Stop, thief! Polygraph testing and workplace theft
The Employee Polygraph Protection Act regulates (and restricts) the use of polygraph tests in the workplace. For example, it prohibits an e...
WIRTW #224 (the “5 is the magic number” edition)
By Jon Hyman
On May 9, 2007, I launched the Ohio Employer’s Law Blog . It’s unfathomable to me that I’ve been writing this blog for five years. Thanks to...
The NLRB’s dangerous course: arbitration waivers and protected concerted activity
By Jon Hyman
The NLRB has announced the filing of a complaint against 24 Hour Fitness USA, Inc., claiming that the company’s requirement that its employ...
$27,000 buys a lot of chalupas: Taco Bell settles religious discrimination lawsuit with EEOC
By Jon Hyman
Last year, I discussed lawsuit filed by the EEOC agains a North Carolina Taco Bell franchise, claiming that it had failed to accommodate an...
Honestly, we didn’t discriminate
By Jon Hyman
The “honest belief rule” is one of most effective shields available to employers in discrimination cases: As long as an employer has an...