I broken this week’s post holiday review into categories. I figured I’d make it easier for everyone to follow in their post-Turkey and pumpkin pie haze.
Technology in the Workplace
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Larry Johnson: A Twitter Termination – courtesy of Molly DiBianca at the Delaware Employment Law Blog.
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Social Networks and Employment Law: Are you Putting your Organization at Risk? [PDF] – by Peopleclick.
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Employee Privacy: What’s Your Policy? – from Sindy Warren at the Warren & Hays Blog.
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LinkedIn Recommendations - A Hot Topic Among HR Professionals, But Should It Be? – by Dan Schwartz at the Connecticut Employment Law Blog. I wrote on this issue over the summer, and have an opinion very different from Dan’s.
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Discriminatory Twist in Networking Sites Puts Recruiters in Peril – by Workforce Management.
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Fake Job Reference Services Add New Wrinkle to Screening – by Jason Morris at the IQ Blog.
Religious Discrimination
- Dress Code v. Religious Beliefs: Who wins? – via Debra Reilly’s Workplace Investigations.
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When faith collides with fashion – from Michael Maslanka’s Work Matters.
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I’ve also previously given my thoughts on this issue – Religious accommodation versus public image.
Sexual Harassment
- How Can a Sexual Harassment Investigator Tell if the Alleged Conduct was Unwelcome? and Choose Wisely When Using an Employee to Conduct Your Workplace Investigation – both from Debra Reilly’s Workplace Investigations.
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Virtual Harassment: When Online Behavior Becomes a Real-World Problem – by Brian Molinari at the Prima Facie Law Blog.
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Stare Masters: Can Co-Worker Ogling Spark a Harassment Claim? – via Mindy Chapman’s Case in Point.
Wage & Hour
- Financial Service Workers May Be Glorified “Production Workers” Who Are Entitled to Overtime -- Davis v. J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. – from Brian Van Vleck at the California Workforce Resource Blog.
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Employees Are Exempt or Non-Exempt - Not Both – by the Overtime Advisor.
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More Enforcement for Wage and Hour Violations – via Mary Keating’s Maryland Employment Law Developments.
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U.S. Department of Labor Announces (Again) Increased Wage and Hour Enforcement – via Eric Welter’s Laconic Law Blog.
Miscellaneous
- A dog eats dog world: Petsmart sues over noncompete – from Rob Radcliff’s Smooth Transitions.
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Supreme Court Looking at Taking Case to Resolve “Cat’s Paw” Issue – via the HR Lawyer’s Blog. For more on the Cat’s Paw, see EEOC settles landmark “cat’s paw” discrimination case and The “Cat’s Paw” is alive and well in the 6th Circuit -- Pro se plaintiff’s trial win affirmed by Sixth Circuit.
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Union Election Win Rate Continues Upward In 2009 - 73% Win Rate Casts Further Doubt On Need For EFCA – by Hunton Employment & Labor Perspectives.
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