Facebook “likes” as free speech
In Bland v. Roberts , a Virginia federal court dismissed a First Amendment retaliation lawsuit brought by a group of terminated city employe...
Must you pay your employees for civic and charitable work?
By Jon Hyman
October is Breast Cancer Awareness month, which means that businesses all over the country will be sponsoring events to combat this disease ...
It’s the final countdown: How the government shutdown affects labor and employment law
By Jon Hyman
In case you haven’t heard, as of 12:01 a.m. this morning, the federal government is closed . Your business will feel this shutdown in many ...
What Kanye West can teach you about employee relations
By Jon Hyman
Ragan.com recently asked this question: “When should you fire an employee for his tweets?” As a management-side employment lawyer you’d th...
WIRTW #290 (the “magnificent seven” edition)
By Jon Hyman
I’m not going to lie; it’s nice when an organization recognizes my blog. The ABA Journal has honored me for the last three years by includin...