Firing of deaf employee costs Costco a Costco-sized verdict
I've thought a lot of things walking through Costco. Why aren't the free samples out yet? What the heck am I going to do with 10...
Topic: disability discrimination
Ohio Chamber of Commerce takes the lead on fighting addiction at work with launch of its Employer Opioid Toolkit
By Jon Hyman
Nearly 50,000 Americans lost their lives to opioid-related overdoses in 2016. Compare that figure to the HIV/AIDS epidemic, which recorde...
The legal implications of employee tracking devices
By Jon Hyman
Photo by N. on Unsplash I once knew of company (not a client) at which its CEO would sit in his office all day and watch a bank of moni...
Letter to employees during EEOC investigation may violate discrimination laws
By Jon Hyman
Suppose an employee files an EEOC charge of discrimination against you. And, further suppose that during the investigation, you receive a...
The (high) times they are a changin’: medical marijuana and disability discrimination
By Jon Hyman
In what is believed to be the first decision of its kind, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court has allowed an employee to pursue a dis...
The most expensive bottle of orange juice ever
By Jon Hyman
Today, I bring you a first for the blog. A magic trick. Read along as the EEOC transforms a $1.69 bottle of OJ into $277,565. I’ll let ...
Being accident free is important for a truck driver, says Ohio court
By Jon Hyman
I love common sense legal decisions. Hartman v. Ohio Department of Transportation is one such case. It's holding—four preventable acci...
Lying about medical leave fatal to disability claim
By Jon Hyman
On Saturday my 7-year-old made his first reconciliation. To what could a 7-year-old possibly have to confess? If you list the 10 big ones,...
Why we accommodate employees
By Jon Hyman
Lyerly v. Southwest Airlines (S.D. Tex. 12/9/15) provides a textbook example of why we accommodate employees. This employer bent over back...
Legal marijuana remains off-limits in the workplace
By Jon Hyman
It is likely that when Ohioans go the polls this November, we will have the opportunity to vote on whether to amend our state constitution t...
Some thoughts on accommodations and flexible workplaces
By Jon Hyman
I’ve been thinking a lot over the past three days about the flexibility that employers afford their employees. I am part of a family with tw...
When loose lips sink defense ships
By Jon Hyman
“So, what is is, your job or your daughter?” That one question cost an employer summary judgment in its employee’s associational disability ...
A New Year’s accommodation story
By Jon Hyman
We spent part of our winter vacation on a quick family trip to Washington D.C. The Old 97’s, my 8-year-old daughter’s favorite band, was pl...
EEOC transforms a $1.39 bag of chips into a $180,000 settlement
By Jon Hyman
Nearly three years ago , I reported on a disability-discrimination lawsuit filed by the EEOC against Walgreens. The agency had filed suit of...