"Do as I say, not as I do" — HR leader fired for harassment loses discrimination lawsuit
A female HR supervisor attends an out-of-town leadership retreat with some co-workers. They observe her at the hotel bar telling off-color j...
Discrimination liability for "agents" extends to AI vendors, says federal court
By Jon Hyman
Can an HR software vendor be held liable for the alleged discriminatory hiring decisions of its customers? According to one federal court, t...
Refusing to participate in mandatory training isn't "protected activity," it's insubordination
By Jon Hyman
"I am not taking this training because it's a joke … making non-white colleagues all victims and turning white colleagues … into vi...
WIRTW #723: the 'A Portuguesa' edition
By Jon Hyman
I love to travel for two primary reasons: to see things and to experience things. On my vacation to São Miguel in the Azores Islands, I saw ...
What is "implicit bias" and how to combat it in your business
By Jon Hyman
Dwight Jackson, a Black man, claims that the Shinola Hotel denied him a job interview because of his race. He knows this, he says, because ...