Inauguration Day
Today is a wonderful day. 28 years ago, January 20, 1993, I was on the National Mall experiencing the inauguration of Bill Clinton. One of m...
What employers can expect from Biden’s presidency: A temporary emergency OSHA standard for COVID-19
By Jon Hyman
Today marks the one-year anniversary of the identification of the first COVID-19 case in the United States. On January 20, 2020, the State o...
Biden calls for extension and expansion of FFCRA
By Jon Hyman
As you should hopefully be aware, the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA), the federal law that provided paid leave to employees...
What employers can expect from Biden’s presidency: A $15 minimum wage
By Jon Hyman
This week I'll be examining what employers can expect from Joe Biden's presidency. Today, a $15 minimum wage. Late last week Preside...
The 2nd nominee for the “Worst Employer of 2021” is … the stillbirthing leave spurner
By Jon Hyman
When I close out this contest at the end of each year I ask myself, "Jon, will you be able to find sufficiently awful nominees for the ...
H.B. 352 finally fixes Ohio’s broken employment discrimination statute for employers
By Jon Hyman
For lack of more artful description, Ohio's employment discrimination law was a mess. It exposed employers to claims for up to six years...
Github fires employee for using the n-word … Nazi
By Jon Hyman
Software company GitHub is taking a lot of heat for firing a Jewish employee for referring to the people who stormed the Capitol on January ...