Why I don't like most non-disparagement clauses (and 3 tips to fix them)
Will Blythe recently penned an op-ed in the New York Times entitled, Fired? Speak No Evil. In this piece, Mr. Blythe chronicled his recent...
Stand by your employees: an ode to Norah and the Troopers
By Jon Hyman
For the past nine months, my daughter has been taking guitar lessons at School of Rock in Strongsville . This past fall, we upped her from p...
WIRTW #304 (the “happy life” edition)
By Jon Hyman
I sometimes use this weekly space to get personal. Today will be one of those posts. My 5-year-old son, Donovan, was born with Noonan Syndr...
Separation of protected activity and discipline can protect employers from retaliation claims
By Jon Hyman
Can an employee succeed on a retaliation claim if the decision maker did not know about the alleged protected activity at the time the emplo...
You can’t always get what you want … but even when you do it’s an “adverse employment action”
By Jon Hyman
Suppose an employee applies for a transfer to an open position. The company decides to hire an external candidate and passes on transferring...
You might be a defendant if … you ask applicants for a family medical history
By Jon Hyman
According to this press release , a New York nursing and rehabilitation center will pay $370,000 to settle a genetic discrimination lawsuit ...
Cursing as religious harassment—context matters
By Jon Hyman
With The year was 1985. I was 12 years and spent the summer at overnight camp. When you spend 8 weeks alone in the woods with a dozen other ...