Do you know the rules for paying remote workers for “downtime”?
Every 10 minutes at some random point that she couldn't anticipate, the company took photos of her and her work, a screenshot of whateve...
No privacy for drug-test pees
By Jon Hyman
Someone on Reddit asks: Is it legal for my new employer to watch my pee for a drug test? I can’t speak for every state, but in my state the...
Employee harassed after coming out at work loses harassment lawsuit
By Jon Hyman
After an employee comes out at work as gay, he alleges that co-workers left him pink nail polish, a nail file, and bath bombs, that someone...
WIRTW #660: the “Freckles” edition
By Jon Hyman
Two weeks ago I shared the story of Freckles, the toad that my daughter rescued from our backyard. On our podcast — The Norah and Dad Show ...
Seminars and Webinars: Employee Handbooks
By Jon Hyman
When was the last time you reviewed and updated your business's employee handbook? If your answer is, "I don’t know," "L...
Post-termination diagnosis is insufficient to support ADA claim
By Jon Hyman
Haley Hrdlicka, a 30-year General Motors employee, began having attendance problems after transferring to its Design Academy. Serious attend...
What does an employer have to do to lose $366 million?!
By Jon Hyman
$366 million dollars. That's how much a jury awarded Jennifer Harris, a Black sales manager targeted and then fired by FedEx after she ...