Yesterday, my son turned three. For those of you who follow regularly, you’ll understand why yesterday was just a little more special to our family. If you want to know what helps makes me who I am, take a gander at my wife’s excellent blog, from yesterday, about our guy’s birthday (it really is well-written; I'm not just saying that because she's my wife).
Here's the rest of what I read this week:
Discrimination
- 5 signs that you may be in trouble with the EEOC for employee harassment – from Employment Law Bits
- Gender Pay Gap, Menstrual Cycles and Productivity – from The Proactive Employer Blog
- Fifth Circuit Holds Title VII Damage Caps Apply “Per Party” Not “Per Claim” – from Texas Employment Law Update
- Does My Employee Have a Medical Problem or a Performance Problem? – from Evil HR Lady, Suzanne Lucas
- Accused of sexual harassment? That's bad, but don't make it worse – from Employment and Labor Insider
- Male coworkers think I won’t return to work after my pregnancy—and won’t shut up about it – from Ask a Manager
Social Media & Workplace Technology
- Compliance and Google+ – from Compliance Building
- “Social Checks” Come of Age: What Does It Mean for Employers? – from Workplace Privacy Counsel
- Is The Jury Still Out On Social Media Background Checks? – from California Employment Law Report
- Monitoring the Private Lives of Your Employees – from You’re the Boss Blog
- Social Media Continues To Impact Litigation and Trial – from Connecticut Business Litigation Blog
- Social Media and the front porch – from Legal Marketing: Social Media Edition
- Facebook Trash Talk Is Not Protected Speech In A University Setting – from Minnesota Labor & Employment Law Blog
- Digging Up Social Media’s Treasure Trove of Discovery – from Law Technology News
- Tips for Electronic Communications – from Employment Matters Blog
Employee Relations & HR
- Looking at Employee and Going “Bang Bang” Is Not “Extreme and Outrageous” Conduct – from Dan Schwartz’s Connecticut Employment Law Blog
- Fact or Fiction: A “general release” settles all discrimination claims – from Eric Meyer’s The Employer Handbook Blog
- Noncompete Doesn't Prevent Ex-Employee from Working for Competitor – from Philip Miles’s Lawffice Space
- Diagnose and Eliminate Workplace Bullying – from Harvard Business Review
- When bad employers retain thuggish employment lawyers – from David Yamada’s Minding the Workplace
- The Value of EPL Insurance to Protect Your Business Against Employment Lawsuits – from CPEhr
Wage, Hour, & Benefits
- Web Chat Participants Ask Several Questions, Receive Few Answers from DOL’s Wage and Hour Division – from Washington D.C. Employment Law Update
- Working 40 Hours Per Week: A Normal Schedule, or Career Suicide? – from TLNT
- Ohio District Court Rules Profit-Based Compensation Scheme Constitutes Bona Fide “Commission” for Purposes of 7(i) Overtime Exemption – from Wage and Hour Law Update
- New Wal Mart Case Helps Defeat FLSA Class Action – from Wage & Hour - Development & Highlights
- Classless Claim In Topless Bar: Arbitration Clause Strips FLSA Action Bare – from Hunton Employment & Labor Law Perspectives™
- Adequate Employee Notice of the Need for FMLA Leave Involving In Loco Parentis Parent: Further Explanation Required – from The FMLA Blog
- To invoke FMLA protection for care of another, some geographic proximity is required by the employee – from Employment Law Matters
- Should you mention call-in policy in your FMLA notice to employees? – from HR Cafe
- Firing Employees for Gross Misconduct: How Is COBRA Coverage Affected? – from SmartHR
Labor Relations
- NLRB Public Hearings on “Quickie” Elections to Proceed on July 18-19 – from Seth Borden’s Labor Relations Today
- WFI: Ten Ways to Spur Economic Growth – from Labor Relations Institute
Until next week...
Written by Jon Hyman, a partner in the Labor & Employment group of Kohrman Jackson & Krantz. For more information, contact Jon at (216) 736-7226 or jth@kjk.com.