If you wonder why office productivity sinks like a rock for the next two weeks, look no further than all of your employees checking their brackets while clogging up your computer network watching live college basketball feeds. Three of my fellow bloggers shared their thoughts this week on March Madness’s effect on the workplace:
- March Madness and the Workplace – from Philip Miles’s Lawffice Space
- March Madness in the Office – from Evil HR Lady
- An Employer’s FMLA Nightmare? Hooters Offers Fake “Doctor’s Notes” to Skip Work During NCAA Tourney – from FMLA Insights
Here’s the rest of what I read this week:
Discrimination
- When sexting 64 times in 2 1/2 hours ISN’T sexual harassment – from Eric Meyer’s The Employer Handbook Blog
- New Bill Bans Discrimination Against Unemployed – from Stephanie Thomas’s The Proactive Employer Blog
- From Cats Paw to Proximate Cause: A Short Trip? – from Workplace Prof Blog
- “Notorious Nine” mistakes by employers in dealing with the EEOC – from Employment and Labor Insider
- Must You Allow Telecommuting as an ADA Accommodation? – from HR Daily Advisor
- EEOC Holds Hearing on Employment of Individuals with Intellectual and Psychiatric Disabilities – from Washington D.C. Employment Law Update
- Service Animals Limited to Dogs and Some Miniature Horses Under New ADA Rules – from World of Work
- ADA and Drug Addiction: The Ninth Circuit Provides Guidance – from Delaware Employment Law Blog
- The Cost of Employment Laws – from Mark Toth’s Manpower Employment Blawg
- EEOC Provides Insight Into Its Increase in Charges Filed – from Labor & Employment Law Perspectives
- Back to basic on the defense – from Work Matters
Labor Relations
- Union-Controlled NLRB Approves Union Thuggery in Union Elections – from LaborUnionReport.com
- Secret Ballot Protection Act Introduced in House – from Seth Borden at Labor Relations Today
- Questioning Dress Code Was Protected Activity, NLRB Holds – from Joe’s HR and Benefits Blog
- The Problem with Unions – from Maryland Employment Law Developments
- NLRB General Counsel Issues Memorandums Targeting Backpay Mitigation and Calculation – from Labor Relations Counsel
- Dress codes: protected, concerted activity and the non union employer – from Michigan Employment Law Connection
- Women bear brunt of union-busting – from Politico
Social Media & Workplace Technology
- Moms feel stress, guilt from work emails, texts at home – from Eve Tahmincioglu at Careers on MSNBC.com
- Tweets That Will Get You Fired – from The Not-So Private Parts
- Can an Employee Be Terminated for Simply Surfing the Internet? – from TLNT
- Who Owns My Social Media Contacts and Posts? – from Screw You Guys, I’m Going Home
- Will Tweets Destroy the NFL and NFLPA CBA Negotiations? – from Shear on Social Media Law
- Now this is how you use a corporate blog! Chrysler does it right after Twitter F-bomb – from Social Media Today
HR & Employee Relations
- Court: Failure to Follow Training Program Does Not Give Rise to Breach of Contract Claim – from Daniel Schwartz’s Connecticut Employment Law Blog
- Candidate Friendly Background Check Practices – from employeescreenIQ Blog
- Emailed Policy Updates for Noncompetes - Not A Best Practice – from Trade Secret / Noncompete Blog
- Is It Legal For An Employer To Charge A Potential Employee For A Background Check? – from fyiscreening.com
- Drug and Alcohol Testing of Employees in the Workplace – from Minnesota Labor & Employment Law Blog
- Protecting Trade Secrets Through Employee Surveillance: Risky Business – from Trade Secrets & Non-Compete Blog
- Tips for Dealing with Workplace Bullying – from Wisconsin Employment & Labor Law Blog
Wage & Hour
- Daylight Savings Time Has FLSA Implications: Employers Beware – from Wage & Hour - Development & Highlights
- Knock, Knock: We Are The Government And We Are Here To Help (Especially If You Want To Sue Your Employer) – from Employment Essential
- Supreme Court Affirms Second Circuit Court's Ruling in Wage and Hour Case: Enormous Implications for the Pharmaceutical Industry – from Employment Lawyer Blog
- Seventh Circuit Upholds Denial of FMLA Leave To Employee Who Ignored Employer's Telephone Calls – from Employer Law Report
- Ninth Circuit Defines FMLA Interference Claim – from What's New in Employment Law?
- Correctly Treating Travel Time As Hours Worked Under Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) Regulations – from George’s Employment Blawg
- Give Moms a Break: Anticipating Final Regulations On Break Time for Nursing Mothers – from Washington Workplace Law
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