The 15th nominee for the “worst employer of 2019” is … the disability demoter
An employee tells you he might need to leave work on a moment’s notice to rush home to care for his disabled daughter (born with a severe ...
Why are so many employers discriminating against lactating moms?
By Jon Hyman
Women were told to pump in their manager’s office or a meeting room without locks, where they were walked in on repeatedly. Many had to p...
Are hangovers the next frontier of your FMLA headaches?
By Jon Hyman
A German court recently ruled that a hangover qualifies as an “illness.” Which got me thinking … are hangovers the next frontier of your...
WIRTW #570 (the “unexpected” edition)
By Jon Hyman
I always assumed my kids would out-achieve me. I just never imagined it would happen by the 8th grade. Cleveland Magazine just named ...
6th Circuit holds that an employee cannot contractually shorten Title VII’s statute of limitations
By Jon Hyman
In Thurman v. Daimler Chrysler , the 6th Circuit agreed that the following agreement between an employer and an employee shortening the ti...