When you offer a reason for something, you better be really, really sure it’s correct
It is with great sadness that we announce that the Founders Detroit Taproom will be permanently closing its doors today. Unfortunately, our ...
An employee may not have a right to receive a reasonable accommodation, but they at least have a right to conversation about it
By Jon Hyman
The EEOC has sued Mercy Health St. Mary's for religious discrimination, claiming that it violated Title VII by rescinding a job offer to...
N-word + noose = jury trial
By Jon Hyman
In the nine months that Tyrone Rembert worked as a temporary employee at Swagelok Company, he claims he was subjected to the following: The ...
WIRTW #670: the “dope” edition
By Jon Hyman
"Write a rap about employment lawyer Jon Hyman." That was the prompt I gave to ChatGPT. I think what it came up with is pretty, p...
Intentional misgendering IS sexual harassment
By Jon Hyman
Jane works as a cashier at a donut shop. She is a transgender female who identifies by a female name and female pronouns. Her supervisor, Li...
Your anti-harassment obligations are 24/7/365
By Jon Hyman
"I did not know that a workplace policy could be enforced when you're not at work." Those are the words of former Tennessee Re...
Tip credits, tip pools, and slutty vegans
By Jon Hyman
Bar Vegan in an affiliate of Slutty Vegan, a plant-based restaurant chain that finds itself in the crosshairs of a wage-and-hour collective ...
The 5th nominee for the “Worst Employer of 2023” is … the dog dumper
By Jon Hyman
"You can only keep one, your current job or your family pet; which do you choose?" Most would choose the family pet. Which is why ...
WIRTW #669: the “Lamborghini” edition
By Jon Hyman
Either I cashed in some sweet crypto and bought a Lamborghini … or someone hacked my Instagram account. (Hint: it's the second one.) The...
Please don’t use “fit” to justify an employment decision, no matter what the 4th Circuit just said
By Jon Hyman
"You're not a good fit." This statement could mean a lot of things. It could be innocuous description of a host of performan...
Most lawsuits settle. Here’s why.
By Jon Hyman
$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...