WIRTW #317 (the “crash landing” edition)
Even though we are only in the third week of April, I am ready to declare that we have already seen the social-media #fail of 2014. From Fox...
Why you need employee-invention and IP agreements
By Jon Hyman
Taco Bell is defending claims by two former interns that they invented the Doritos taco nearly 20 years ago. They now want to be paid part o...
What happens when an HR investigation is staged … and filmed for a beer commercial?
By Jon Hyman
This. “Do you always wash your hands after using the restroom? … Have you ever told a coworker you like her outfit? … Do you use your work...
Hypothetical violations doom employer confidentiality policy
By Jon Hyman
A few months ago I posted on the NLRB’s veto of a workplace confidentiality policy . Late last month, the 5th Circuit court of appeals ruled...
It's illegal to ask employees to give up overtime payments
By Jon Hyman
If a non-exempt employee works more than 40 hours in a work week that employee is entitled to overtime at the required rate of 1.5 times th...