The 5th nominee for the “Worst Employer of 2022” is … the sh**ty superior
I thought I had seen all variety and manner of worst employer. Then Suzanne Lucas sent me this story . Boss who gave employees energy drin...
WIRTW #617: the “drive-thru” edition
By Jon Hyman
Earlier this week I had the pleasure of guesting on DriveThruHR , one of the oldest and (in my opinion) best HR radio shows/podcasts. We dis...
Local bag company learns an expensive lesson on wage and hour compliance
By Jon Hyman
A federal judge has ordered American Made Bags to pay $189,756 to a group of 48 employees, half as unpaid wages and half as liquidated dama...
The wage and hour risks of rounding
By Jon Hyman
"Iraene" asks the following question on the Antiwork subreddit . I was told to round down or round up my time. So if I start work...
The time has come to limit the overuse and overbreadth of noncompetition agreements
By Jon Hyman
It's been nearly five years since I asked this question : "Is your non-compete agreement killing a fly with a sledgehammer?" N...