Coronavirus Update 7–16–2021: Ohio prohibits schools from mandating the Covid vaccine
Ohio currently requires that students receive each of the following vaccines (subject to medical or religious exceptions) as a condition of...
There’s nothing illegal about paying employees a “day rate,” as long as you also pay an overtime premium for overtime hours
By Jon Hyman
Here's how the president of Fusion Japanese Steakhouse describes the manner in which his company (unlawfully) pays its kitchen staff: I ...
The 10th nominee for the “Worst Employer of 2021” is … the transphobic terminator
By Jon Hyman
Kimberly Grinage was born male but identifies as a transgender woman. That fact presented a huge problem for her during her employment at an...
Coronavirus Update 7–13–2021: The 3 reasons why it matters that you get vaccinated (even if I’m vaccinated)
By Jon Hyman
"If you're vaccinated, and the vaccines work, why do you care if I get vaccinated? Let me live my life. My body, my choice." T...
You don’t need to wait for President Biden to fix what’s wrong with non-compete agreements
By Jon Hyman
On Friday, President Biden signed an Executive Order on Promoting Competition in the American Economy . According to the Order, its goal is ...
WorldatWork’s Work in Progress podcast—Episode 118: A Conversation with Employment/Labor Attorney Jon Hyman
By Jon Hyman
This week marks my record-setting third appearance on WorkatWork's Work in Progress podcast . Tune in to listen to me talk about employe...
Religious accommodations shouldn’t flummox employers, yet they still do
By Jon Hyman
I've shared this story before, but it's worth re-sharing because (a) it's been a few years and I have many new readers, (b) it...
ABA President fixes the victim-blaming problem the ABA Journal created for working moms
By Jon Hyman
Yesterday , I was highly critical of the ABA Journal for publishing a column that victim-blamed working moms for their lack of advancement ...
The American Bar Association must never again victim-blame working-parent attorneys for the discrimination they suffer
By Jon Hyman
The ABA Journal recently published a column by Susan Smith Blakely , a career counselor and former law-firm partner, that does a gross injus...
Coronavirus Update 6–30–2021: Because of your vaccine hesitancy, COVID-19 is here to stay
By Jon Hyman
Last week I asked you, my readers, for your creative ideas to incentivize more people to get vaccinated. Your thoughts—
Transgender bathroom access remains a solution in search of a problem
By Jon Hyman
Yesterday, the Supreme Court declined to hear the appeal of a school district challenging the right of a transgender student to use the bat...
Coronavirus Update 6-28-2021: Television meteorologist April Moss correctly fired for on-air rant against employer’s Covid policies
By Jon Hyman
WWJ CBS Detroit fired meteorologist April Moss after objecting on-air against her employer's COVID-19 policies. Moss paused her Father...
Coronavirus Update 6-25-2021: Post-Covid pet-friendly workplaces?
By Jon Hyman
"Does returning to the office mean bringing pets to work?" is a question that recently caught my eye as I was scrolling through my...
Coronavirus Update 6-24-2021: Crowdsourcing new ideas on how to get more people vaccinated
By Jon Hyman
State-sponsored vaccine lotteries. Relaxed or eliminated mitigation rules for the fully vaccinated. Paid time off for vaccines and side effe...
Coronavirus Update 6-23-2021: We now live a Covid-bifurcated society — the vaccinated and the will-get-sick
By Jon Hyman
I spent last weekend visiting my parents in Philadelphia. Because of the pandemic we had not seen them in 20(!) months. It was a glorious fi...
Coronavirus Update 6-22-2021: Workplace things Covid has not changed—you can still fire dishonest employees
By Jon Hyman
Suppose an employee leaves work claiming Covid-like symptoms. He then calls off work for the next two weeks, claiming he is quarantining at ...
Explaining the EEOC’s brand-new LGBTQ+ resources in three words
By Jon Hyman
Yesterday, Bostock v. Clayton County —the Supreme Court decision which held that Title VII expressly covers and protects gay and transgender...
HR horror stories
By Jon Hyman
If you've never experienced someone spreading 💩 all over the place, then you don’t work in employment law or HR. For example, consider ...
Coronavirus Update 6-14-2021: It took all of 12 days for 117 employees to learn what it feels like to lose a lawsuit in spectacular fashion
By Jon Hyman
Twelve days ago I predicted that the 117 hospital workers suing their employer over its mandatory COVID-19 vaccine would lose their lawsuit...
Coronavirus Update 6-11-2021: OSHA’s long-awaited COVID-19 safety rule is a big bowl of … meh
By Jon Hyman
Today is the 15-month anniversary of the COVID-19 pandemic. All that employers have asked of OSHA during the past year and a quarter is some...