Find the sweet spot when firing a bad employee
There is a balance between providing a poor-performing employee sufficient time to improve and waiting to long to fire someone. Cohen v. CHL...
You’d think a businesses named “Menorah House” would know something about accommodating the Sabbath
By Jon Hyman
The EEOC is alleging that Menorah House, a Boca Raton, Florida, nursing home, violated Title VII when it fired an employee who wanted time o...
Can you hear me now? Don’t forget mobile devices in your social media policy
By Jon Hyman
You think you’ve crafted the perfect social media policy for your employees. You let employees have the freedom to engage in limited and r...
Retaliation is the Hannibal Lecter of employment claims
By Jon Hyman
How often do you see a perfectly defensible employment claim go up in flames because of retaliation? Take, for example, MacDonald v. UPS (...
WIRTW #185 (the “3 is the magic number” edition)
By Jon Hyman
Yesterday, my son turned three. For those of you who follow regularly, you’ll understand why yesterday was just a little more special to our...