Mourning Steve Jobs
I never knew Steve Jobs, but he's always been a part of my life—from the Apple IIe on which I learned to program BASIC three decades ago...
BREAKING: NLRB postpones posting of notice of employee rights
By Jon Hyman
Don’t rush to post the NLRB’s latest missive advising union and non-union employees of their rights under federal labor laws. From the NL...
Betting on a lawsuit
By Jon Hyman
There have been a lot of bad bets made over time. For example, two years ago I bet on the World Series and, after the Phillies lost, had to...
Does the ADA protect the morbidly obese?
By Jon Hyman
Two years ago, I asked whether “obese” qualified as a new protected class under the ADAAA . According to the EEOC in a newly filed lawsuit,...
Hot dog! Another social media decision from the NLRB (and employers should pay attention)
By Jon Hyman
A few weeks ago, an NLRB Administrative Law Judge issued the agency’s first-ever decision debating the legalities of terminating employees f...