A reminder from the DOL that not all “front-of-house” jobs are created equal
The Department of Labor just released a new Wage & Hour opinion letter on one of those topics that always makes restaurant and hospital...
WIRTW #775: the 'kindness' edition
By Jon Hyman
What's wrong with kindness? When I was a kid, I was taught: "Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me....
Religious "purity tests" are a Title VII accommodation no-no
By Jon Hyman
"Are you really that religious?" is the wrong question for any employer to ask of an employee seeking a religious accommodation. T...
Let's count the ways Pete Hegseth's speech would get your company sued
By Jon Hyman
If Pete Hegseth were your CEO, I'd be drafting your EEOC position statement tomorrow. You're not running the Department of War (née ...
The 10th nominee for The Worst Employer of 2025 is … The Corpse-Concealing Taskmaster
By Jon Hyman
On Sunday, September 21, 43-year-old UPS driver Shelma Reyna Guerrero was crushed to death inside a cargo trailer at a company facility. Ac...
Monkey see; monkey not do
By Jon Hyman
Chalk one up to common-sense — the 6th Circuit just held that the word "monkey," when directed at a Black employee, constitutes a...
WIRTW #774: the 'daughter' edition
By Jon Hyman
Yesterday was National Daughters Day, not to be confused with National Transfer Money to Your Daughter's Account Day (Oct. 6), Internati...
The 9th nominee for The Worst Employer of 2025 is … The Malignant Museum
By Jon Hyman
De'Mario Grant thought he'd landed his dream job in security at the de Young Museum, following his grandfather's footsteps. Inst...
What does a $100,000 H-1B visa fee mean for American businesses?
By Jon Hyman
Donald Trump's recent Proclamation raises the fee for foreign nationals seeking entry into the U.S. on an H-1B to $100,000. [T]he entr...
WIRTW #773: the 'free speech' edition
By Jon Hyman
"Whoever would overthrow the Liberty of a Nation, must begin by subduing the Freeness of Speech; a Thing terrible to Publick Traytors....
Documentation + Process + Conduct = the three things you need to best bulletproof your termination decisions
By Jon Hyman
How do you fireproof your workplace decisions from discrimination lawsuits? By doing exactly what Kent State University just did. A transgen...
Outrage mobs shouldn't run your HR department. Employers need process, not panic, when the internet comes calling.
By Jon Hyman
Outrage mobs shouldn't run your HR department. Yet Vice President JD Vance is urging the outrage mobs on. "When you see someone ce...
When does the workday begin and end for a remote worker?
By Jon Hyman
With the rise of remote work, wage and hour laws have forced employers to grapple with what should be a straightforward question: When does ...
WIRTW #772: the 'drooly zerberts' edition
By Jon Hyman
On this week's episode of The Norah and Dad Show, I check in with Norah as she kicks off her sophomore year of college. We talk about he...
'Come on you Gunners!' as pretext for discrimination?
By Jon Hyman
My family are Gooners. For the uninitiated, that means we're Arsenal Football Club supporters. My 17-year-old son is the most passionate...
Can we still trust the EEOC to enforce our anti-discrimination laws?
By Jon Hyman
The EEOC exists to combat workplace discrimination. Employers depend on it for guidance, employees depend on it for protection, and its cred...
SCOTUS just green-lit racial profiling. This is bad. Really, really bad.
By Jon Hyman
The Supreme Court just gave ICE the constitutional thumbs-up to profile people based on race, national origin, language, job, or where they ...
What would you do if ICE showed up at your door?
By Jon Hyman
Last Thursday, nearly 500 federal, state, and local officers descended on Hyundai's under-construction EV battery plant. By the end of t...
WIRTW #771: the 'americana' edition
By Jon Hyman
Should out to the best band in the land, Old 97's . On Wednesday they will receive a Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2025 Americana Aw...
Does the NLRA protect the lone-wolf complainer?
By Jon Hyman
When does the National Labor Relations Act protect as "concerted" the workplace complaints of a "lone wolf"? More often ...