If you bet on which of your employees will get Covid, you probably shouldn’t qualify for a bonus
In late 2020, Tyson Foods fired seven of its pork processing plant managers after they were caught betting on which of their employees woul...
The 9th nominee for the “Worst Employer of 2023” is … the cake boss
By Jon Hyman
Telling an employee to "Eat a Dick" won't earn you a nomination for the Worst Employer of 2023. Writing "Eat a Dick...
WIRTW #686: the “non-union label” edition
By Jon Hyman
(With a huge tip of the hat to my friend Mike VanDervort for the idea), and inspired by the impending union election at Creature Comforts ,...
Can you hear me now?! Jury awards deaf truck driver $36M in disability discrimination lawsuit
By Jon Hyman
$36 million is a number large enough to get anyone's attention. It certainly got the attention of Drivers Management, LLC and Werner Ent...
OSHA wants to let union reps into your non-union facility
By Jon Hyman
If OSHA gets its way, you might have to start opening the doors of your business to union reps during the agency's safety inspections. P...
WIRTW #685: the “good bosses” edition
By Jon Hyman
I write about a lot of horrible, terrible bosses … the worst employers . Today, however, I want to use this space to shine a light on five ...
DOL announced proposed rule to increase salary threshold for white-collar exempt employees
By Jon Hyman
$1,059 per week. If the Department of Labor gets its wish, that amount will become the new salary threshold for its various white-collar ove...
NLRB opens the tap for a union election at Creature Comforts Brewing Company … but will it matter?
By Jon Hyman
It took more than seven months, but the NLRB has finally directed a union representation election at Creature Comforts Brewing Company. Th...
EEOC busts a quartet of hospitality employers for pervasive sexual harassment
By Jon Hyman
In a press release , the EEOC announced the filing of a series of sexual harassment lawsuits against Las Vegas hospitality employers. [The ...
BREAKING NEWS: NLRB issues in the era of card-check union recognition and bargaining order remedies
By Jon Hyman
In Cemex Construction Materials Pacific , the NLRB significantly altered the process for how a labor union becomes certified as the exclusiv...
WIRTW #684: the “chocolate city” edition
By Jon Hyman
This is Dante, our four-year-old vizsla. Last week, he thought it was a good idea to eat some cocoa powder. As a result, he spent an overnig...
Determining the exempt status of a dual-purpose employee
By Jon Hyman
Tony works at a local brewery as its assistant general manager. In that capacity, he interviews, hires, trains, coaches, disciplines, and fi...
This is why I hate timeclock rounding policies
By Jon Hyman
The rounding of an employee's clock-ins and clock-out to the nearest of a specific increment of time is perfectly legal. It's also a...
5th Circuit rejects the “ultimate employment decision” test for workplace discrimination claims
By Jon Hyman
"Female employees are not given full weekends off and can only receive weekdays or partial weekends off." Is this policy legal or ...
Getting your termination ducks in a row
By Jon Hyman
Just because someone engages in protected conduct doesn't mean you can't fire them. It just means you better have your ducks in a ro...
WIRTW #683: the “here comes the flood” edition
By Jon Hyman
Lord, here comes the flood We'll say goodbye to flesh and blood If again the seas are silent in any still alive It'll be those who g...
There is no such thing as free speech at work
By Jon Hyman
"Having successfully settled my case with ESPN/Disney, I have decided to leave so I can exercise my first amendment rights more freely....
Despite what SCOTUS said about collegiate affirmative action, corporate DEI efforts are still legal
By Jon Hyman
Last week, a federal court judge dismissed a lawsuit filed by a conservative shareholder against Starbucks challenging the company's div...
Not all reasonable accommodation standards are created equally
By Jon Hyman
Consider this example, and then let's talk. Lydia works as a cellar person in a brewery. The essential functions of her job include the ...
Pregnant Workers Fairness Act and pregnancy loss
By Jon Hyman
Missy, a newly hired server in the taproom of a brewery, suffers a miscarriage and asks her manager for ten days of leave to recover. As a n...