The other side of the coin on the appropriate response to harassment
Last week I discussed the importance of a timely and effective remedial response by an employer to an employee’s harassment complaint. Toda...
WIRTW #386 (the “onion” edition)
By Jon Hyman
I’ve the reading the Onion for years. It’s consistently funny, often offensive, and seldom disappoints. Here’s some quick hits (all, surpri...
Compensable working time : FLSA :: Disability : Pre-2009 ADA
By Jon Hyman
Think back to when you took your SATs, many years ago—number-2 pencils, plastic school chairs and laminate-topped desks, florescent lights, ...
John Oliver on OSHA (and a not-so-subtle shout-out to my firm’s new OSHA blog)
By Jon Hyman
On this week’s Last Week Tonight , John Oliver gives OSHA a pass on its slack investigations of North Dakota oil field accidents . He blames...
Just because harassment is offensive doesn’t make it illegal
By Jon Hyman
Clifford Harris is a practicing member of the Voodoo religion. His co-workers at Electro-Motive Diesel often expressed their opinion about h...