NLRB champions the lone wolf in latest protected concerted activity decision
In Whole Foods Market [pdf] , the NLRB held that the employer’s rules prohibiting employees’ use of recording devices in the workplace viola...
The 12 Days of Employment Law Christmas (2015 Edition)
By Jon Hyman
For the past three Noels, I published “The 12 Days of Employment Law Christmas.” As this has become a year-end tradition at the blog, I’m sh...
7th Circuit delivers employers an early Christmas gift in EEOC severance agreement case
By Jon Hyman
In EEOC v. CVS Pharmacy, Inc. , the EEOC challenged what I have previously described as several garden-variety, boilerplate provisions in ...
WIRTW #394 (the “re-gift” edition)
By Jon Hyman
What do you do with gifts that are less than desirable? John Oliver shares his ideas on the dos and don’ts of re-gifting . I won’t get ...
What Star Wars teaches us about employee relations #TheForceAwakens
By Jon Hyman
My earliest cinematic memories involve Star Wars. I don’t really remember seeing A New Hope in the theater (I was only 4 years old), but ...