Cat fight on aisle 6: court leaves open the possibility that a handbook can create a contract
In White v. Fabiniak , Wal-Mart fired Carla White for threatening to "slap the piss" out of a co-worker, Stephanie Jeppe. Prior to...
Overtime not required for time not actually worked
By Jon Hyman
One article that caught my eye last week while I was out was a piece by Tracy Coenen, on her Fraud Files Blog , about a scam that was uncove...
What else I'm reading this week #30
By Jon Hyman
After an exciting week in Tulsa, Oklahoma, I have returned. I hope everyone enjoyed some of the hits from the archives I ran last week in my...
Best of -- Lessons from Childrens' Lit
By Jon Hyman
"Farmer Brown has a problem. His cows like to type. " So starts Click Clack Moo, Cows That Type , one of my soon to be two year o...
Best of -- Use a wage and hour audit to proactively head off claims
By Jon Hyman
" Wage Wars: Workers are Winning Huge Overtime Lawsuits ," graces the cover of this week's BusinessWeek magazine. It should...