A cautionary tale on what happens when you botch a litigation hold
All the way back in October 2010, I provided 10 tips for issuing an effective litigation hold . What happens, however, if your litigation ho...
More on retaliation for firing after complaints of third-party discrimination
By Jon Hyman
Yesterday’s post on #Donglegate — the firing of Adria Richards after she tweeted her displeasure at the off-color jokes told by a pair of ...
Should employers be liable for conduct they cannot control? Fired for tweeting about third-party misconduct
By Jon Hyman
While attending a conference, Adria Richards became offended by two attendees sitting behind telling inappropriate jokes. So, she tweeted ...
6th Circuit holds that an insurer’s “special investigators” are exempt administrative employees
By Jon Hyman
One of the most difficult issues employers face under the wage and hour laws is properly classifying employees under the “administrative” ex...
WIRTW #266 (the “Reader is dead … long live Feedly” edition)
By Jon Hyman
Today, I’m going to break down the 4th wall. To the outside observer, these weekly Friday roundups appear incredibly time consuming to compi...
How NOT to respond to a harassment complaint
By Jon Hyman
An employee walks into your office and makes the following statement: “During my interview for a promotion, the CEO asked me about Asian mas...
Accommodating disabled job applicants is no game
By Jon Hyman
When we think of employers’ reasonable accommodation obligations under the ADA, we usually think in terms of accommodating current employees...