The two main reasons why employers shouldn’t retaliate
Social media giant TikTok is in some legal hot water for its alleged mistreatment of its employees. According to NPR , two Black employees a...
WIRTW #688: the “(not) Progressives” edition
By Jon Hyman
Misgendering a transgender employee + forcing him to out himself to his coworkers + passing him over for a promotion + subjecting him to an ...
Facebook Messenger and other alternative communication channels for attendance call-outs
By Jon Hyman
An employee uses Facebook Messenger to notify his supervisor of a medical absence, ignoring the company's policy that requires employees...
Let’s play FLSA error-spotting
By Jon Hyman
Empire Diner pays its servers a tipped minimum wage of $2.83, the permissible tipped minimum wage in the state in which it's located, Pe...
The 10th nominee for the “Worst Employer of 2023” is … the jack(a$$) in the box
By Jon Hyman
The EEOC recently filed a lawsuit against a Jack in the Box restaurant owned and operated by Eastbox LLC, alleging sexual harassment again...
WIRTW #687: the “red rain” edition
By Jon Hyman
What was your worst day at work? If you work at Destilaria Levira, in Levira, Portugal, it was almost certainly this past weekend, when two...
Repeat after me: Never, ever, ever ignore court orders
By Jon Hyman
Have you ever heard of a "writ of body attachment?" Me neither, until yesterday. That's when the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals ...