Pets in the workplace: assessing the risks and drafting a policy
Sarah’s Needleman’s Small-Business Boss column in today’s Wall Street Journal discusses pet-friendly workplaces. I spoke with Sarah earlier...
Reasonable accommodations for an employee’s inability to commute to work
By Jon Hyman
Consider the following story. An employee with a history of eye problems (glaucoma and partial blindness) presents a doctor’s note recommend...
Do you know? Using criminal histories and conviction records in hiring
By Jon Hyman
A rejected applicant has filed a class action lawsuit against management consulting firm Accenture, claiming that it discriminates against m...
This is not a late April Fools’ joke: Employees strike over right to drink beer at work
By Jon Hyman
Oh to have the labor problems in this country that they have elsewhere around the world. For example, take Denmark beer company Carlsberg. ...
WIRTW #122
By Jon Hyman
May 4 is primary election day in Ohio. In Cuyahoga County, there are 5 contested Democratic judicial primaries – 2 in common pleas court, an...