Think before having employees sign that arbitration agreement
Yesterday, the Supreme Court issued its opinion in 14 Penn Plaza v. Pyett , which enforced a provision in a collective-bargaining agreement ...
Poor communication of layoffs raises significant risks
By Jon Hyman
According to CNN , French workers are holding management hostage over their refusal to negotiate severance: Hundreds of French workers,...
Do you know? Charging for pre-employment medical exam
By Jon Hyman
The Americans with Disabilities Act sets limits on when and how employers can ask applicants or employees medical questions. At the pre-empl...
How to layoff the protected
By Jon Hyman
Sunday’s New York Times ran an articles called When the Stork Carries a Pink Slip . It makes the point that there is nothing illegal about i...
WIRTW #72
By Jon Hyman
I’ve never been a huge fan of Arlen Specter, Pennsylvania’s senior Senator. When I was a junior in high school, I participated Presidential ...