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Urine trouble: Ohio Supreme Court to decide whether an employer can require “direct observation” of a workplace urine-sample collection

Tuesday, February 4, 2020 By Jon Hyman

An employer requires “direct observation” of its employees providing a urine sample pursuant to its reasonable suspicion and random workpl...

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Poll: how do you handle “Super Bowl Fever”?

Monday, February 3, 2020 By Jon Hyman

Today is Super Bowl Monday, the day after the big game. The game ended after 10 pm last night, and parties went much later. In light of thi...

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WIRTW #585 (the “demos” edition)

Friday, January 31, 2020 By Jon Hyman

My daughter’s band, Fake ID , just recorded demos of a few of their original songs. Check them out on Soundcloud ; they’d really appreciate ...

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Does Title VII protect “veganism” as a religion?

Thursday, January 30, 2020 By Jon Hyman

A judge in the United Kingdom has ruled that “ethical veganism” is a protected class akin to religion and is protected from workplace disc...

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Chipotle settlement highlights child labor issues

Wednesday, January 29, 2020 By Jon Hyman

According to CNN , Chipotle has agreed to pay a $1.3 million fine for more than 13,000 child labor violations at over 50 of its Massachuse...

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Ohio appellate court refuses to enforce employment arbitration agreement as “unconscionable”

Tuesday, January 28, 2020 By Jon Hyman

An agreement between an employer and its employees requires an employee to submit to “final and binding arbitration … any actual or allege...

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Does the ADA protect employees who travel to areas that potentially expose them to coronavirus?

Monday, January 27, 2020 By Jon Hyman

Coronavirus  is 2020’s pandemic du jour. It’s a serious, and potentially deadly, respiratory virus that (likely) started in Wuhan, China, ...

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Management-side employment lawyer. Chair of Employment & Labor and Craft Beer practices at Wickens Herzer Panza.

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