Pregnant Workers Fairness Act and pregnancy loss
Missy, a newly hired server in the taproom of a brewery, suffers a miscarriage and asks her manager for ten days of leave to recover. As a n...
WIRTW #682: the “horse hockey” edition
By Jon Hyman
Lou Grant. Leslie Knope. Dr. Mark Greene. Captain Merrill Stubing. Even Michael Scott. The history of television is littered with great boss...
$2.6 million reasons why it’s illegal to fire a gay employee
By Jon Hyman
Yesterday, a federal jury in Columbus returned a $2.6 million verdict in favor of Stacey Yerkes, a former Ohio State Highway Patrol employee...
Despite what he says, Elon Musk will not pay your legal bills if you’re fired for Xing
By Jon Hyman
"If you were unfairly treated by your employer due to posting or liking something on this platform, we will fund your legal bill. No li...
Work and religion aren’t a Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup
By Jon Hyman
Everyone's relationship with God — whether you call that deity God, Yahweh, Jesus, Allah, Vishnu, Buddha, the Flying Spaghetti Monster, ...