I (don’t) “like” this protected concerted activity
Last October, in Bland v. Roberts , the 4th Circuit held that a Facebook “like” qualifies as speech protected by the First Amendment. As we ...
Deterring the wage-and-hour scofflaw
By Jon Hyman
The New York Times reported late last week that a Manhattan Domino’s Pizza franchisee has settled a wage-and-hour class action lawsuit for ...
Is regular attendance an essential job function when an employee asks for time off from work?
By Jon Hyman
I’ve written before about the need for employers to handle with care an employee’s request for unpaid time off as a reasonable accommodatio...
WIRTW #306 (the “donning and doffing” edition)
By Jon Hyman
Earlier this week, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its first employment decision of 2014, Sandifer v. U.S. Steel [pdf] , which held that the ...
Eliminating Mad-Men workplace policies #SOTU
By Jon Hyman
During Tuesday’s State of the Union Address, President Obama handed down the following edict : It’s time to do away with workplace policie...