Dealing with the AWOL employee: What is “reasonable” employee notice for FMLA leave?
Lots of businesses have zero-tolerance no-call/no-show policies. Under such a policy, if an employee is AWOL from work for a predetermined n...
Do you know? How to handle an EEOC or OCRC charge
By Jon Hyman
It’s no secret that in a down economy, the number of employment-related claims rise. To file a claim under any of the federal employment dis...
Ohio Senate considers compensatory time – a sensible alternative to paid sick leave
By Jon Hyman
As the number of reported swine flu cases approaches 1,000 globally (a staggeringly low 0.00002% of the world’s population), Judith Warner, ...
WIRTW #77
By Jon Hyman
Pennsylvania Senator Arlen Specter again dominates the news this week. His defection to the Democratic Party is the second biggest news stor...
Handling ex-employees’ data
By Jon Hyman
In this morning’s Wall Street Journal , Joseph De Avila features me in an article on how companies handle a laid-off employee’s digital belo...
Swine flu: panic versus preparedness
By Jon Hyman
There is nothing our media likes more than a good panic. So, it is somewhat with a grain of salt that I take a lot of this week’s coverage a...
Do you know? Charging for work uniforms
By Jon Hyman
More and more businesses are looking to cut costs anywhere they can. Many require their employees to wear a certain uniform. Can they pass o...