These two stories came through my feed reader this week, and I thought that together they tell an interesting story:
Why Is It So Hard to Get a Low Paying Job? – from Suzanne Lucas, the Evil HR Lady
and
McDonald’s will hold hiring day April 19 to fill 50,000 jobs – from USAToday
Here’s the rest of what I read this week:
Discrimination
- Poor, Pregnant, and Fired: Caregiver Discrimination Against Low-Wage Workers – from Workplace Fairness
- Say “cheese” – from Michael Maslanka’s Work Matters
- Can the EEOC legally recruit claimants over the radio? – from Eric Meyer’s The Employer Handbook Blog
- Soft Porn in the Workplace can be Sexual Harassment – from Maryland Employment Law Developments
- Damning Gay Co-Workers to Hell – from Philip Miles’s Lawffice Space
- Real Men Don’t Harass Other Men — And If They Do, the Employer Pays the Damages – from Joe’s HR and Benefits Blog
- EEOC’s “Shoot-First, Aim Later” Tactics Result In $751,942 Sanction – from Workplace Class Action Litigation
- Pennsylvania Federal Court Holds There are No Mixed-Motive Retaliation Claims Under Title VII – from Wisconsin Employment & Labor Law Blog
- Supreme Court Issues Victory for Employees in Anti-retaliation Claims – from The L•E•Jer
- Supreme Court to consider scope of ministerial exemption – from Walter Olson’s Overlawyered
- Can an Employer in the Employment Application Shorten the Statute of Limitations for Anti-Discrimination Claims? – from Fitzpatrick on Employment Law
- Summary of the EEOC’s Final Regulations for the ADAAA – What Companies Should Know (Part One) – from Employment & the Law
- New ADAAA regs: the untold story!!! – from Employment and Labor Insider
- What the Final Regulations on Implementing the ADAAA Mean For Employers – from Stephanie Thomas’s The Proactive Employer Blog
Social Media
- Are Managers Gun-Shy About Disciplining Reckless Online Behavior? – from TLNT
- The Era of Corp Social Media Discrimination – from Blogging 4 Jobs
- Can Employers in an FLSA Overtime Case Issue Subpoenas Concerning an Employee’s Social Media, Banking, and Texting Activities? – from Labor & Employment Law Perspectives
- Social Media in the Workplace - The Social Media Policy – from LE Blog
- Taking A Chance With Workplace Gambling – from Social Media Employment Law Blog
- How to Avoid a Social Media Lawsuit – from INC.
- Social Media and Good Manners – from Social Media Today
- Tackling the informal nature of social media – from Raising the HR Bar
- MySpace evidence was inadmissible hearsay – from Internet Cases
Employee Relations & HR
- The Joy of a National Championship: Employment Law Lessons From the UConn Huskies – from Daniel Schwartz’s Connecticut Employment Law Blog
- I Secretly Taped My Boss And Now I Want to Sue – from Screw You Guys, I'm Going Home
- Adding to the Employer's Arsenal - Garden Leave – from Rob Radcliff’s Smooth Transitions
- Top 10 Employment Background Check Issues – from employeescreenIQ Blog
- Should Preventing Work Place Violence Yield to an Employee’s Right to Bear Arms? – from Michigan Employment Law Advisor
- Three best practices for terminating insubordinates – from HR Cafe
- Hiring in the Recovery: Time for Some Honest Answers – from Michael Haberman’s Omega HR Solutions
- Why Employees Don’t Complain – from YourHRGuy.com
- Legalities? Here's How References Work in the Real World.... – from The HR Capitalist, Kris Dunn
Wage & Hour
- DOL “Updates” Mangle Longstanding FLSA Principles – from Wage and Hour Laws Blog
- DOL’s FLSA Rulemaking Limits Fluctuating Workweek, Tip Credit – from The Wage and Hour Litigation Blog
- New IRS Guidance for Health Care Reform: More News You Can Use – from Marc Alifanz at World of Work
- Are Managers Who Perform Non-Managerial Duties Entitled to Overtime Pay? – from Virginia Employment Law Journal
- Play Ball! An FMLA Lineup That Keeps You in the Pennant Race – from FMLA Insights
- Sick Leave Laws: Coming to a Town Near You! – from Labor Relations Institute
- FindLaw Legal Bloggers Sue for Overtime Pay – from ABA Journal Daily News
Labor Relations
- What to expect in Tom Brady vs. NFL injunction hearing – from Michael McCann at SI.com
- Governor Kasich Signs Senate Bill 5 - Referendum Battle Expected – from Employer Law Report
- Ohio Unions to Mandate More Money From Members to Fund SB5 Campaign Fight? – from LaborUnionReport.com
- Handbook Rules Alone May Overturn Decertification Election: NLRB – from Labor Relations Update
SpongeBob
- Career lessons from SpongeBob – from CareerDiva Eve Tahmincioglu
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