WIRTW #673: the “syck” edition
It's always great to connect with old friends. It's even better when your old friend works in a similar field as you. And it's e...
A few wage and hour thoughts for beer festival season
By Jon Hyman
As the weather warms up around the country and spring quickly transitions to summer, festival season will begin … including my personal favo...
Can an employer require that employees be of a specific faith? Believe it or not, it depends.
By Jon Hyman
"Mature orthodox Christian faith as defined by the Apostles' Creed." That is one of the qualifications listed in a job posting...
EEOC issues its final updates to its Covid-19 guidance
By Jon Hyman
With the Covid-19 National and Public Health Emergencies now concluded, the EEOC just published what should be its final updates to its COVI...
What are the risks with the use of AI at work?
By Jon Hyman
AI is shiny. AI is new. AI is sexy. And AI is problematic and not entirely understood. It is for those last reasons that, according to HR Br...
WIRTW #672: the “it’s over, Johnny” edition
By Jon Hyman
I spent five days this week with 12,000 other people at the Craft Brewers Conference. You read that number correctly, 12,000. It's somet...
A eulogy for Heather Armstrong
By Jon Hyman
Heather Armstrong, the "queen of the mommy bloggers" and the author of Dooce.com, is dead from an apparent suicide after a relapse...
My privilege is NOT a superpower
By Jon Hyman
I am currently in Nashville, at the Craft Brewers Conference . I'm spending my time split between networking at the Start A Brewery lou...
The 6th nominee for the “Worst Employer of 2023” is … the defecation denier
By Jon Hyman
“Joshua Amin alleges that he was denied a bathroom break by his supervisor at UPS warehouse until he was forced to defecate on himself at hi...
WIRTW #671: the “CBC” edition
By Jon Hyman
Next week I'll be at the Craft Brewers Conference in Nashville — a four-day gathering presented by the Brewers Association of all thin...
When you offer a reason for something, you better be really, really sure it’s correct
By Jon Hyman
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...