Most lawsuits settle. Here’s why.
$787.5 million. That's how much Fox News agreed to pay Dominion Voting Systems to settle its claims of defamation related to bogus claim...
Your business should have an employee conflict of interest policy
By Jon Hyman
Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas is under fire after the public disclosure of decades of valuable gifts he's received from right-wi...
WIRTW #668: the “obrigado” edition
By Jon Hyman
Three years ago — March of 2020 to be precise — my family and I were supposed to spend our kids' spring break in Portugal. Then a little...
Do you know how to spot an employee at risk for mass violence?
By Jon Hyman
Before Connor Sturgeon left his home with gun to travel to his place of employment, Old National Bank, to open fire in an assault that that ...
Federal agencies need to stay in their lanes
By Jon Hyman
National Labor Relations Board and Consumer Financial Protection Bureau announce new partnership to address employer surveillance, monitorin...
Do you know what recruiters are telling candidates on your behalf?
By Jon Hyman
“The company is looking for someone more junior to fill this position.” That’s what John Larkin claims an Exact Sciences recruiting consulta...
7th Circuit decides the issue of religious rights vs. trans rights … and trans rights won
By Jon Hyman
I really wanted to move on this week from writing about transgender rights. But then the 7th Circuit had to go and decide that a student...
WIRTW #667: the “gigs” edition
By Jon Hyman
It's been a while since I've shared info about my daughter's music. Since she has a bunch of gigs coming up — starting tomorrow ...
The craft beer industry has a sexual harassment problem
By Jon Hyman
According to the EEOC, the industry that generates the most sexual harassment reports (at more than 14% of all such claims filed with the ag...
Trans lives are human lives, and anti-LGBTQIA+ hate is wrong
By Jon Hyman
"Dirty, f**got-loving motherf**ker." That's what someone yelled at me after I answered my office phone yesterday. I wish I kne...
5 tips to help support our trans employees in the workplace
By Jon Hyman
Transgender people are under attack. They often experience discrimination, harassment, and a lack of understanding, including from their wor...
We are failing our trans employees
By Jon Hyman
"You're not a real man." "Do you have female parts?" Those are just two of the allegations the EEOC has raised in a ...
WIRTW #666: the “exchange” edition
By Jon Hyman
Nine years ago my family and I embarked on an adventure. We hosted an exchange student from Germany for a school year. My own kids were in 2...
Think twice before implenting that “English only” rule in your workplace
By Jon Hyman
White Americans, what? Nothing better to do? Why don't you kick yourself out? You’re an immigrant too! – Jack White, Icky Thump (2007) T...
Wal-Mart (allegedly) did a 💩 job of accommodating this employee
By Jon Hyman
Why can't some employers understand the interactive process and make accommodations that are simple and easy to make? I wish I knew the ...
A tip on tipped workers: pay them correctly or else
By Jon Hyman
The Department of Labor has sued the owner of two restaurants claiming that servers were not properly paid overtime. El Toro Loco Legends ...
What does an AI-written employee handbook look like?
By Jon Hyman
Last week, I spoke at our sold out Wickens Workshop. The topic — employee handbooks. As is the case whenever I speak on that topic, I was su...
NLRB General Counsel goes nuclear on severance agreements in her guidance on McLaren Macomb
By Jon Hyman
NLRB General Counsel Jennifer Abruzzo just released her Guidance in Response to Inquiries about the McLaren Macomb Decision . Recall that...
The 4th nominee for the “Worst Employer of 2023” is … the pizza shop pressurizer
By Jon Hyman
Allegations of forced labor and the physical abuse of employees will always land you on my Worst Employer list. Last week the feds arrested ...
Federal court permits employer docking from an exempt employee’s PTO bank without violating the FLSA
By Jon Hyman
I think it was Otis Redding who once famously sang, "I'm sittin' on the dock of the pay." 🤔 Whether or not I have that ly...