WIRTW #343 (the “trick or treat” edition)
True confession—I do not like Halloween. I never did. As a kid, I tolerated the holiday because it brought a bounty of candy. As I aged out ...
EEOC files historic lawsuit challenging biometric testing by employers
By Jon Hyman
It’s no secret that health insurance costs are out of control. To help combat this surge, many employers have turned to biometric testing fo...
Court of appeals decision highlights risk of (mis)classifying employees
By Jon Hyman
I once handled a wage-and-hour investigation in which the employer, before retaining my services, hired an HR consultant to help classify it...
The times they are a changin’ for LGBT discrimination
By Jon Hyman
Last week, the The U.S. Office of Special Counsel announced a landmark determination that the Department of the Army engaged in “frequent, p...
Does social media hold the cure for your malingering, hooky playing employees?
By Jon Hyman
In one of the better earlier episodes of The Office , the Assistant to the Regional Manager, Dwight Schrute, thinks that one of his co-work...