A “wet one” renders him gay? 5th Circuit to reconsider same-sex harassment case
In EEOC v. Boh Brothers Constr. Co. , ironworker Kerry Woods (male) asserted that his supervisor, Chuck Wolfe, subjected him to all of the ...
WIRTW #268 (the “… in a box” edition)
By Jon Hyman
One of the stops my wife and I made when we honeymooned in Ireland was the Irish Jewish Museum in Dublin. Because Ireland is not necessaril...
The results are in: social media password survey
By Jon Hyman
Last month, in response to the introduction of social media password legislation in the Ohio Senate , I posed a survey to gauge whether this...
Can you hear me now? Unilateral deafness is not an ADA disability
By Jon Hyman
I’ve long argued that 2009’s ADA Amendments Act changed the game for how employers defend disability discrimination cases. Because the ADAAA...
Deploy the Girl-Scout-cookie offensive to ward off labor unions
By Jon Hyman
NewsOK reports that some employers have started banning their employees from promoting their kids’ fundraisers at work. At least one story ...
Congress enacts the Americans with No Abilities Act
By Jon Hyman
According to a trusted news source , Congress has enacted the Americans with No Abilities Act: The act … is being hailed as a major victor...
WIRTW #267 (the “may the font be with you” edition)
By Jon Hyman
I’m a font geek. When I read a brief that has been drafted in Times New Roman, I get mad. It’s lazy, I think, to use a font just because you...