WIRTW #377 (the “…all I ever wanted” edition)
According to Nielsen Consumer Research , over the past year 52% of people did not take all their paid vacation days, leaving an average of 7...
Even lone-wolf activity is concerted, according to NLRB
By Jon Hyman
Bonus post today. We know that the National Labor Relations Act protects employees who engage in protected concerted activity from retaliat...
You need to pay employees if you know, or should know, they are working overtime
By Jon Hyman
Consider Garcia v. SAR Food of Ohio (N.D. Ohio 7/6/15) a cautionary tale. SAR owns and operates food-court Japanese restaurants. The cour...
Retaliation alphabet-soup
By Jon Hyman
Employers typically think of retaliation in terms of the big employment statutes: Title VII, the ADEA, the ADA, the FMLA, and the FLSA. Yet,...
The unintended and unfortunate consequence of wage-and-hour reforms
By Jon Hyman
Wage-and-hour reforms are all the rage. Yet, with reform comes a potential unforeseen price—businesses that simply cannot afford to stay in ...
Happy birthday ADA
By Jon Hyman
Yesterday, the Americans with Disabilities Act turned 25 years old. We've come a long way in the past 25 years, from a statute intended ...
WIRTW #376 (the “…I’ll only disappoint you…” edition)
By Jon Hyman
I thought I’d try something different today by bringing you a musician I’ve recently discovered— Courtney Barnett . She’s a guitar playing,...