Conan O’Brien, Jay Leno, and NBC continue to dominate the headlines this week. I’ve previously shared my thoughts. Here’s what my fellow bloggers had to say this past week:
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What Can Employer’s Learn From Conan O’Brien’s Severance Agreement? – via Molly DiBianca at Delaware Employment Law.
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What Does the Conan-Leno-NBC Debacle Mean for Entertainment Law? – from Above the Law.
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Conan, Leno, Letterman, Money – at The Word on Employment Law with John Phillips.
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Boss Basics: Real Leaders Really Take Care of Their Staffs – from The Business of Management.
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Lessons from Conan's Non-Compete Negotiations – via Rob Radcliff’s Smooth Transitions.
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Thoughts on the Conan O'Brien Debacle – by the Workplace Diva.
The other big story of the week was the election of Scott Brown to fill the late Ted Kennedy’s Senate seat. It cost the Democrats their super-majority, and will have long-lasting effects on the President’s agenda, including his ambitious slate of labor and employment reforms. Here’s what other have to say about the swing of the political tide in Washington:
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The Brown Effect: Is EFCA Dead? – from Mark Toth’s Manpower Employment Blawg.
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How Will Brown's Win Impact Labor and Employment Law? – from the Washington DC Employment Law Update.
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Another Blow to EFCA Passage – via Workplace Horizons.
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Scott Brown win spun as “victory” by Big Labor – at LaborPains.org.
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The Importance Of Scott Brown: Everyone Agrees, But… – via Discriminations.
As for other news of the week that you might have missed…
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The True Cost of Employment Litigation – via Dan Schwartz’s Connecticut Employment Law.
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Comment on ‘Go Time’ For Discrimination Claims – by Stephanie Thomas.
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A Trap for the Unwary: "Professional" Duties and the Professional Exemption – from New York Labor and Employment Law Report by Joseph Dole.
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Employment-related class actions on the rise – by Sindy Warren at the Warren & Hays Employment Law Blog.
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Discrimination on the basis of “color” – at Maryland Employment Law Developments.
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Is This Retaliation or Discrimination? – at the UndercoverLawyer.
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Less Than 15 Employees? There's Always Immigration Discrimination – from Michael Fox’s Jottings By An Employer's Lawyer.
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Non-Disabled Applicant Can Go To Trial Based on Company's Pre-Employment Medical Inquiry, Says Eleventh Circuit – from Florida Employment Law.
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Catch Fishy FMLA Requests With the 3 R's – via Mindy Chapman’s Case in Point.
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Is the job so easy a caveman could do it? – at the Wage & Hour Defense Blog.
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