Getting your termination ducks in a row
Just because someone engages in protected conduct doesn't mean you can't fire them. It just means you better have your ducks in a ro...
WIRTW #683: the “here comes the flood” edition
By Jon Hyman
Lord, here comes the flood We'll say goodbye to flesh and blood If again the seas are silent in any still alive It'll be those who g...
There is no such thing as free speech at work
By Jon Hyman
"Having successfully settled my case with ESPN/Disney, I have decided to leave so I can exercise my first amendment rights more freely....
Despite what SCOTUS said about collegiate affirmative action, corporate DEI efforts are still legal
By Jon Hyman
Last week, a federal court judge dismissed a lawsuit filed by a conservative shareholder against Starbucks challenging the company's div...
Not all reasonable accommodation standards are created equally
By Jon Hyman
Consider this example, and then let's talk. Lydia works as a cellar person in a brewery. The essential functions of her job include the ...
Pregnant Workers Fairness Act and pregnancy loss
By Jon Hyman
Missy, a newly hired server in the taproom of a brewery, suffers a miscarriage and asks her manager for ten days of leave to recover. As a n...
WIRTW #682: the “horse hockey” edition
By Jon Hyman
Lou Grant. Leslie Knope. Dr. Mark Greene. Captain Merrill Stubing. Even Michael Scott. The history of television is littered with great boss...