I’m also honored to be speaking on social media issues at some cool events over the next few months:
- On August 11, I am presenting Emerging Risks & Social Media for the New York chapter of the Institute of Internal Auditors.
- On September 15, I am co-presenting, with Mike Haberman, a webinar entitled Social Media for HR Pros for Business Management Daily.
- On November 17, I am presenting Think Before You Click: Practical & Legal Guidance to Effectively Manage Social Media in the Workplace, as part of GMSI’s 2011 HR & Employer Compliance Summit, a 3-day event in San Diego.
Of course, my book on social media and HR, Think Before You Click…, is still available now from Thompson Publishing.
Here’s the rest of what I read this week:
Discrimination
- “Purple Pride” Overshadowed By “Wigger Day” – from Stephanie Thomas’s The Proactive Employer Blog
- Pottymouths don’t usually win sexual harassment lawsuits – from Eric Meyer’s The Employer Handbook Blog
- Gabby Giffords: Working with chronic illness – from CareerDiva, Eva Tahmincioglu
- Is it ok under the ADA and the GINA to offer wellness incentives? The EEOC explains it all for you – from Robin Shea’s Employment and Labor Insider
- GINA prohibits financial incentives as inducement to provide genetic information as part of employee wellness program – from Employment Law Matters
- EEOC sues predominantly African American hospital - for discriminating against black employees – from Developments in Employment Law
- Lillie Leon, 80-Year-Old Kindergarten Teacher, Sues City Over Firing From Public School – from CBS New York
Social Media & Workplace Technology
- How much time are your employees on Facebook? – from Rob Radcliff’s Smooth Transitions
- 76% of Businesses Use Social Media but Fewer than Half have Policies in Place – from Kara Mignanelli’s Social Axcess
- 45% of Employers [Still] Don’t Have a Social-Media Policy – from Molly DiBianca’s Delaware Employment Law Blog
- Google+: Five legal issues for businesses – from MacWorld
- The Internet Equalizer—The Smart Phone – from Jessica Miller-Merrell’s Blogging4jobs
- E-Discovery and Social Media in Workplace Investigations – from i-Sight Blog
- The Simple Way to Avoid Social Media Failures – from Harvard Business Review
- Think the iPad is big now? We’ve only just begun – from The Apple Blog
- Missouri Law Bans Social Media Contact Between Teachers and Students – from Bradley Shear’s Shear on Social Media Law
- Can my boss monitor my computer and then fire me for being unproductive? – from Ask a Manager
Employee Relations & HR
- Should You Care That Your Employees Are Going to a DayGlow Event? – from Dan Schwartz’s Connecticut Employment Law Blog
- Stupid HR: “Sorry It’s Not In the Policy Manual” – from Mike Haberman’s Omega HR Solutions
- Can They Really Say That? What Employers Can Say About You When Giving References – from Donna Ballman’s Screw You Guys, I’m Going Home
- Hotel Employee with Criminal Record Accused of Raping Guest – from Nick Fishman’s employeescreenIQ Blog
- Why Ex-Con Job Seekers Shouldn't Be Discriminated Against – from Time
- Why Should Employers be Fair? – from World of Work
- Employee Leaving? How About We Not Let Them Send an Email to Everyone? – from Lance Haun at TLNT
- From “Workplace Flexibility” to Smart Scheduling – from Work and Family Blog
- Physician Noncompetes: Part 1 Reasonable Limitations On Time And Geographic Scope – from Russell Cawyer’s Texas Employment Law Update
- Ohio Smoke-Free Workplace law is working – from Cincinnati.com
- More People Are Using Smartphones To Secretly Record Office Conversations – from Business Insider
Labor Relations
- Some Employees’ Online Rants Cross the Line: New Guidance From the NLRB – from Brian Wassom’s Augmented Legality
- When Can Employers Lawfully Fire an Employee for an Offensive Facebook Post? Ask the NLRB – from Workplace Privacy Counsel
- Facebook Firings: Feds, Managers Navigate “New Territory” In Employment – from the Huffington Post
- NLRB Creates Lead Technology Counsel Position – from Labor Relations Today
- The Lull Before The Storm: Blizzard Of NLRB Activity Coming – from Labor Relations Update
- NBA Files Suit And Charge Against Players Union – from Workplace Prof Blog
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.