DOL reopens the floodgate to liquidated damages in wage and hour investigations
The Department of Labor's breakup with liquidated damages in wage and hour investigations lasted only four years. Late last week, the ag...
The top 11 things you need to know about being sued by an (ex) employee
By Jon Hyman
Because of the impending changes to Ohio's workplace discrimination law that take effect in two days, the filing of employment discrimi...
Coronavirus Update 4-12-2021: It’s time to end pandemic PTO hesitancy
By Jon Hyman
I haven't taken a proper vacation in 25 months. We were supposed to go to Portugal last March, but then Covid happened. In the 13 months...
Coronavirus Update 4-9-2021: Income tax season has exacerbated the ongoing Covid plague of unemployment fraud
By Jon Hyman
One of the lasting lessons of the Covid-19 pandemic for businesses is our broken state unemployment systems. State governments have paid out...
Title VII and “fringe" religions
By Jon Hyman
"A pagan says she faced religious discrimination while working at Panera. Now, she’s suing." So reads the headline at the Washing...
6th Circuit applies False Claim Act’s anti-retaliation protections to ex-employees
By Jon Hyman
In the history of this blog's 3,603 posts, I've never written about the False Claim Act. If you've been waiting with bated breat...
Coronavirus Update 4-6-2021: Is work from home not all it’s cracked up to be?
By Jon Hyman
Three weeks ago I returned to the office. That return matched my start date at Wickens Herzer Panza . I decided that it'd be difficult,...