NLRB judge strikes down termination based on HIPAA violation
HIPAA. Five letters that strike fear into the heart of anyone that handles employee medical information. That is, anyone except an NLRB judg...
John Oliver tackles paid medical leave
By Jon Hyman
Is it time for America to catch up to the rest of the world and offer paid family leave to our employees? Perhaps the best argument in favor...
Did the 6th Circuit just gut the honest-belief rule?
By Jon Hyman
The only fight I’ve even been in was in 4th grade. For reasons that I can’t remember, Yale Weinstein and I squared off in the schoolyard of ...
WIRTW #365 (the “en français” edition)
By Jon Hyman
One of the curricular pieces I love about my kids’ school is that they start foreign language in kindergarten. My daughter, Norah, is now in...
OSHA chimes in on transgender bathrooms
By Jon Hyman
OSHA is no stranger to regulating workplace bathrooms . Now, Employment Law 360 [sub. req.] reports that OSHA and the National Center for T...
Is hiring for “digital natives” age discrimination?
By Jon Hyman
Let’s say you’re looking to fill a position at your company that requires a certain degree of technical proficiency. Or, you just want to ma...
Failure to accommodate may not equal retaliation, says federal court
By Jon Hyman
In Neely v. Benchmark Family Services (S.D. Ohio 4/21/15) , the plaintiff claimed that his employer retaliated against him for failing to a...