Does an employer have a duty to protect the personal information of its employees? (Part 3)
Employees trust their employers with a whole bunch of personal information. Social security numbers, medical documents, insurance records,...
Facebook video sinks employee’s FMLA claim
By Jon Hyman
Everything was going swimmingly for Thomas Dunger during his approved FMLA leave from his job as a mechanic for Union Pacific Railroad … ...
Employers are making new dog ownership a little less ruff by offering “pawternity” leave
By Jon Hyman
In three days, my family grows by one. We’re adding a puppy. My wife and kids have been clamoring for a new dog for a year. Loula (our ...
The Customer isn’t always right: The Museum of Sex(ual harassment)
By Jon Hyman
Just because an employee works at The Museum of Sex does not mean that she wants be sexually harassed. Or least that’s what Katherine McMa...
WIRTW #557 (the “infinity and beyond” edition)
By Jon Hyman
Toy Story has played a huge party in my life. Donovan is a Toy Story fanatic. He’s seen every movie hundreds of times. He has what seems li...