WIRTW #592 (the “welcome back” edition)
Covid has taken a lot from us. One of the things it robbed from this space is its weekly "What I'm Reading This Week" ("W...
Coronavirus Update 8-19-2021: The (Un)Healthy American, along with other more reputable organizations, help Americans dodge vaccine mandates
By Jon Hyman
Meet Peggy Hall. She runs a website called The Healthy American . What is The Healthy American? For starters, it's a website that NewsG...
Coronavirus Update 8-18-2021: Back to school presents fresh challenges for working parents and employers
By Jon Hyman
Today my kids go back to school. 10th grade for Norah and 7th grade for Donovan. I am so thankful that their school is requiring universal m...
Coronavirus Update 8-17-2021: Are your work-from-home employees working more one job from home?
By Jon Hyman
This headline in the Wall Street Journal caught my eye: These People Who Work From Home Have a Secret: They Have Two Jobs . A small, dedica...
Coronavirus Update 8-16-2021: With more businesses implementing vaccine mandates, more people turn to illegal fake vaccine cards
By Jon Hyman
With more employers mandating vaccines for their employees, and businesses, cities, and schools doing the same for customers and other non-e...
What Would Ted Do? #WWTD
By Jon Hyman
First, there was my Golden Rule of Employee Relations : Treat your employees as you would want to be treated (or as you would want your wif...
Coronavirus Update 8–12–2021: Justice Department confirms that ADA applies to Covid “long-haulers"
By Jon Hyman
A few weeks ago I opined that the ADA likely covers Covid long-haul symptoms as protected disabilities that employers must accommodate. In ...