How flexible are our modern workplaces?
As I type, I’m 30,000 feet above Pennsylvania, flying to see my dad, who’s waiting in the hospital for surgery. As you read, i’m probably si...
Potty mouthed employees
By Jon Hyman
Most non-union employees are at-will, which means you can fire them for any reason, good, bad, or for no reason at all (as long as some othe...
The NLRB is looking to overturn email solicitation rules
By Jon Hyman
In Register Guard , the NLRB held that an employer’s solicitation or other communication policy can lawfully bar employees’ non-work related...
WIRTW #319 (the “photocopier” edition)
By Jon Hyman
Do you want to lose credibility, either as a lawyer or a witness? Spend seven minutes during a deposition arguing over the meaning of “photo...
With workplace social media, don’t be like Nero
By Jon Hyman
Legend tells us that Nero sat and played his fiddle while Rome, the capital of his empire, burned. Sadly, according to a recent survey, Soci...