If you can't force older employees to retire, how do you succession plan?
Employers face a legitimate—and growing—problem: if older employees aren't retiring on schedule (or at all), how do you plan for leaders...
Mangement discussion of an older worker's "retirement" as age discrimination
By Jon Hyman
"When are you retiring?" That's not an employer's call to make. Here's a rule that employers still manage to forget or...
Can you spot the difference between coincidence and retaliation?
By Jon Hyman
Have you heard about the small toy store owners in St. Paul, MN, who complained about ICE on their local news . They went on camera. They cr...
Clarity beats chaos: Why rescinding the EEOC’s harassment guidance is a mistake
By Jon Hyman
Today at 10 a.m., the EEOC is scheduled to vote on whether to rescind its 2024 Enforcement Guidance on Harassment in the Workplace . If the...
Dry January isn't a moral virtue or wellness trend. It's an economic gut punch.
By Jon Hyman
Every January, like clockwork, Dry January comes roaring back. If you want to take a month off drinking, good for you. Truly. Your body, yo...
The 1st nominee for The Worst Employer of 2026 is … The Harassing, Retaliating, Evidence-Erasing Employer.
By Jon Hyman
If you're looking for the blueprint for how to turn a workplace into a legal catastrophe and land on my Worst Employer list, look no fur...
WIRTW #786: the 'propaganda' edition
By Jon Hyman
What the hell is going on at the Department of Labor? On January 10, the DOL posted this on X : "One Homeland. One People. One Heritage...