Court finds that the ADA does not protect employee’s dormant genetic condition
Sherryl Darby has the BRCA1 gene, otherwise known as the breast cancer gene, the best known gene associated with breast-cancer risk. Appro...
WIRTW #580 (the “I voted” edition)
By Jon Hyman
Have you cast your ballot for the Worst Employer of 2019 ? Time is running short. The polls close Tuesday, December 17, at 11 pm. VOTE he...
Just because you’re out on FMLA does not grant you a license to threaten your co-workers
By Jon Hyman
“Hey pussy … I’m going to get you for what you did.” Ordinarily, if one employee confronts another employee with a threat like the one ...
The 4 things you cannot do to pro-union employees (hint: number 1 is fire them)
By Jon Hyman
Four former Google employees claim that their ex-employer fired them Thanksgiving week in retaliation for their efforts to organize a labor...
VOTE NOW for the “Worst Employer of 2019” — polls are open
By Jon Hyman
All year long, I’ve been sharing examples of the worst employers in America. My goal? Compile them at the end of the year and then turn it o...
The ADA never requires an employer to create a position as a reasonable accommodation
By Jon Hyman
Randona Johnson took a medical leave from his position as a process coach at a Ford assembly plant to deal with back pain, hypertension, a...
WIRTW #579 (the “blank slate” edition)
By Jon Hyman
Next Saturday, December 14, Norah and her Fake ID bandmates will be traveling west to Elyria, Ohio, to play Blank Slate , a very cool all ag...