ADA: Court addresses touchy issue of drug use vs. drug addiction
An employer is never prohibited from terminating an employee for on-the-job drug-related misconduct. Employers must tread carefully, however...
Survey of wage and hour settlement highlights risk to employers
By Jon Hyman
Most companies cannot afford the risk of a big judgment in a wage and hour class action. Indeed, the real risk in defending these cases is t...
Don’t toss off common sense during workplace investigations
By Jon Hyman
When a parent caught high school teacher Tom Elsass watching a group of teenage girls from the school parking lot with his fly down and his ...
Employers need to beware retaliation landmines
By Jon Hyman
In Baker v. Windsor Republic Doors (6th Cir. 3/8/11) , the plaintiff claimed that his employer retaliated against him in violation of the A...
WIRTW #173 (the bird brain edition)
By Jon Hyman
We know spring is in the air in the southwestern suburbs of Cleveland because the robins are out in full flight. One of these robins must ha...