Three commutes; zero compensation
The Department of Labor just answered a question a lot of employers have been wondering about: if an employee splits her day between home a...
WIRTW #810 (the 'Aix's and Eau's' edition)
By Jon Hyman
For those who are unfamiliar with my podcasting side hustle, for the past five years I've co-hosted a show with my daughter, Norah. We j...
6 tips to stop a thief within your business
By Jon Hyman
Most employers worry about the thief outside the building. Yet, if someone's stealing from you it's probably an employee inside it. ...
The two-day mistake that sent retaliation claim to trial
By Jon Hyman
Two days. That's the entire gap between John Shoemaker asking McKesson Corp. for FMLA leave and McKesson telling him he was fired. A fe...
Big firm ability. Small firm agility.
By Jon Hyman
Big firm ability. Small firm agility. That's Wickens Herzer Panza in six words. Chambers just backed it up three times over. Wickens He...
Reprehensible conduct, forgettable price tag
By Jon Hyman
"What may be awesome punishment for an impecunious individual defendant may be wholly insufficient to influence the behavior of a prosp...
The fist inside the velvet glove
By Jon Hyman
"The inherent danger in well-timed increases in benefits is the suggestion of a fist inside the velvet glove." That's the 5th ...