WIRTW #140 (the social media training edition)
I spend part of this week conducting social media training for a client. I spoke to groups of managers and supervisors. What surprised me mo...
Evidence of moonlighting and misuse of email system prove fatal to retaliation claim
By Jon Hyman
Rudolph Escher claimed that he was terminated in retaliation for complaints he made about his employer’s designation and accounting of his m...
Do you know? Handbook disclaimers
By Jon Hyman
Yesterday, I noted that employees often feign ignorance of employee handbooks . Here’s a textbook example. In Steadman v. Sterilite Corp. ...
On Dustin Johnson and knowing the rules: A lesson for your employees
By Jon Hyman
Rule 13.4 of the USGA’s Rules of Golf provides a two stroke penalty for grounding one’s club in a hazard. Certainly Dustin Johnson knew thi...
A real life example of the difference between the old ADA and the amended ADA
By Jon Hyman
Two years after Mantych Metalworking hired Dan Wallace, he suffered a heart attack. He also had a history of back problems. Five years later...