Despite yesterday’s NLRB settlement, employees do not get a free pass on social media posts
The NLRB announced yesterday that it has reached a settlement in a case involving a Connecticut employee fired for posting negative comments...
The most significant penny in the history of American jurisprudence? 6th Circuit remands case over one cent
By Jon Hyman
What caused the court in Freeland v. Liberty Mutual Fire Insurance Co. (6th Cir. 2/4/11) [pdf] to write so eloquently about the fate of th...
WIRTW #163 (the all good things must come to and end edition)
By Jon Hyman
I’m sorry to leave you all alone you’re sitting silent by the phone but we’d always known there would come a day the bus i...
Are you searching employees’ work computers as part of litigation?
By Jon Hyman
If you’re not searching a plaintiff’s work computer during litigation, this story may cause you to reconsider. Tim Marcum is the head coa...
One is the loneliest number – unless you’ve filed an unfair labor practice charge
By Jon Hyman
Lots of employers have lots of policies that they think are legal, but in fact are not. One perfect example is policies that prohibit employ...