Customer preference does not protect employers from race discrimination claims
CNN reports that a Flint, Michigan, nurse is suing her hospitalbecause it kowtowed to a man’s request that no African-American employees ca...
Of storks and honesty—avoid shifting reasons when defending an employment decision
By Jon Hyman
“Norah doesn’t want to have babies when she’s older because she doesn’t want them cut out of her belly.” This is what my wife reports our si...
Obsessing (compulsively) over reasonable accommodations
By Jon Hyman
I grew up with a guy who really liked the Presidents of the United States (the actual Presidents, not the 90s alt-rock band ). He was so fon...
WIRTW #261 (the “lonely hearts club” edition)
By Jon Hyman
Since this is Valentine’s week, I thought I’d share of the best “workplace romance” themed posts I read this week: Don’t Break Hearts When...
We ♥ our phones, but should employees be paid for using them off-duty?
By Jon Hyman
True confession time. I have a Pavlovian response to the new message chime on my iPhone. I can’t help myself. When my phone beeps, I reach f...