder of George Floyd, and then through the ri...
By Jon Hyman
A few shares for your Friday. First, on Wednesday the CDC published sweeping recommendations for reopening office buildings . According to ...
By Jon Hyman
Among the many lessons we will learn from the COVID-19 pandemic is its demonstration of the importance of union membership for essential wor...
By Jon Hyman
As I've written in the past , it's difficult bordering on impossible for an employee to sue their employer based on an alleged COVID...
By Jon Hyman
How did you spend your Memorial Day weekend? Mine was way more mundane than years past. I watched my nephew receive his high school diploma ...
By Jon Hyman
Social media is congratulating Tison, a Costco employee who turned away an angry customer who refused to wear a mask, a condition required b...
By Jon Hyman
The 1851 Center for Constitutional Law sued the State of Ohio on behalf of 35 gyms forced to close because of Ohio's Stay of Home Order...
By Jon Hyman
This past weekend offered a perfect coronavirus storm in Ohio. The weather on Saturday was postcard-perfect, and restaurant and bar patios w...
By Jon Hyman
An employee has sued a Utah protein bar company after she contracted COVID-19. She claims that she became ill because her employer ignored h...
By Jon Hyman
Late Friday, the House of Representatives passed the Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions (HEROES) Act, H.R.6800 . Among...
By Jon Hyman
There's no such thing as bad publicity. Or at least that's how the saying goes. Monday evening I received the following Twitter D...
By Jon Hyman
Consider this headline from the Las Vegas Review-Journal: Restaurant, fearing coronavirus lawsuit, creates liability waiver . The article g...
By Jon Hyman
How do you protect your employees during a pandemic? This is the question this New York Times article asks. As states reopen and businesses...