WIRTW #779: the 'fell in love with a band' edition
On August 10, 2001, I fell in love with a band. I was at the Beachland Ballroom with my college roommate, who was in town visiting. He'd...
6th Circuit says no to NLRB's Thryv remedies
By Jon Hyman
This is what it looks like when you win the litigation battle but lose the war. Hannah Whitbeck worked as a shift supervisor at a Starbucks....
Understanding the 'duties test' of the FLSA's administrative exemption
By Jon Hyman
Your employees probably aren't as important as they think they are. That's not mean. It's just the Fair Labor Standards Act talk...
Salaried doesn't always equal exempt
By Jon Hyman
Just because an employee is paid a salary does not mean they are exempt from overtime. I came across this question on Reddit: "I work ...
11 best practices to prevent off-the-clock wage claims
By Jon Hyman
Target recently agreed to pay $4.6 million to settle a class action by warehouse employees claiming they weren't paid for all their work...
3.65 million reminders that "do nothing" is the costliest workplace compliance strategy of all.
By Jon Hyman
A federal-court jury just hit a pair of New York hotels (and their owners) with a $1.65 million compensatory and $2 million punitive damages...
This is why DEI gets demonized
By Jon Hyman
Wells Fargo is reportedly settling a class-action lawsuit alleging it held phony job interviews to make its diversity, equity, and inclusio...
WIRTW #778: the 'a$$hole' edition
By Jon Hyman
On this week's episode of The Norah and Dad Show, Norah and I play a few rounds of "Am I the A--hole" — inspired by my purge o...
Correcting the press: unpaid leave after the FMLA expires
By Jon Hyman
Let's play one of my favorite games: correct the press. The Issue: unpaid leave as a reasonable accommodation under the ADA. Cliff Kapla...
A noose, a workplace, and a court that finally got it right
By Jon Hyman
Imagine this. It's your employee's second day on the job. He climb into the cab of truck you've assigned him assigned to operate...
The EEOC is abdicating its responsibility to transgender workers; employers shouldn’t follow suit
By Jon Hyman
Let's talk about the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission — the federal agency charged with enforcing our nation's bedrock employ...
WIRTW #777: the 'no kings' edition
By Jon Hyman
* Image by Nathaniel Currier , Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons Here's what I read this week that you should read, too.
If this were your workplace, would you tolerate it?
By Jon Hyman
Politico just published leaked messages from Young Republican leaders — future GOP operatives, appointees, and elected officials, as well a...
100% healed policy = 100% ADA violation
By Jon Hyman
This one's for every business who's ever said to a sick or injured worker, "We can't bring you back until you're 100%....
"Same-actor" harassment isn't immune from Title VII.
By Jon Hyman
A federal judge recently granted summary judgment to Verizon Wireless after it fired a Black employee who twice used the n-word in the stor...
Ohio beer is the best beer!
By Jon Hyman
For years, I've told anyone who would listen that Ohio has the best beer in America. Now, we have the proof. At this year's Great Am...
WIRTW #776: the 'secret diner' edition
By Jon Hyman
Every now and then, I like to take this space and go hyper-local, to highlight something that makes my corner of Northeast Ohio special. Tod...
Employers, you don't need to be right—you just need to be honest
By Jon Hyman
If you're an employer disciplining or terminating an employee for workplace misconduct, you don't have to prove the employee did the...
The importance of preaching (and training) calmness in the workplace
By Jon Hyman
Until today, I had never heard the phrase, "gratuity riot." I bet you hadn't either. It allegedly happened in Nashville, where...
The 11th nominee for The Worst Employer of 2025 is … The Enslaving Episcopate
By Jon Hyman
Every year I think I've hit rock bottom when it comes to my "Worst Employer" list. And every year, someone picks up a jackhamm...