How NOT to respond to an employee’s pregnancy
If an employee with low sales numbers announces her pregnancy, do you: congratulate her and continue to treat her the same as before th...
The obligatory post about Google+
By Jon Hyman
On June 28, Google launched its latest foray into social networking, Google+ . Since its lauch, Google+ has created quite the buzz around t...
WIRTW #184 (the scholarly edition)
By Jon Hyman
A few days ago I received the following request, via Twitter, from a Jason Tenenbaum ( @t10nbaum ), a law student at Hofstra University: ...
ADA’s associational disability provision does not shield poor-performing employees from termination
By Jon Hyman
Eugene Stansberry, who sued his former employer for disability discrimination, is not disabled. His wife, however, is, suffering from Polyar...
EEOC announces record settlement in ADA case challenging rigid attendance policy
By Jon Hyman
Last month I reported on the EEOC’s public meeting on leaves of absences as ADA reasonable accommodations . At the time, I recommended the f...