'Twas the Employment Law Night Before Christmas (2025 edition)
In what has become an annual tradition for my final post of the year, I present the holiday classic, 'Twas the Employment Law Night Befo...
WIRTW #784: the 'white male' edition
By Jon Hyman
Something has gone sideways when the Chair of the EEOC is publicly urging white men to file discrimination charges. Yes, I said it that blun...
"We can't do that" is not an ADA interactive process. Or is it?
By Jon Hyman
The 6th Circuit just handed employers a clear win in Bowles v. Chicken Salad Chick. The court held that a fast-casual restaurant did not hav...
The Worst Employer of 2025 is… 🥁
By Jon Hyman
After a year of collecting 12 nominees and then letting you all decide from the final seven via ranked-choice voting, we didn't even nee...
Five things to consider in a difficult termination
By Jon Hyman
Today is your final day to VOTE for the Worst Employer of 2025 One of my recurring professional nightmares is advising a client on a termin...
WIRTW #783: the 'Christmas movies' edition
By Jon Hyman
What are the best Christmas movies of all time? It's a debate as old as Christmas movies themselves. (And yes, this is absolutely the ki...
What does a font have to do with an employer's values? Apparently, a lot.
By Jon Hyman
The State Department just ordered diplomats to ditch Calibri and return to Times New Roman as the required typeface in all official communi...