If you’re taking an employee’s deposition, don’t charge them for a day off work
Today’s blog post is a multiple-choice quiz. An employee takes a day off work to attend his own deposition, which you are taking in defense...
Medical marijuana and the Americans with Disabilities Act
By Jon Hyman
Bailey v. Real Time Staffing Servs. (6th Cir. 10/29/13) involves an employee fired for a positive random drug test for marijuana. Unknown ...
WIRTW #299 (the “Yuletide confessions” edition)
By Jon Hyman
I have confession to make. I’m a Jew who loves Christmas. I knew it from an early age. We’d leave temple on a December Friday night and swin...
When an extended leave of absence is NOT a reasonable accommodation
By Jon Hyman
Conventional wisdom says that when a sick or injured employee asks for time off, you should grant it within reason . For one, the EEOC says ...
5th Circuit upholds legality of class action arbitration waivers
By Jon Hyman
D.R. Horton v. NLRB [pdf] concerns whether, under the National Labor Relations Act, an employer can enforce against its employees an arbit...
Don’t be a jughead by thinking that white men aren’t a protected class
By Jon Hyman
A group of male employees of Archie Comics filed a gender discrimination lawsuit against their employer. They allege, among other things, th...
Sometimes, employees get what they deserve
By Jon Hyman
At 10:35 Saturday morning, I was stopped at an intersection on my way home from dropping my daughter off at her band rehearsal. From the pas...