May 4 is primary election day in Ohio. In Cuyahoga County, there are 5 contested Democratic judicial primaries – 2 in common pleas court, and 1 each in the court of appeals, domestic relations court, and juvenile court. Judge4Yourself.com is an online repository of 4 local bar associations’ independent and impartial ratings of the candidates. Do you need a reason why it is important to educate yourself? Of the 21 candidates running in contested elections, the Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association rates only 6 as “Excellent,” while another third are “Not Recommended.” If you plan to vote in the primary, please click over to Judge4Yourself.com’s ratings. You will appreciate the time spent reading if you or someone you know if ever a litigant in Cuyahoga County.
Here’s the rest of what I read this week.
Wage & Hour
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Will “We Can Help” Really Help, or Hurt? from Darcy Dees at Compensation Cafe
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Five Steps to Diminish Wage & Hour Problems from Michael Haberman’s HR Observations
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Federal Court Rules Plaintiffs Seeking Class Certification May Not Rely on Employers’ Job Descriptions and Uniform Exemption Policies to Satisfy Predominance of Issues from Wage & Hour Counsel
Discrimination
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Simple strategies for avoiding employment claims from Jennifer Hays at Warren & Hays Employment Law Blog
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EEOC Warns Employment Credit Reports Could Pose Bias Risk from Nick Fishman at employeescreenIQ Blog
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Desperate Housewife Sues Abusive Boss For Hostile Work Environment from UndercoverLawyer
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Are Tea & Coffee Parties Happening in Your Office? from Brian Molinari at Prima Facie Law Blog
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Is the EEOC Getting Interested in Disparate Impact Claims? from Texas Employment Law Update
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San Francisco Chronicle Op-Ed: Data Espionage A Major Issue Facing U.S. from Trade Secrets Blog
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Downsizing & Data Loss - The Alarming Connection from Hunton Employment & Labor Law Perspectives™
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Credit, Education and EEOC — Tip of the Week from The Word on Employment Law with John Phillips
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Medical intern unable to perform the essential functions of a first-year resident could not support ADA claim from Employment Law Matters
Social Media
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Repository of Model Jury Instructions re: Social Media from Molly DiBianca’s Going Paperless
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You Really Need A Social Media Policy For Your Workplace! from Minnesota Labor & Employment Law Blog
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A caution about recruiting through social media from HR Cafe
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Employers Incur Risk if they Pursue Action Against an Employee for Off-Duty Web Comments from Tom Crane’s San Antonio Employment Law Blog
Litigation
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Finesse the Impasse by Changing the Deal: Advice from a Former Disney GC from Victoria Pynchon’s Settle It Now Negotiation Blog
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How to Keep People Like Me Out of Your Workplace, Part 1 and Part 2 from HR Daily Advisor
Labor Law
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Union Salts vs. Union Moles: IBEW Updates Members on ‘Union Salting Possibilities’ from LaborUnionReport.com
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With a new NLRB, wholesale reversals? from PointOfLaw Forum
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