The 9th nominee for the Worst Employer of 2026 is … The Predatory Power Brokers
Imagine pitching a project at work, only to have your supervisor tell you the best way to get it approved is to flirt with a senior manager....
One sexual harassment claim is the off switch for an entire arbitration agreement
By Jon Hyman
"Making a mountain out of a molehill." That's what TransDigm's then-CEO allegedly told its general counsel when she raised...
WIRTW #815 (the 'vote' edition)
By Jon Hyman
Yesterday morning, my wife, son, and I voted. Do you know the rules around providing time off to your employees to vote? In Ohio, you can...
An angry conversation isn't retaliation. Yet.
By Jon Hyman
A nurse who spent years publicly calling her college racist asks one question at a staff conference: will HR have to take implicit-bias trai...
Hiring a waitress? Hire a server instead.
By Jon Hyman
"WE'RE HIRING HOSTESSES!" It's also a problem. It's illegal to state a preference in a job ad that expresses a prefere...
Why a "BS" email that didn't sink an employer
By Jon Hyman
"We need to terminate her." That's what the Director of Operations at Thomas-Grace Construction wrote the day after an employe...
Workers' comp is a bargain with fine print
By Jon Hyman
In the hospital until 4 a.m. No sleep, because sleep was a risk. Then 40 pass attempts in London. That's Jalen Hurts before and during t...