WIRTW #682: the “horse hockey” edition
Lou Grant. Leslie Knope. Dr. Mark Greene. Captain Merrill Stubing. Even Michael Scott. The history of television is littered with great boss...
$2.6 million reasons why it’s illegal to fire a gay employee
By Jon Hyman
Yesterday, a federal jury in Columbus returned a $2.6 million verdict in favor of Stacey Yerkes, a former Ohio State Highway Patrol employee...
Despite what he says, Elon Musk will not pay your legal bills if you’re fired for Xing
By Jon Hyman
"If you were unfairly treated by your employer due to posting or liking something on this platform, we will fund your legal bill. No li...
Work and religion aren’t a Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup
By Jon Hyman
Everyone's relationship with God — whether you call that deity God, Yahweh, Jesus, Allah, Vishnu, Buddha, the Flying Spaghetti Monster, ...
WIRTW #681: the “excel-lent” edition
By Jon Hyman
To be the man (or woman), you've gotta beat the man (or woman). And to beat the man (or woman), you've gotta be really, really good ...
NLRB resets the rules on employee handbooks … yet again
By Jon Hyman
Yes, we need to talk about employee handbooks and the NLRB … again. Yesterday, the Board decided Stericycle, Inc. , and announced its 5th (...
The No Robot Bosses Act
By Jon Hyman
"I, for one, welcome our robot overlords." 🙃 Consider this scenario. "You're a delivery driver and your employer's t...
Managing an overly sensitive employee
By Jon Hyman
Floyd Sesson, a Black UPS parts mechanic, saw race discrimination in every turn within his workplace. When UPS changed its policy to prohibi...
The time has come to legislate gluten-free food
By Jon Hyman
"I'm gluten free…" That's how my 15-year-old starts his order at every restaurant. He has Celiac disease and gets very ill...
WIRTW #680: the “walk up song” edition
By Jon Hyman
Above the Law thinks that it's time for lawyers to have walk-up songs. History says that the walk-up song started at Old Comiskey Par...
6th Circuit opinion guts the validity of e-signatures on employment documents
By Jon Hyman
"I never saw that agreement and I never signed it." That's all that Andrew Bazemore said under oath in defense of Papa John...
X marks the spot
By Jon Hyman
There's nothing inherently illegal about naming one of your conference rooms "s3xy." If, however, your company has a history o...
WIRTW #679: the “Portugal. The Podcast” edition
By Jon Hyman
It's been a hot minute since my daughter and I recorded an episode of our podcast, The Norah and Dad Show . It only took a Portuguese ho...
Never send an accused harasser on a business trip with his alleged victim
By Jon Hyman
"If he wants to sleep with someone, you have to say yes. It's normal that the coach sleeps with the players in our team." That...
Are we really still talking about masks?
By Jon Hyman
In-N-Out burgers are mid. Its employment practices are even worse. The restaurant chain is prohibiting employees in five states from weari...
The 8th nominee for the “Worst Employer of 2023” is … the head hunter
By Jon Hyman
If you work for the Anatomical Gift Association of Illinois (a non-profit organization dedicated to the procurement, preparation, and preser...
Why all employers should care about the SAG-AFTRA and WGA strikes
By Jon Hyman
At midnight on July 14, SAG-AFTRA, the labor union representing 160,000 film and television actors, went on striking, joining their fellow m...
WIRTW #678: the “Happy Birthday” edition
By Jon Hyman
Today is Donovan's 15th birthday. So, everyone please do this dad a solid and wish a 🎂 happy birthday 🎂 to this funny, smart, caring...
A disabled employee is entitled to a “reasonable” accommodation, not a “preferred” accommodation
By Jon Hyman
Jay Hannah worked as a package delivery driver for UPS. He developed hip bursitis, which caused pain in his lower back, hip, and buttocks. A...
Color me unsurprised that businesses are already using 303 Creative to discriminate
By Jon Hyman
If a human identifies as anything other than a man/woman, please seek services at a local pet groomer. You are not welcome at this salon. Pe...