There are no “quick favors” in wage-and-hour law
"Can you just help with this for a minute?" That's how off-the-clock cases start. Not with an intent to steal wages, but with ...
Litigation is a strategy, not a reflex
By Jon Hyman
When an employee walks out the door holding your company's stuff hostage, you have two problems: (1) your property, and (2) the story yo...
The EEOC can't repeal Bostock, but it's sure trying
By Jon Hyman
The EEOC just voted 2–1 to hold that federal agencies may restrict bathrooms and other "intimate spaces" based on biological sex —...
WIRTW #791: the 'awkward' edition
By Jon Hyman
Have you ever seen a celebrity—someone whose work you genuinely love—and completely blown your shot at being normal? Yeah. Same. It just hap...
A lesson on retaliation from the State of the Union
By Jon Hyman
A lawmaker sits silently during a high-profile speech. He holds up a simple sign protesting a racially offensive depiction of a former presi...
Culture is what you tolerate
By Jon Hyman
We tell ourselves a comforting lie about bad behavior around sports. It's just passion. Just rivalry. Just trash talk. Until it's ra...
A wiener of a lawsuit
By Jon Hyman
A bun propped itself atop the deli counter and declared itself lunch. It was golden. Perfectly split. Structurally sound. "Look at my f...