WIRTW #636: the “what the heck” edition
Another week, another podcast appearance. This week you can catch me on What the Heck is Happening in HR , discussing all things employee ha...
Alex Jones trial offers a teachable moment on the issue of "inadvertent disclosure”
By Jon Hyman
Suppose you're sitting in your office and your associate excitedly runs in, yelling, "We got 'em! The other side just sent us t...
You won’t like OSHA when it’s angry
By Jon Hyman
OSHA has proposed nearly $1.25 million in penalties against two Ohio Dollar Tree stores. The specific violations cited include hazards rela...
Accountability starts at the top, even for the NFL
By Jon Hyman
NFL disciplinary officer Sue L. Robinson has suspended Deshaun Watson for six games for his violation of the league's personal conduct ...
NLRB dismisses charges against lawyers for alleged “union busting” against the employees of its client … but let’s not celebrate yet
By Jon Hyman
One law firm has been at the center of most of the recent high-profile anti-union organizing efforts in large multi-state employers such as ...
WIRTW #635: the “larp” edition
By Jon Hyman
Every now and again a story is so bizarre it's worth taking a minute to pause, reflect, and marvel. Let me introduce you to the 4th of ...
Unlike ordering at Chick-Fil-A, legal compliance isn’t chosen from a menu.
By Jon Hyman
"We are looking for volunteers for our new Drive Thru Express!🚘 Earn 5 free entrees per shift (1 hr) worked. Message us for details...
Have you listened to Labor Relatedly yet?
By Jon Hyman
Over the past few years, I've toyed with the idea of launching my own legal podcast. Two things have held me back. First, I don't re...
Posting about litigation (actual or potential) is a terrible idea
By Jon Hyman
Until yesterday, Erin Overbey worked as an editor at The New Yorker . Shortly after her termination, Overbey took to Twitter to write abou...
Cursing in the workplace
By Jon Hyman
According to one survey , 57% of American employees admit to swearing at work. (Count me in the "yes" column.) Where is the line b...
WIRTW #634: the “%@$&*!” edition
By Jon Hyman
Vacation 💑 I love trivia, even if it doesn't always love me back. For example, in 1993 my collegiate trivia bowl team lost in the unive...
We need to talk about litigation holds and spoliation of evidence
By Jon Hyman
The situation playing out in real time between Congress and the Secret Service over text messages related to the Jan. 6th insurrection is qu...
A modest proposal to revamp continuing legal education credits #CLECreditsforBlogging
By Jon Hyman
"I'm finishing all my CLE credits this week. It amazes me how if you keep up with law changes regularly how out-of-date these CLEs ...
Abortion travel benefits don’t discriminate against non-abortion-seeking pregnant workers
By Jon Hyman
Within hours of the Supreme Court releasing its opinion in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization and reversing Roe v. Wad e, DICK...
This is why I (almost) always recommend that employers provide terminated employees a reasonable severance package
By Jon Hyman
Roosevelt Jointer worked as a maintenance supervisor at Tesla from September 2017 until last month. That was when his manager called him ove...
WIRTW #633: the “what I’m listening to” edition
By Jon Hyman
I'm weird. I travel to my office for work every day possible. Not my "home office," but my actual office, inside my law firm, ...
A Q&A on service animals at work
By Jon Hyman
The EEOC has sued Hobby Lobby, accusing the arts-and-crafts retailer of refusing to reasonably accommodate a cashier by declining her the us...
Having a disability is NOT an excuse for mistreating others
By Jon Hyman
I've written before about BrewDog ( here and here ), the multinational Scottish craft brewery accused by hundreds of former employees o...
Forced religion and work do not mix
By Jon Hyman
I believe that everyone's relationship with God (whether you call that deity God, Yahweh, Jesus, Allah, Vishnu, Buddha, something else, ...
WIRTW #632: the “it's been a week” edition
By Jon Hyman
From the Supreme Court's opinion terminating the constitutional right to abortion … to other Supreme Court opinions allowing and endor...