Fired for posing for Playboy? Or, how does an employer prove a negative?
Jessica Zelinske, a 33-year-old Minnesota mom, is suing her former employer after it fired her for appearing in Playboy’s 2011 “Hot Housewi...
WIRTW #291 (the “if you can’t beat ‘em…” edition)
By Jon Hyman
At The Employer Handbook Blog, Eric Meyer is polling his readers with the question, “ Would you hire this employee ?” The employee in quest...
Facebook “likes” as free speech
By Jon Hyman
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 ...