President signs the Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2016—what employers need to know
Yesterday, President Obama signed into law the Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2016 . It creates a uniform, federal standard for the protectio...
NLRB positively botches decision over “positive workplace” policy
By Jon Hyman
Do you have a “Positivity Policy” like the following in your employee handbook? The Company expects all employees to behave in a professio...
EEOC issues new guidance on leaves of absence under the ADA
By Jon Hyman
What does the EEOC want you know about your treatment of employees’ leaves of absence under the ADA? A whole bunch, according to this guidan...
Happy blogiversary to me
By Jon Hyman
Nine years ago today , I launched the Ohio Employer’s Law Blog. During that span, millions have read 2,421 posts (OMG!).
WIRTW #411 (the “Green Day” edition)
By Jon Hyman
I’m pretty excited for my daughter’s next School of Rock performance. The show is called “Nerds vs. Punks”, whch pits two of 1994 greatest a...