WIRTW #113

The theme of this week’s review is déjà vu. In each category, I’ve linked back to at least one post I’ve written on a similar subject.

Social Media

• 5 Non-Negotiable Provisions for Your Social-Media Policy from Molly DiBianca at Delaware Employment Law. For my thoughts on drafting a social media policy, see Drafting a social networking policy: 7 considerations.

• It’s Not Just for Teenagers – More Businesses are Using Facebook to Connect from Jennifer Hays at the Warren & Hays Employment Law Blog.

• Privacy: Facebook Legal Department Hopes for Guidance from Court from Megan Erickson’s Social Networking Law Blog.

• Do You Really Want To Take on the 350 Million Pound Gorilla in the Room? from Dan Schwartz’s Connecticut Employment Law.

• Facebook and FINRA: FINRA's Social Media Guidance from Rob Radcliff’s Smooth Transitions.

• A Master’s Class in Hiring a Person With Credit Wrecked By Bad Health and Being Laid Off from Frank Roche’s KnowHR Blog.

Background Checks

• More on Resume Fraud and Fake Job References from Nick Fishman at employeescreenIQ Blog. For my thoughts on fake job references, see Do you know? Fake job references?

• Avoid A Few Common Mistakes When Conducting Background Checks from the New York Labor and Employment Law Report.

• Ring Ring or Ding Ding? Know the Legal Way to Answer Reference Calls from Mindy Chapman’s Case In Point.

Discrimination & Harassment

• Will 6th Circuit case result in cert grant, end employee-rights run at high court? from Colleen McGushins’ Work Matters. For my thoughts on the issue of associational retaliation see En banc panel of 6th Circuit reverses prior holding in Thompson v. North American Stainless and rejects associational retaliation claims.

• English Only Rules Spark Controversy from San Antonio Employment Law. For my thoughts on English-only rules, see EEOC settlement highlights red flags for English-only policies.

• When Is It Okay to Cuss Out Your Boss? from Dennis Westlind’s World of Work. For more on foul language in the workplace, see Warning – vulgar language ahead: 11th Circuit decides whether tasteless workplace behavior is actionable as sexual harassment.

• Movement on Paycheck Fairness Act? from The Word by John Phillips. For my thoughts on the Paycheck Fairness Act, see Something wicked this way comes – Congress’s 2010 employment law agenda.

• Pornography Investigation at SEC Ongoing from Debra Reilly’s Workplace Investigations Blog.

• Once Again---Avoiding the Appearance of Bias Backfires from HR Briefcase.

• Despite Assertions to Contrary, Employment Laws Do Exist from World of Work.

• A Year After Ledbetter - What's Next for Fair Pay for Women? from Workplace Fairness.

• Top 5 HR Mistakes That Small Businesses Make from Michael Haberman’s HR Observations.

• Employers Should Be Vigilant as the EEOC Anticipates Increased Charges, Funding, and Enforcement in 2010 from WorkplaceHorizons.

Courts and Litigation

• Employment Agreement Shortening Statute of Limitation Is Invalid from Labor Employment Law Blog. For the legality of these types of provisions in Ohio, see Some alternatives to arbitration of employment claims.

• Access to an Employment Case Jury Ordered from Workplace Prof Blog.

• A new look at 12(B)(6)? from Russ Bensing’s The Briefcase.

• Stripper Dances Off With $100K From Club in DUI Case from On Point.

• Stripper: getting tipsy was part of my job (update) from Overlawyered.

• What a Mess: The Tenure Appeal Meeting at Ohio University by Bob Sutton.

Labor Law

• SEIU Blog Accepts Chamber’s EFCA Polling Results; Misstates Arbitration Provision from The ChamberPost. For my earlier thoughts on public perception of the EFCA and the need for labor unions, see Employee Free Choice Act officially kicks off, but does anyone care?

• State of the Unions - EFCA-Lite and the Private Sector Decline from Philip Miles’s Lawffice Space.

• Senate Confirms Patricia Smith as Labor Solicitor from Washington D.C. Employment Law Update

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