This weekend truly is one of the best sports weekends of the year. It’s opening Sunday for the NFL. Everyone’s 0-0 (even the Browns, who, for the record, I predict will be a very competitive 6-10 this season). For the fantasy football junkies out there, I recommend Happy New Year! Or, Happy First Day of (Fantasy) Football – from Daniel Schwartz’s Connecticut Employment Law Blog. As for my fantasy team, Adrian Peterson had a very pedestrian 19 carries for 87 yards last night. AP’s gotta pick it up if I’m going to make it back to the Superbowl this year.
Here’s the rest of what I read this week;
Discrimination
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Is “The Big One” Too Big? The Wal-Mart Class Action Size – from The Proactive Employer
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Mark Hurd, HP & Oracle: Adventures in Employment Law – from Tim Eavenson’s Current Employment
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The Clash Between the “Disney Look” and Religious Customs – from The DIS Unplugged Disney Blog
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The Interactive Process Requires Employee to Consider Alternatives – from Tom Crane’s San Antonio Employment Law Blog
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The Eleventh Circuit and the Word “Boy” – from Workplace Prof Blog
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Actionable hostile work environment can be based upon a single action – from Maria Danaher at Employment Law Matters
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Can Employers Prohibit Employees From Expressing Their Religious Views in the Workplace? – from Christopher McKinney’s HR Lawyer’s Blog
Wage & Hour
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FMLA FAQ - Can We Require an Employee to See Our Doctor Before Returning to Work? – from FMLA Insights
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Renegotiating Union Contracts: I Got 99 Problems, Pay is Just One... – from Kris Dunn, The HR Capitalist
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A Closer Look at Occupation in Explaining the Gender Wage Gap – from Stephanie Thomas at Compensation Cafe
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Is PDA Use Relevant As To Exempt Employees? – from Wage and Hour Laws Blog
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Good News! The Sex Pay Gap Is Gone! – from Michael Haberman’s HR Observations
Social Media
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Appeals Court Rules Counsel May 'Google' Potential Jurors During Jury Selection – from Bruce Carton at Law.com - Inside Opinions: Legal Blogs
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Social Media in the Jury Box – from Molly DiBianca’s Going Paperless
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Trashing ex-employers – from Jen Weigel at the Chicago Tribune
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Should Employers Be Forbidden to Facebook You? – from Megan Friedman at Time Magazine
Background Screening
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Forging Criminal Background Checks Can Be Costly – from employeescreenIQ Blog
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Are felons achieving new status? – from Julie DelCour at the Tulsa World
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