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"Same-actor" harassment isn't immune from Title VII.

Tuesday, October 14, 2025 By Jon Hyman

A federal judge recently granted summary judgment to Verizon Wireless after it fired a Black employee who twice used the n-word in the stor...

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Ohio beer is the best beer!

Monday, October 13, 2025 By Jon Hyman

For years, I've told anyone who would listen that Ohio has the best beer in America. Now, we have the proof. At this year's Great Am...

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WIRTW #776: the 'secret diner' edition

Friday, October 10, 2025 By Jon Hyman

Every now and then, I like to take this space and go hyper-local, to highlight something that makes my corner of Northeast Ohio special. Tod...

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Employers, you don't need to be right—you just need to be honest

Thursday, October 9, 2025 By Jon Hyman

If you're an employer disciplining or terminating an employee for workplace misconduct, you don't have to prove the employee did the...

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The importance of preaching (and training) calmness in the workplace

Wednesday, October 8, 2025 By Jon Hyman

Until today, I had never heard the phrase, "gratuity riot." I bet you hadn't either. It allegedly happened in Nashville, where...

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Management-side employment lawyer. Chair of Employment & Labor and Craft Beer practices at Wickens Herzer Panza.

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