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Unanimous US Supreme Court: Constitutional Right to Informational Privacy Not Violated by NASA Background Check – from Workplace Prof Blog
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SCOTUS: NASA background check is constitutional – from Ross Runkel’s LawMemo Employment Law Blog
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Supreme Court: Background Investigations on Federal Contract Employees OK – from Human Resources News
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Supreme Court Upholds Constitutionality of Government Background Screens in NASA v. Nelson – from Employer Law Report
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Feds Can Require Background Checks on Contractors, High Court Holds – from Joe’s HR and Benefits Blog
Here’s the rest of what I read this week:
Workplace Technology
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Employers Checking Employee E-mail: The Split Continues – from Daniel Schwartz’s Connecticut Employment Law Blog
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Using Your Employer’s E-mail: There’s Legal, and Then There’s Smart – from New Jersey Employment Law Blog
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“Belongs To The Company” Means Exactly That – from Labor Employment Law Blog
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Eleventh Circuit Ruling Strengthens Employers' Hand Against Employees who Abuse Access to Information Systems – from Workplace Privacy Counsel
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2010 Online, by the Numbers – from the New York Times Bits Blog
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Employee Tip of the Week: Your Boss is Watching (Or Might Be, One Day) – from New York City Employment Lawyer
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Playboy on iPad renews debate over privacy, workplace rules – from Computerworld
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What Does the "Year of the Tablet" (or of the iPad) Mean for Employers? – from Workplace Privacy Counsel
Social Media
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Why Your Boss Should Be Able to Fire You Over Facebook – from the Evil HR Lady, c/o BNET
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Social Media Research + Employment Decisions: May Be a Recipe for Litigation – from Social Media Law Update
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Social-Media Guidelines Apply to Supervisors, Too – from Molly DiBianca at the Delaware Employment Law Blog
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NFL Teams and Executives Must Be Aware of the Legal Consequences of Their Social Media Usage – from Shear on Social Media Law
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Battling Information Overload Among Employees Using Employers’ Social Media Tools in the Workplace – from Digital Workplace Blog
Employee Relations & HR
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4 ways employers can protect themselves when employees leave – from The Employer Handbook Blog
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“Golden Voice” Story is Worthy of HR Consideration – from Nick Fishman’s employeescreenIQ Blog
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When employees prepare to return from leaves of absence: what can you say? – from Sindy Warren at the Warren & Hays Employment Law Blog
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2 GINA Employee Handbook Action Items – from Philip Miles’s Lawffice Space
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Complying with the New GINA Legislation – from CPEhr
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The Dirty Dozen Performance Appraisal Errors – from BusinessWeek
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The McDonald’s Fiasco: It Never Makes Sense to Follow Rules Over the Cliff – from TLNT
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New Filing Reminds Employers of Employee Protection for Jury Service – from Texas Employment Law Update
Discrimination
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HR Says: Is this Interview Question Legal? – from International Business Times Blogs
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ADA opinion, if followed, could impact the scope of accommodation requirements – from Work Matters
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Even the Best Employees Can Suffer Discrimination – from Tom Crane’s San Antonio Employment Law Blog
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Former Prostitute Can Raise Sexual Harassment Claim – from Atlanta Employment Lawyer Blog
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7th Circuit Rules Oral "Right to Sue" from EEOC is Not Sufficient to Start 90-Day Period – from Wisconsin Employment & Labor Law Blog
Wage & Hour
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A Ray of Sanity in the FLSA Collective Action Morass: Half-pay in Misclassification Cases – from Michael Fox’s Jottings By An Employer’s Lawyer
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Half-Time Damages In FLSA Misclassification Cases – from The FLSA
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Boobs and Babes in the Workplace – from Michael Haberman’s Omega HR Solutions
Labor Relations
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Will NLRB Seek Shorter Union Election Campaigns? – from IndustryWeek
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NLRB General Counsel Directs Inclusion of New Default Language in Settlement Agreements – from Labor Relations Counsel
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Supervisor has a viable claim under the NLRA when terminated or disciplined for refusing to commit unfair labor practices – from Employment Law Matters
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