Class actions: the smaller you are, the bigger the risk
At some point in the next several weeks, the Supreme Court will deliver its long-awaited opinion in Dukes v. Wal-Mart . Recall that Dukes w...
EEOC to consider the use of leave as a reasonable accommodation
By Jon Hyman
I have previously discussed how the ADA may require that employers provide unpaid leaves of absence to disabled employees of more than 12 we...
WIRTW #179 (the “but, I have a black friend” edition)
By Jon Hyman
At Salon.com this week, Teresa Cotsirilos asks, “Is racism on the way out?” According to a website I discovered (thanks to @EPetersonSHRM )...
Does your social media policy cover photographs and video?
By Jon Hyman
Yesterday, I discussed the importance of having a policy covering workplace visual recording by employees . Employees snapping cell-phone ph...
Court upholds termination of employee caught using cell phone camera at work
By Jon Hyman
As technology becomes smaller and more accessible, employers will be faced with new problems. For example, one would be hard-pressed to buy ...