Blackballing as retaliation
Do you remember Diana Wang, the unpaid intern who sued Hearst Corporation , claiming that the publisher violated that Fair Labor Standard Ac...
Tread lightly if banning workplace gossip, says NLRB Judge
By Jon Hyman
I recently came across a blog post that answered the question of how to deal with workplace gossip . One solution you might want to avoid is...
A weighty lesson on pregnancy discrimination
By Jon Hyman
It’s the first full week of January, which means that lots of people are attempting to execute on their New Year’s resolutions. Many of thos...
It’s time to update your severe-weather policy
By Jon Hyman
How bad is the weather going to be in Cleveland today? It’s so cold that even the Horseshoe Casino is closed . You can’t even get hot at the...
WIRTW #302 (the "peace and quiet" edition)
By Jon Hyman
It’s been a nice couple of weeks of relative peace and quiet (or at least as much peace and quiet as one can get in one’s house during winte...
Lessons from children’s lit: A New Year’s resolution
By Jon Hyman
Among the toys and the clothes, my kids always receive books for Christmas. This year, the books included The Day the Crayons Quit . This bo...
The 12 Days of Employment-Law Christmas
By Jon Hyman
This time last year, I published a song, “The 12 Days of Employment Law Christmas.” In the last year, though, I’ve gained a lot of new reade...