We are always being watched—Ray Rice and workplace investigations
On Monday, the NFL indefinitely suspended, and the Baltimore Ravens terminated the contract of, Ray Rice after TMZ published security camer...
Protected activity doesn’t protect against poor performance
By Jon Hyman
Yesterday brought us two different 6th Circuit cases upholding dismissals of lawsuits in which the employees alleged that their terminations...
Is this the end of the independent contractor as we know it?
By Jon Hyman
In Alexander v. FedEx Ground Package Sys. (8/27/14) , the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals concluded that FedEx’s delivery drivers are employee...
WIRTW #335 (the “Cutetallica” edition)
By Jon Hyman
“What is Cutetallica ”, you ask? It’s my daughter’s latest School of Rock band (earlier, here and here ). What else could it be? If you’r...
6th Circuit agrees to re-hear telecommuting accommodation case
By Jon Hyman
In April, the 6th Circuit issued a decision that recognized telecommuting as a possible reasonable accommodation under the ADA. Work-life b...