Top 10 Labor & Employment Law Stories of 2009: Numbers 8 and 7
8. Associational Retaliation. In Thompson v. North Am. Stainless , the 6th Circuit reversed itself and held that retaliation is only actio...
Top 10 Labor & Employment Law Stories of 2009: Numbers 10 and 9
By Jon Hyman
Today, I continue a tradition that I started last year – using the week between Christmas and New Year’s to count down the top 10 Labor ...
Expansion and extension of COBRA subsidy
By Jon Hyman
President Obama has enacted legislation that both expands and extends the original federal COBRA subsidy created by the American Recovery an...
Do you know? 10 tips for drafting a workplace electronic communications policy
By Jon Hyman
Does your business have an electronic communications policy? Last week, Bowman v. Butler Township provided a gentle reminder of why your bu...
Honest belief wins out over dishonest conduct in FMLA retaliation case
By Jon Hyman
The facts of Weimer v. Honda of Am. (6th Cir. 12/14/09) [pdf] are straight forward. James Weimer requested FMLA leave from Honda after inj...