Silence can be golden in defending discrimination cases
Ben Franklin once said, “As we must account for every idle word, so must we account for every idle silence.” In Young v. Galion, LLC (N.D. ...
WIRTW #145 (the bad legislation edition)
By Jon Hyman
Earlier this week , I urged you, my readers, to take a stand against the Paycheck Fairness Act by calling or emailing your Senators and expr...
Does rampant age discrimination in this job environment make sense?
By Jon Hyman
Motoko Rich writes in the New York Times that older unemployed workers may never work again: Of the 14.9 million unemployed, more than...
Social media isn’t the only media that can come back to haunt you
By Jon Hyman
It seems that every day, there is another example of an employee who got in trouble for something posted on Facebook, or Twitter, or one of ...
Paycheck Fairness Act poised for passage - This is a huge deal for employers
By Jon Hyman
The Washington DC Employment Law Update is reporting that the Senate is set to start debate on the Paycheck Fairness Act, perhaps as early ...