Post-termination diagnosis is insufficient to support ADA claim
Haley Hrdlicka, a 30-year General Motors employee, began having attendance problems after transferring to its Design Academy. Serious attend...
What does an employer have to do to lose $366 million?!
By Jon Hyman
$366 million dollars. That's how much a jury awarded Jennifer Harris, a Black sales manager targeted and then fired by FedEx after she ...
The problem isn’t “fake” managers, it’s the poorly named “administrative” exemption
By Jon Hyman
"Would you rather be a front-desk clerk or 'Director of First Impressions'? A barber or a 'Grooming Manager'?" CBS...
WIRTW #659: the “99 problems” edition
By Jon Hyman
I got 99 problems, but being a podcast guest ain't one. I love the People Problems Podcast so much. And they must love me, too, since t...
“Entitlement to FMLA leave” is not a prerequisite to an FMLA retaliation claim
By Jon Hyman
The 6th Circuit revived the FMLA retaliation claim of an attorney fired immediately after she requested unpaid leave to care for her two-yea...