Bad puns aside, last weekend was not a good one for the Northeast. Other than an extended power outage, Irene’s worst spared my family in suburban Philly. Others were not so lucky. A Lesson In Social Media from Hurricane Irene, from Dan Schwartz’s Connecticut Employment Law Blog, is a must read for everyone.
As for other stuff to read this week, how about:
- The ABA website, to enter your nominations for the ABA Blawg 100 (until Sept. 9)
- LexisNexis, to enter your nominations for the LexisNexis Top 25 Labor & Employment Law Blogs (until Sept. 12)
You don’t need to vote for me (although it would be nice) but you should vote. I think I can speak for all of my fellow bloggers when I say that we appreciate it.
Here’s the rest of what I read this week:
Discrimination
- 10 steps to take when responding to an EEOC complaint – from Business Management Daily
- Will the EEOC Limit Employers from Using Criminal Background Checks? – from i-Sight Investigation Software Blog
- Does Discrimination Still Exist? Of Course It Does – from Donna Ballman at the Huffington Post
- EEOC: drinking history no reason to withhold heavy trucking jobs – from Walter Olson’s Overlawyered
- “Ugly” Ain’t a Protected Class – from Texas Employer Handbook
- 11 Employer FAQs (No. 5): Is there any difference between light duty and reasonable accommodation? – from Robin Shea’s Employment & Labor Insider
- Employer-Sponsored Wellness Programs under GINA – from Employment Matters Blog
- Eyewitness Evidence Critique May Help In Harassment Defense – from Employer Defense Law Blog
- Thou Shalt Not—When Can Religion Be Considered in Employment? – from Iowa Employer Law Blog
Social Media & Workplace Technology
- FINRA Addresses Smart Phone Use by Brokers – from Rob Radcliff’s Smooth Transitions
- If Lady Gaga tweets your trade secret, is it still a trade secret? – from Eric Meyer’s The Employer Handbook Blog
- Trade Secrets on the Internet – from Russell Beck’s Fair Competition Law
- Truthful Blogging = Tortious Interference with Contract? – from Philip Miles’s Lawffice Space
- Employer Blind-Sided by Employee's Inglorious Web Usage – from Case In Point
- Adult Use of Social Media Soars – from Sarah Needleman at the Wall Street Journal’s In Charge Blog
- Do You Do Social Media Background Checks? – from fyiscreening.com
- Private Schools and Social Media – from Brian Wassom’s Augmented Legality
- Social Media Policies are Critical for Managing Online Legal Issues – from Richman Greer Blog
HR & Employee Relations
- What’s the Harm in a Little Workplace Porn? For Starters, Unemployment Benefits. – from Jason Shinn’s Michigan Employment Law Advisor
- Kissing on the Job – from Workplace Prof Blog
- Would You Take A Polygraph To Get A Job? – from Workplace Diva
- Background Checks Gone Wild Hurt Us All – from Nick Fishman at employeescreenIQ Blog
- Don’t Send Conflicting Messages to Employees – from KnowHR
- When Entitlement Meets Unemployment – from Harvard Business Review
- Legal Considerations When Terminating An Employee – from Virginia Employment Law Journal
- You “Tolled” Me My Non-Compete Only Lasts a Year!! – from Trade Secrets & Non-Compete Blog
Wage & Hour
- Interesting Wage & Hour Enforcement Statistics – from Wage & Hour Insights
- Wage & Hour Lawsuits Cost Both Big and Small Companies – from Mike Haberman’s Omega HR Solutions
- You Can’t Make Someone Salaried to Avoid Overtime Payments – from Evil HR Lady, Suzanne Lucas
- Unusual Resume Stories Include Wage and Hour Item – from Wage & Hour Tips
- World’s Scariest Employment Law – from Manpower Employment Blawg
- Survey: Workers Frequently Call in Sick When They Aren’t Sick at All – from TLNT
Labor Relations
- What You Don’t Know About the NLRA Might Hurt You – from Patrick Smith’s Iowa Employment Law Blog
- How Walmart Avoids Unions by Cracking Down on Baby Shower Committees – from Workplace Fairness
- Ohio union law ballot issue faces Monday deadline – from Businessweek
- NLRB Issues Decisions Barring Decertifcation Petitions Following Voluntary Union Recognition, Mergers or Acquisitions – from Seth Borden’s Labor Relations Today
- Blizzard part 2: NLRB Reverses Dana and MV Transportation – from Labor Relations Update
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.