Class action lawsuit highlights the risk of AI in hiring and other employment decisions
Yesterday, news broke of a class action lawsuit filed against HRIS provider Workday claiming that its artificial intelligence systems and s...
Tweets, honest beliefs, and terminations
By Jon Hyman
@realDonaldTrump I am the VP of HR in a comp outside of philly an informal survey of our employees shows 100% AA employees voting Trump! On ...
Do your business’s philosophy, values, and vision match your mission statement
By Jon Hyman
On this week's episode of The Start A Brewery Podcast , I join hosts Laura Lodge and Candace Moon , along with guests Ren Navarro (the...
The 2nd nominee for the “Worst Employer of 2023” is … the child labor abuser
By Jon Hyman
According to the Department of Labor , Packers Sanitation Services, the country's largest food safety sanitation services, employed at l...
WIRTW #662: the “platform” edition
By Jon Hyman
Platform Beer Co. shook up the local beer industry Wednesday afternoon when its owner, Anheuser-Busch, confirmed that it had permanently cl...
NLRB bans non-disparagement and confidentiality covenants in severance agreements. What now?
By Jon Hyman
Is it time to rip up your stock severance agreement? Consider the following two clauses, which I bet your standard agreement contains in som...
Do you know what to do if employees strike?
By Jon Hyman
Labor strikes by employees were up a shocking 52 percent in 2022 as compared to 2021. That's according to Cornell-ILR Labor Action Track...
The 1st nominee for the “Worst Employer of 2023” is … the foul-mouthed retaliator
By Jon Hyman
"I'm going to fire all the motherf---ers!" That's the threat Department of Labor accused Tamesha Porter, the sole owner ...
WIRTW #661: the “crafty” edition
By Jon Hyman
Earlier this week I had the pleasure of presenting, Crafting Your Craft Brewery's Employee Handbook , a webinar jointly sponsored by Cra...
Do you know the rules for paying remote workers for “downtime”?
By Jon Hyman
Every 10 minutes at some random point that she couldn't anticipate, the company took photos of her and her work, a screenshot of whateve...
No privacy for drug-test pees
By Jon Hyman
Someone on Reddit asks: Is it legal for my new employer to watch my pee for a drug test? I can’t speak for every state, but in my state the...
Employee harassed after coming out at work loses harassment lawsuit
By Jon Hyman
After an employee comes out at work as gay, he alleges that co-workers left him pink nail polish, a nail file, and bath bombs, that someone...
WIRTW #660: the “Freckles” edition
By Jon Hyman
Two weeks ago I shared the story of Freckles, the toad that my daughter rescued from our backyard. On our podcast — The Norah and Dad Show ...
Seminars and Webinars: Employee Handbooks
By Jon Hyman
When was the last time you reviewed and updated your business's employee handbook? If your answer is, "I don’t know," "L...
Post-termination diagnosis is insufficient to support ADA claim
By Jon Hyman
Haley Hrdlicka, a 30-year General Motors employee, began having attendance problems after transferring to its Design Academy. Serious attend...
What does an employer have to do to lose $366 million?!
By Jon Hyman
$366 million dollars. That's how much a jury awarded Jennifer Harris, a Black sales manager targeted and then fired by FedEx after she ...
The problem isn’t “fake” managers, it’s the poorly named “administrative” exemption
By Jon Hyman
"Would you rather be a front-desk clerk or 'Director of First Impressions'? A barber or a 'Grooming Manager'?" CBS...
WIRTW #659: the “99 problems” edition
By Jon Hyman
I got 99 problems, but being a podcast guest ain't one. I love the People Problems Podcast so much. And they must love me, too, since t...
“Entitlement to FMLA leave” is not a prerequisite to an FMLA retaliation claim
By Jon Hyman
The 6th Circuit revived the FMLA retaliation claim of an attorney fired immediately after she requested unpaid leave to care for her two-yea...
Union avoidance vs. union busting
By Jon Hyman
"A company that opposes a union organizing and presents both sides of this complex issue is 'union busting.'" This is what...