Here’s the rest of what I read this week:
Social Media & Workplace Technology
- NLRB is Back and Ready for Action (Part I) – from Daniel Schwartz’s Connecticut Employment Law Blog
- Blog Wars: Employer Controls and Employee Rights Regarding Personal Blogging – from The L•E•Jer
- NLRB Takes Issue With Employer’s Response to Employee’s Tweet – from Molly DiBianca’s Delaware Employment Law Blog
- An Appeal for Cooler Heads on NLRB’s Social Media Policy Enforcement – from Brian Hall at Employer Law Report
- Recommendations and References in the Social Media Context – from Social Media Employment Law Blog
- How to keep your social media profile embarrassment free – from Shear on Social Media Law
- Social Media and Your Privacy – from Social Media Today
Wage & Hour
- Cat’s Paw Already Impacting FMLA Claims – from Jeff Nowak’s FMLA Insights
- Proposed Legislation Would Expand FMLA Rights – from Wisconsin Employment & Labor Law Blog
- Independent Contractor Problems May Arise With Current Employees – from Michael Haberman’s Omega HR Solutions
- Strangulation by Regulation – from National Review Online
Discrimination
- Avoiding EEO Claims in an Environment of Heightened Enforcement – from BLEG Blog
- Woman fired for fighting at a cheese plant wins bias claim – from Eric Meyer’s The Employer Handbook
- Class Certification Denied In ADA Termination Lawsuit Over Maximum Leave Of Absence Policy – from Workplace Class Action Litigation
- Power to the People(mark)! Court Hits EEOC with $750,000 Attorneys’ Fee Award for Frivolous Lawsuit – from LE Blog
- Discrimination Against Unemployed Applicants? EEOC Hears Experts – from George’s Employment Blawg
- EEOC Files Suit Against Construction Firm – from San Antonio Employment Law Blog
- Retaliation and Racial Discrimination Claims are Spiking: Could the Bad Economy be to Blame? – from Employment Lawyer Blog
- When Bipolar Worker Makes Threats: Accommodate or Terminate? – from Case In Point
Employee Relations & HR
- Do Secretaries Have a Future? – from the New York Times
- What Should An Employer Do if Child Pornography is Discovered in the Workplace? – from Michigan Employment Law Advisor
- You be the judge: Boss fired worker who took photos to back up complaint – from HR Cafe
- Clean Departure Key To Minimizing Liability – from Legal Developments In Non-Competition Agreements
- Rightful Termination: Important Part of an Organization’s Talent Lifecycle – from TLNT
- Bringing Baby To Work: Can It Work? – from Work and Family Blog
- Debunking Myths About Employment Credit Checks – from employeescreenIQ Blog
- How To Use Credit Reports For Employment Background Checks – from fyiscreening
Labor Relations
- The Obama NLRB and Non Union Employers: Caution Ahead – from John Holmquist’s Michigan Employment Law Connection
- NFL Players Win First Legal Round – from Workplace Prof Blog
- Trio of Board Cases Continue Recent Trends – from Labor Relations Counsel
- NLRB Files Complaint Against Boeing – from Philip Miles’s Lawffice Space
Arbitration
- Arbitration As Protection Against Class Actions – from Michael Fox’s Jottings By An Employer’s Lawyer
- Class Action Waiver - What About Section 7? – from Labor Relations Update
- Federal Arbitration Act preempts state law that made class action waiver unconscionable (5-4) – from LawMemo Employment Law Blog
- How to Learn to Stop Worrying About Wage & Hour Class Actions and Love Arbitration – from The Wage and Hour Litigation Blog
- Class Action Waivers Upheld – from Manpower Employment Blawg
- The Demise Of Employment Class Actions? – from Employment Law Worldview
- Federal Arbitration Act (FAA) Class Action Defense Cases–AT&T Mobility v. Concepcion: U.S. Supreme Court Reverses California’s Discover Bank Rule And Holds Class Action Waivers Valid And Enforceable In Arbitration Agreements – from Class Action Defense Blog
- Class arbitration and unconscionability – from PointOfLaw Forum
- United States Supreme Court Decides Significant Arbitration And Class Action Case – from Labor Employment Law Blog
- Welcome Back, Arbitration? – from What's New in Employment Law?
- Supreme Court Holds That Class Action Waivers In Arbitration Agreements Are Enforceable – from Employment Class Action Blog
- Supreme Court Issues Pro-Arbitration Decision – from Washington D.C. Employment Law Update
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