Failing to communicate with disabled employees is an easy way to buy an ADA lawsuit
Two ADA lawsuits filed by the EEOC over the past two weeks illustrate the risk that employers take when they fail to talk to employees about...
WIRTW #287 (the “save me, San Francisco, part 2” edition)
By Jon Hyman
Cable car rides, hiking and biking to and over the Golden Gate Bridge, sailing the harbor, reuniting with my college roommate, the “Full Hou...
Big verdict underscores danger of recording devices in the workplace
By Jon Hyman
A couple of years ago, I asked the following question: Are your employees recording you? In that post, I discussed an ABC News story, whic...
More companies offer pet insurance as an employee benefit
By Jon Hyman
We love our pets. This year, it is estimated that we will spend more than $55 billion on them. More than $14 billion of that total will be ...
FMLA now covers same-sex spouses (sort of)
By Jon Hyman
Ever since the Supreme Court invalidated the Defense of Marriage Act in U.S. v. Windsor , there has been a lot of hand-wringing over what th...